User`s guide

Chapter 6 Wireless

NWA5120 Series User’s Guide

Each field is described in the following table.

6.3 MON Mode

Use this screen to assign APs either to the rogue AP list or the friendly AP list. A rogue AP is a

wireless access point operating in a network’s coverage area that is not under the control of the

network administrator, and which can potentially open up holes in a network’s security.

Table 24 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Model This field displays the NWA’s model name.

Radio 1 Activate Select the check box to enable the NWA’s first (default) radio.

Radio 1 OP Mode Select the operating mode for radio 1.

AP Mode means the radio can receive connections from wireless clients and pass their

data traffic through to the NWA to be managed (or subsequently passed on to an

upstream gateway for managing).

MON Mode means the radio monitors the broadcast area for other APs, then passes

their information on to the NWA where it can be determined if those APs are friendly or

rogue. If a radio is set to this mode it cannot receive connections from wireless clients.

Radio 1 Profile Select the profile the radio uses.

Note: You can only apply a 2.4G AP profile to radio 1. Otherwise, the first radio will not be

working.

Radio 2 Activate This displays if the NWA has a second radio.

Select the check box to enable the NWA’s second radio.

Radio 2 OP Mode This displays if the NWA has a second radio. Select the operating mode for radio 2.

AP Mode means the radio can receive connections from wireless clients and pass their

data traffic through to the NWA to be managed (or subsequently passed on to an

upstream gateway for managing).

MON Mode means the radio monitors the broadcast area for other APs, then passes

their information on to the NWA where it can be determined if those APs are friendly or

rogue. If a radio is set to this mode it cannot receive connections from wireless clients.

Radio 2 Profile This displays if the NWA has a second radio. Select the profile the radio uses.

Note: You can only apply a 5G AP profile to radio 2. Otherwise, the second radio will not

be working.

Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NWA.

Reset Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings.