Installation guide

Network Setup 4-141
4. When using clustering and the Cluster GUI feature is enabled, a pulldown menu will be availble to
select which cluster members’ APs are displayed. To view APs from all cluster members, select All from
the pulldown menu. To view APs radios from a specific cluster member, select that member’s IP address
from the drop-down menu.
5. Click the Export button to export the contents of the table to a Comma Separated Values file (CSV).
6. Click the Convert to Sensor button to convert the selected adopted AP300 to a sensor that can be used
with the Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) application.
WIDS uses sensors to collect data transmitted by 802.11a and 802.11b/g compliant devices and sends
the data to a centralized server for analysis and correlation. Sensors are passive devices that function
primarily in listen-only mode. A single sensor can monitor multiple APs.
Once the sensor collects wireless LAN data, the centralized server analyzes the 802.11 frames and
extracts meaningful data points to determine key attributes, such as:
• Wireless device associations
Model Displays the model number of the Access Port.
AP Type Displays the Access Port type.
Serial Displays the serial number of the Access Port, and is used for switch management
purposes. It is read-only and cannot be modified.
HW Version Displays the hardware version of the Access Port. This information can be helpful
when troubleshooting problems with the Access Port.
IP Address Displays the IP address of the adopted Access Port.
Bootloader Displays the software version the Access Port boots from. This information can be
helpful when troubleshooting problems.
Protocol Version Displays the version of the interface protocol between the Access Port and the
switch. This information can be helpful when troubleshooting problems with the
Access Port.
Fw Version Displays the Access Port firmware version at run time. Use this information to
assess whether the software requires an upgrade for better compatibility with the
switch.
Radio Indices Displays the indices of the radios belonging to the selected Access Port. These
indices are equivalent to a numerical device recognition identifier (index) for the
radio.
Number of Adopted
APs
The Number of Adopted APs is the total number of Access Ports currently adopted
by the switch.
NOTE: Both Access Ports and standalone Access Points can be converted to sensors.
When converting an AP300 Access Port to a sensor both the 802.11a and 802.11bg radios
are converted to sensors. When using a standalone Access Point, such as the AP5131,
one radio can be converted into a sensor and the other radio can function as standard
radio.
NOTE: When converting APs to sensors the default sensor configuration will be sent to
each AP. If a static IP is configured in the default sensor configuration, all sensors will
receive the same IP address and cause an IP address conflict. It is recommended not to
set a static IP for the default sensor configuration and to update individual sensors if they
require static IPs.