D-Link Unified Access System User Manual

the device. When the switch collects and reports information from the RF scan, it can assign the appropriate status to an AP if it is in the database.

Figure 46. Configuring a Valid AP

Table 16 describes the fields available on the Valid Access Point Configuration page

Table 16. Valid AP Configuration

Field

Description

MAC Address

This field shows the MAC address of the AP. To change this field, you must

 

delete the entire Valid AP configuration and then enter the correct MAC

 

address from the page that lists all Valid APs.

 

 

Managed Mode

You can configure the D-Link Access Point to be in one of three modes:

 

WS Managed—The AP is part of the D-Link Unified Access System,

 

and you manage it by using the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch

 

(WCS). If an AP is in Managed Mode, the Administrator Web UI and

 

SNMP services on the AP are disabled.

 

Acknowledged Rogue—The AP has been discovered by the switch and

 

acknowledge as a Rogue. This AP is not a D-Link Access Point. You

 

can add an Acknowledged Rogue to the Valid AP list to prevent the

 

Rogue from being identified as a threat.

 

 

Location

To help you identify the AP, you can enter a location. This field accepts up to

 

32 alphanumeric characters.

 

 

Authentication

You can require that the AP authenticate itself with the switch upon

Password

discovery. If you require authentication, which is a setting on the Basic

 

Setup > Global tab, you enter the password in this field. The password in

 

this field must match the password configured on the AP.

 

 

Profile

If you configure multiple AP Profiles, you can select the profile to assign to

 

this AP. For more information about configuring AP Profiles, see “Creating,

 

Configuring, and Managing AP Profiles” on page 149.

 

 

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