Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 543)

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FIGURE 1 Wireless Firewall screen - Denial of Service tab
A denial of service (DoS) attack is an attempt to make a computer or network resource
unavailable to its intended users. Although the means to carry out a DoS attack will vary, it
generally consists of a concerted effort of one or more persons attempting to prevent a
device, site or service from functioning temporarily or indefinitely.
Most DoS attacks involve saturating the target device with external communications
requests so it cannot respond to legitimate traffic or respond so slowly the device
becomes unavailable in respect to its defined data rate. DoS attacks are implemented by
either forcing targeted devices to reset or consuming the devices resources so it can no
longer provide service.
2. Select the Activate Firewall Policy option on the upper left-hand side of the screen to enable
the screen’s parameters for configuration. Ensure this option stays selected to apply the
configuration to the access point profile.