7 Monitoring Status and Statistics
From the Monitoring > Client > Ad Hoc Clients page, you can view and manage wireless clients that are connected to the WLAN through an ad hoc network.
Figure 65. Ad Hoc Clients
To delete the ad hoc client entries from the list, click Delete All. The status list is cleared on the switch.
NOTE:Clearing the list does not disassociate any of the ad hoc clients, and the clients might still be involved in the ad hoc network.
If you want to block an ad hoc client from WLAN access, select the check box next to the MAC address of the client and click Deny MAC. The MAC address is added to the MAC Deny List in the AP Profile MAC Authentication settings. If you select the check box and click Allow MAC, the MAC address is added to the Allow MAC List in the AP Profile MAC Authentication settings.
NOTE:The MAC address is added to the local MAC authentication list for all pro- files where the global default action is set to allow (for deny MAC), or deny (for allow MAC). If you use RADIUS for MAC authentication in one or more AP profiles, you must add the MAC to the RADIUS database.
Each AP profile has one global MAC authentication list which is either a list to deny access to all MAC addresses on the list or to allow access to all MAC addresses on the list. To se the mode for the default AP Profile, click the Administration > Basic Setup > AAA/RADIUS tab. Set the MAC Authentication Default Action field to Allow or Deny all MAC Addresses in the list. To set the mode for a different AP profile go to the Global tab on the AP Profile to configure.
The switch does not remove MAC entries from this list even when a client successfully authenticates with an AP. The historical ad hoc data gives you more time to take action against clients that establish ad hoc networks on the WLAN.
Table 52. Ad Hoc Client Status
Field | Description |
MAC Address | The Ethernet address of the client. If the Detection Mode is Beacon then the |
| client is represented as an AP in the RF Scan database and the Neighbor AP |
| List. If the Detection Mode is Data Frame then the client information is in the |
| Neighbor Client List. |
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AP MAC Address | The base Ethernet MAC Address of the managed AP which detected the |
| client. |
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Location | The configured descriptive location for the managed AP. |
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