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Cisco WLAN Controller Web Interface User Guide
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Chapter 2 Monitor Menu Bar Selection
Rogue Clients
Rogue Client Detail
Use MONITOR > Summary > Active Client Detail and then click Edit to navigate to this page.
This page displays details about unauthorized clients. The following information is provided when a
rogue client is detected:
APs that Detected this rogue client
This table provides a detailed list of access points that detect the unauthorized radio as well as the
transmit characteristics of the radio. The following information physically identifies the location of the
rogue access point.
• MAC Address - Media Access Control of the Rogue Client.
• AP Name - Access points that identified the rogue access point radio.
• Channel - Which channel the rogue access point is broadcasting on.
• Radio Type - Protocol of the rogue access point is either 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g.
• RSSI (receive signal strength indicator) of rogue access point radio at the access point (-80 dBm or
lower, the rogue access point is far away or transmitting at a low signal strength; -60 dBm or higher,
the rogue access point is close and/or transmitting at a high signal strength).
• SNR (signal to noise ratio) of rogue access point radio at the Cisco access point.
Table 2-16 Rogue Client Details
Parameter Description
MAC Address MAC address of the rogue access point.
APs MAC Address MAC address of the Cisco access point that identified the rogue access
point radio.
SSID Service Set Identifier being broadcast by the rogue access point radio.
IP Address IP address of the rogue client or Unknown.
First Time Reported On Date and time the radio was first scanned by the controller.
Last Time Reported On Date and time the radio was last scanned by the controller.
Current Status The status of this radio is:
Alert (Unknown access point)
Known (Internal access point)
Acknowledge (External access point)
Contain (Rogue access point)
Pending (unidentified)
Update Status (Note) Configurable state of this rogue access point in the controller. You may set
the status to:
Contain (Rogue access point) discourage all rogue access point clients.
Alert (Unknown access point)
Note Make sure you do not attempt to contain rogue access points operated by other establishments,
such as the cafe hotspot across the street!