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Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide

AirDefense integration with the

Nortel WLAN 2300 system

This chapter describes how the AirDefense security system integrates with the Nortel WLAN 2300 system, and how a
Nortel Access Point can be converted into an AirDefense sensor.

About AirDefense integration

The AirDefense system is an enterprise-class security solution that allows you to protect against threats and intrusions
into your wireless network. The AirDefense solution can be integrated with the Nortel WLAN 2300 system, comple-
menting Nortel network security features by providing a centralized server dedicated to security analysis and record
keeping.
AirDefense sensors constantly monitor the network, relaying information to a central AirDefense server, which collects
and analyzes the information. WMS can be configured to receive alert information from the AirDefense server.
The AirDefense security solution can detect and report when events such as the following occur:
An attacker sends spoofed deauthentication or disassociation frames to clients in the network
An attacker spoofs client MAC addresses to flood the network with traffic and create a denial of service attack
An unauthorized access point appears in the network
Excessive traffic is observed between wireless clients
An excessive number of decryption errors are observed
A NetStumbler scan is detected on the network
The Nortel WLAN 2300 system integrates with the AirDefense security solution in the following ways:
Nortel Access Points can be configured to operate as AirDefense sensors, reporting information about possible
threats or intrusions to an AirDefense server
WMS can be configured to receive SNMP traps from an AirDefense server. These traps can be correlated to alarms
in WMS, and viewed and managed in WMS’s Alarms view.
You can access the AirDefense server user interface directly from WMS
AirDefense sensors can be added to a WMS network plan. WMS can determine the number of AirDefense sensors
required for an area and place them on a floor plan.
Figure 25 illustrates how the AirDefense security solution integrates with the Nortel WLAN 2300 system.

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