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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620 Table 21. Statistics fields (continued) Setting Broadcast Packets Multicast Packets Total Packets Total Bytes Client Association 802.11b Radio, 802.11bg Radio, or 802.11ng Radio 802.11na Radio or 802.11a Radio Description The number of broadcast packets received and transmitted over the wireless connection since the wireless access point was restarted. The number of multicast packets received and transmitted over the wireless connection since the wireless access point was restarted. The total number of packets received and transmitted over the wireless connection since the wireless access point was restarted. The total number of bytes received and transmitted over the wireless connection since the wireless access point was restarted. The number of associated clients connected to the radio in the configured wireless modes. Enable Rogue AP Detection and Monitor Access Points • Enable and Configure Rogue AP Detection • View and Save Access Point Lists Enable and Configure Rogue AP Detection The wireless access point can detect rogue access points and prevent them from connecting to the wireless access point. The wireless access point maintains a list of access points it detects in the area. Initially all detected access points are displayed in the Unknown AP List. You restrict communication to approved access points by adding them to the Known AP List and enabling the rogue AP detection feature. If you enable rogue AP detection, the wireless access point continuously scans the wireless network and collects information about all access points on its channel.  To enable and configure rogue AP detection: 1. Select Configuration > Security > Advanced > Rogue AP. The Rogue AP screen displays. (The following figure shows examples in the Known AP List and Unknown AP List.) Management and Monitoring 85

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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620
Enable Rogue AP Detection and Monitor Access Points
Enable and Configure Rogue AP Detection
View and Save Access Point Lists
Enable and Configure Rogue AP Detection
The wireless access point can detect rogue access points and prevent them from connecting
to the wireless access point. The wireless access point maintains a list of access points it
detects in the area. Initially all detected access points are displayed in the Unknown AP List.
You restrict communication to approved access points by adding them to the Known AP List
and enabling the rogue AP detection feature.
If you enable rogue AP detection, the wireless access point continuously scans the wireless
network and collects information about all access points on its channel.
To enable and configure rogue AP detection:
1.
Select
Configuration > Security > Advanced > Rogue AP
. The Rogue AP screen
displays. (The following figure shows examples in the Known AP List and Unknown AP
List.)
Broadcast Packets
The number of broadcast packets received and transmitted over the wireless
connection since the wireless access point was restarted.
Multicast Packets
The number of multicast packets received and transmitted over the wireless
connection since the wireless access point was restarted.
Total Packets
The total number of packets received and transmitted over the wireless
connection since the wireless access point was restarted.
Total Bytes
The total number of bytes received and transmitted over the wireless connection
since the wireless access point was restarted.
Client Association
802.11b Radio,
802.11bg Radio, or
802.11ng Radio
802.11na Radio or
802.11a Radio
The number of associated clients connected to the radio in the configured
wireless modes.
Table 21.
Statistics fields (continued)
Setting
Description