Chapter 11 Rogue AP

Figure 83 ROGUE AP > Friendly AP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 45 ROGUE AP > Friendly AP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Add Friendly AP

Use this section to manually add a wireless access point to the list. You

 

must know the device’s MAC address.

 

 

MAC Address

Enter the MAC address of the AP you wish to add to the list.

 

 

Description

Enter a short, explanatory description identifying the AP with a maximum of

 

32 alphanumeric characters. Spaces, underscores (_) and dashes (-) are

 

allowed.

 

 

Add

Click this button to include the AP in the list.

 

 

Friendly AP List

This is the list of safe wireless access points you have already configured.

 

 

#

This is the index number of the AP’s entry in the list.

 

 

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the AP. All

 

wireless devices have a MAC address that uniquely identifies them.

 

 

SSID

This field displays the Service Set IDentifier (also known as the network

 

name) of the AP.

 

 

Channel

This field displays the wireless channel the AP is currently using.

 

 

Security

This field displays the type of wireless encryption the AP is currently using.

 

 

Description

This is the description you entered when adding the AP to the list.

 

 

Delete

Click this button to remove an AP’s entry from the list.

 

 

11.3.3 Rogue AP List

This list displays details of all IEEE 802.11a (NWA-3160 only) and IEEE 802.11b/g wireless access points within the ZyXEL Device’s coverage area, except for the ZyXEL Device itself and the access points included in the friendly AP list (see Section 11.3.2 on page 138).

You can set how often you want the ZyXEL Device to scan for rogue APs in the ROGUE AP

>Configuration screen (see Section 11.3.1 on page 137). Click ROGUE AP > Rogue AP. The following screen displays.

 

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