Configuring The Probe Table - Motorola WS5100 Series Reference Manual

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6.11.2 Configuring the Probe Table

Define enhanced probes to detect rogue MUs within the network. An AP300 transmits beacons and the MUs
sends a probe request to the AP for association. An AP300 (on receipt of the probe request) sends a probe
response and associates to the MU.
When using an enhanced probe, an AP300 sends a probe response to the MU to associate. At the same time,
the AP forwards the MU's probe request information to the switch. The switch maintains a table of the probe
requests the AP300 receives from MUs. In conjunction with the Motorola RF Management application, the
AP locates the rogue MU and displays its location within a Motorola RFMS maintained site map.
To configure enhanced beacons:
1. Select Security
2. Select the Probe Table
3. Select the Enable Enhanced Probe Table
switch.
4. Define a Window Time
The MU radio probe entry with the highest signal strength during the window period is recorded in the table.
5. Set a Maximum Numbers of MU's
table. The default is 50 MUs.
6. The Preferred MUs
7. Select a MU from the Preferred MUs table and click the
8. Click the Add button to open a dialogue and add the MAC Address of a preferred MU to the table.
9. 802.11a Radios:
and forward them to the switch.
10. 802.11a Radios:
the switch.
> Enhanced Probe/Beacon Table
tab.
(from 10 to 60 seconds) to set an interval used by the AP to record MU probe requests.
(from 0 to 512) to define the number of MUs configured in the switch
table lists the MAC Addresses for all preferred MUs.
Click the Enable All button to allow an AP's 802.11a radio to receive MU probe requests
Click the Disable button to stop AP's 802.11a radios from forwarding MU probe requests to
from the main menu tree.
checkbox to allow an AP to forward MU probe requests to the
Delete button to remove the MU from the table.