432CHAPTER 11: DETECTING AND COMBATTING ROGUE DEVICES

Converting a Rogue

If a device in the rogue list belongs to a third-party AP in your network,

into a Third Party

you can convert the rogue into a third-party AP. When you convert a

AP

rogue into a third-party AP, the rogue disappears from the rogue list.

 

Converting a rogue into a third-party AP applies only to the network plan,

 

in 3WXM. 3WXM does not send this information in any form to the WX

 

switches in the network. To prevent MSS from issuing countermeasures

 

against a third-party AP, you must also add the AP to the ignore list.

 

3WXM does send the ignore list to the WX switches in the network.

To convert a rogue To convert a rogue into a third-party AP, use the following procedure. into a third-party AP

1Select the rogue in the rogue list.

2Click Create Third Party AP on the toolbar. The Modify AP wizard appears.

3Enter the information for the AP and place the icon for the AP in its floor location, if applicable. (See “Adding a Third-Party Access Point” on page 149.)

To display the list In the Organizer panel, click on Third Party APs. The third-party APs are listed.

To remove a To remove a third-party AP, use the following procedure. third-party AP

1In the Organizer panel, click Third Party APs. The third-party APs are listed.

2Right-click on the third-party AP you want to remove and select Delete.

The address is removed from the third-party AP list. If the device is detected by rogue detection, the device appears in the rogue list. Set the display filter of the Rogue Detection tab to Current and click the Refresh option on the tab’s toolbar.

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