Installation guide

Network Setup
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5. Click the Convert to Sensor button to convert the selected adopted AP to a sensor that can be used
with the Wireless Intrusion Protection System (WIPS) application.
WIPS 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
• Use of encryption and authentication
• Vendor identification of all devices
• Total data transferred
Preprocessing data centrally ensures a reduced reliance on network bandwidth to perform wireless
network management.
4.9.2 Viewing Unadopted Access Ports
Use the Unadopted AP tab for gathering device hardware address and software version information for the
access port.
To view existing Radio Configuration information:
1. Select Network > Access Port Status from the main menu tree.
2. Click the Unadopted AP tab.
The Unadopted AP tab displays the following information:
Index Displays a numerical identifier used to associate a particular
access port with a set of statistics and can help differentiate the
access port from other access ports with similar attributes.