Chapter 4 Tutorial

"The ZyXEL Device can detect the MAC addresses of APs automatically. However, it is more secure to obtain the correct MAC addresses from another source and add them to the friendly AP list manually. For example, an attacker’s AP mimicking the correct SSID could be placed on the friendly AP list by accident, if selected from the list of auto-detected APs. In this example you have spoken to the coffee shop’s owner, who has told you the correct MAC address of his AP.

In this example, you will do the following things.

1Set up and save a friendly AP list.

2Activate periodic Rogue AP Detection.

3Set up e-mail alerts.

4Configure your other access points.

5Test the setup.

4.3.1Set Up and Save a Friendly AP list

Take the following steps to set up and save a list of access points you want to allow in your network’s coverage area.

1On a computer connected to the wired network (F in the previous figure), open your Internet browser and enter the URL of access point A (192.168.1.1). Login to the Web configurator and click ROGUE AP > Friendly AP. The following screen displays.

Figure 28 Tutorial: Friendly AP (Before Data Entry)

2Fill in the MAC Address and Description fields as in the following table. Click Add after you enter the details of each AP to include it in the list.

Table 6 Tutorial: Friendly AP Information

MAC ADDRESS

DESCRIPTION

00:AA:00:AA:00:AA

My Access Point _A_

 

 

AA:00:AA:00:AA:00

My Access Point _B_

 

 

A0:0A:A0:0A:A0:0A

My Access Point _C_

 

 

0A:A0:0A:A0:0A:A0

My Access Point _D_

 

 

AF:AF:AF:FA:FA:FA

Coffee Shop Access Point _1_

 

 

 

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