Specifications

OmniAccess Reference: AOS-W System Reference
316 Part 031652-00 May 2005
FIGURE 15-9 AP Impersonation Protection
Configuration parameters are:
Enable AP Impersonation Detection – Enables detection of AP impersonation.
Enable AP Impersonation Protection – When AP impersonation is detected,
both the legitimate and the impersonating AP will be disabled using a denial of
service attack.
Beacon Rate Increment Threshold – The percentage increase in beacon rate
that will trigger an AP impersonation event.
The equivalent CLI configuration for the above example is:
wms
ap-policy detect-ap-impersonation enable
ap-policy protect-ap-impersonation enable
ap-policy beacon-diff-threshold 50
Signature Detection
Many Wireless LAN intrusion and attack tools generate characteristic
signatures that can be detected by the Alcatel network. The system comes
pre-configured with several known signatures, and also includes the ability for
network managers to create and edit new signatures. To configure signature
detection, navigate to
Configuration > Wireless LAN Intrusion Detection >
Signatures
, as shown in Figure 15-10.