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Ap detection – Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) User Manual

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1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.

2. Select a Wireless Controller node from the left navigation pane.

3. Select Adoption > Pending Adoptions from the left-hand side of the UI.

FIGURE 38

Wireless Controller - Pending Adoptions screen

The Pending Adoptions screen provides the following

AP Detection

Controller Statistics

The AP Detection screen displays potentially hostile Access Points, their SSIDs, reporting AP, and so
on. Continuously revalidating the credentials of detected devices reduces the possibility of an
Access Point hacking into the controller or service platform managed network.

To view AP detection statistics:

1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the device pending adoption.

Type

Displays the AP’s model type.

IP Address

Displays the current IP address of the device pending adoption.

VLAN

Displays the current VLAN number (virtual interface ID) of the device pending adoption.

Reason

Displays the status code as to why the device is still pending adoption.

Discovery Option

Displays the discovery option code for each AP listed pending adoption.

Last Seen

Displays the date and time stamp of the last time the device was seen. Click the arrow next to the date
and time to toggle between standard time and UTC.

Add to Devices

Select a device from amongst those displayed and select Add to Devices to validate the adoption of the
selected device and begin the process of connecting the device to the controller or service platform
managed network.

Refresh

Select Refresh to update the statistics counters to their latest values.