Chapter 15 Rogue AP Detection
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15.3.2 Friendly AP Screen
Use this screen to specify APs as trusted. Click Rogue AP > Friendly AP. The
following screen appears:
Figure 116 Rogue AP > Friendly AP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 55 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.
Index 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.
Radio Mode This is the 802.11 Mode of the AP.
Security This field displays the type of wireless encryption the AP is
currently using.
Last Seen This field displays the last time the NWA scanned for the AP.
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.