3. Enable AP assisted scanning and timeout intervals as required.
Enable | Select the Enable checkbox to enable associated access ports to detect potentially hostile |
| access points (the definition of which defined by you). Once detected, the access points can |
| be added to a list of APs either approved or denied from interoperating within the switch |
| managed network. |
Approved AP timeout | Define a value (in seconds) the switch uses to timeout (previously approved) access points |
| that have not communicated with the switch. The range is from |
| default of 300 seconds. This value is helpful for continually |
| interoperate within the switch managed network. |
Unapproved AP | Define a value (in seconds) the switch uses to remove access points that have not |
timeout | communicated with the switch. The range is from |
| seconds. |
4.Refer to the MU Assisted Scan field to enable associated MUs to assist in the detection of access points.
Enable | Select the Enable checkbox to enable associated MUs to detect potentially hostile access |
| points (the definition of which defined by you). Once detected, these devices can be added |
| to a list of access points either approved or denied from interoperating within the switch |
| managed network |
Refresh Time | Define a value (in seconds) associated MUs use to scan for access points within the switch |
| managed network. The range is from 300 - 86400 seconds, with a default of 1800 seconds. |
5.Click the Apply button to save the changes made.
6.Click the Revert button to cancel any changes and revert back to the last saved configuration.
7.Refer to the Allowed APs field to view the policies used for interpreting allowed access points within the switch managed network.
Index | Displays the numerical identifier (index value) assigned to this particular set of Allowed AP |
| parameters. Assign this value by clicking Add for a new set of access point address |
| information or click the Edit button to revise the index. The Index can be used as reference |
| to group specific devices numerically to a specific range of MAC or ESSID addresses. This |
| user cannot modify the index from this screen. |
BSS MAC Address | Displays the MAC address of the Allowed AP(s). The MAC addresses displayed are defined |
| by clicking the Add button and entering a specific MAC address or a by allowing all MAC |
| addresses to be allowed. The list of MAC addresses allowed can be modified by highlighting |
| an existing entry, clicking the Edit button and revising the properties of the MAC address. |
ESSID | Displays the ESSIDs of the Allowed AP(s). The addresses displayed are defined by clicking |
| the Add button and entering a specific MAC address or a by allowing all MAC addresses to |
| be allowed. The list of MAC addresses allowed can be modified by highlighting an existing |
| entry, clicking the Edit button and revising the properties of the MAC address. |
8.Select an Allowed AP and click the Edit button to launch a screen used to modify the index and SSID of the AP. For more information, see Adding or Editing an Allowed AP on page
9.Select an Allowed AP and click the Delete button to remove the AP from list of Allowed APs.
10.Click the Add button to display a screen used to enter device information for a new AP added to the Allowed AP list. For more information, see Adding or Editing an Allowed AP on page