Netgear WC7600 Reference Manual - Page 141

ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC7600 Manage Rogue Access Points The wireless controller can detect rogue access points in your network, you can classify the detected rogue access points, and you can import a list of known access points. Rogue Access Point Concepts Rogue access point detection is disabled by default on the wireless controller. If you want to detect rogue access points, you must enable rogue access point detection. Scanning might affect the service availability of the access point temporarily. An access point is defined as rogue if: • The access point's radio basic service set identifier (BSSID) is detected by any of the managed access points. • The access point transmits on the Ethernet side on the same Layer 2 as the managed access points. • At least one client is connected to the access point. Any unmanaged access point not meeting all these conditions is classified as a neighbor. The access points transmit broadcast frames on the Ethernet during the time access point radios are off-channel (and scanning). The wireless controller can detect and maintain a maximum of 512 access points, both neighboring and rogue access points. Note: If enabled, basic rogue AP detection and advanced rogue AP detection apply to all profiles, whether in the basic profile group or in any of the advanced profile groups. Configure Basic Rogue Detection Settings In a basic setup, you can set up one detection server. In an advanced setup you can create multiple detection servers (for more information, see Classify Rogue Access Points on page 142).  To set up a server to detect rogue access points: 1. Open a web browser. In the browser's address field, type the http:// followed by the IP address that you assigned to the wireless controller. By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250. If you have not yet assigned another IP address to the wireless controller, type http://192.168.0.250. The wireless controller's login screen displays. 2. Enter your user name and password. Manage Rogue Access Points, Guest Network Access, and Users 141