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Rogue Access Points, To view or change security profiles for a specific access point group

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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316  To view or change security profiles for a specific access point group: 1. On the Configuration tab select Security > Advanced > Profile Settings: 2. Each security profile specifies: • Profile Name: The unique profile name. This value can be up to 31 alphanumeric characters. • SSID: The SSID associated with this profile. • Security: The security standard, such as WPA-PSK, associated with the profile. • VLAN: The VLAN ID associated with this security profile. 3. Select the a check box to enable the corresponding profile, or clear the check box to disable it. 4. To change the settings of a security profile, select it's radio button and click the Edit button. See Editing a Security Profile on page 27. Rogue Access Points Unidentified access points that use the SSID of a legitimate network can present a serious security threat. Rogue Access Point Detection is enabled by default on managed access points. To detect rogue access points, the wireless management system or access point scans the wireless environment on all available channels, looking for unidentified access points. Security Configuration 29

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Security Configuration
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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316
To view or change security profiles for a specific access point group:
1.
On the Configuration tab select
Security > Advanced > Profile Settings
:
2.
Each security profile specifies:
•
Profile Name
: The unique profile name. This value can be up to 31 alphanumeric
characters.
•
SSID
: The SSID associated with this profile.
•
Security
: The security standard, such as WPA-PSK, associated with the profile.
•
VLAN
: The VLAN ID associated with this security profile.
3.
Select the a check box to enable the corresponding profile, or clear the check box to disable
it.
4.
To change the settings of a security profile, select it’s radio button and click the
Edit
button.
See
Editing a Security Profile
on page
27.
Rogue Access Points
Unidentified access points that use the SSID of a legitimate network can present a serious
security threat. Rogue Access Point Detection is enabled by default on managed access
points. To detect rogue access points, the wireless management system or access point
scans the wireless environment on all available channels, looking for unidentified access
points.