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Chapter 11 Rogue AP

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Figure 84 ROGUE AP > Rogue AP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 46 ROGUE AP > Rogue AP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Rogue AP List

This displays details of access points in the ZyXEL Device’s coverage area

that are not listed in the friendly AP list (see

Section 11.3.2 on page 138

)

Refresh

Click this button to have the ZyXEL Device scan for rogue APs.

#

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

Active

Use this check box to select the APs you want to move to the friendly AP list

(see

Section 11.3.2 on page 138

)

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

If you want to move the AP’s entry to the friendly AP list, enter a short,

explanatory description identifying the AP before you click Add to Friendly

AP List. A maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters are allowed in this field.

Spaces, underscores (_) and dashes (-) are allowed.

Add to Friendly AP List

If you know that the AP described in an entry is not a threat, select the

Active check box, enter a short description in the Description field and

click this button to add the entry to the friendly AP list (see

Section 11.3.2 on

page 138

). When the ZyXEL Device next scans for rogue APs, the selected

AP does not appear in the rogue AP list.

Reset

Click Reset to return all fields in this screen to their default values.