SonicOS 7.0 Access Points
- SonicOS7.0
- About Access Points
- Settings
- Synchronize Access Points
- Provisioning Overview
- Creating/Modifying Provisioning Profiles
- Adding/Editing a Provisioning Profile - Getting Started
- General Settings for Provisioning Profiles
- 5GHz/2.4GHz Radio Basic Settings for Provisioning Profiles
- 5GHz/2.4GHz Radio Advanced Settings for Provisioning Profiles
- Sensor Settings for WIDP in Provisioning Profiles
- Mesh Network Settings for Provisioning Profiles
- 3G/4G/LTE WWAN Settings for Provisioning Profiles
- Bluetooth LE Settings for Provisioning Profiles
- Deleting Access Point Profiles
- Product Specific Configuration Notes
- Managing Access Point Objects
- Firmware Management
- Floor Plan View
- Station Status
- Intrusion Detection Services
- Advanced IDP
- Packet Capture
- Virtual Access Points
- RF Monitoring
- RF Analysis
- RF Spectrum
- FairNet
- Wi-Fi Multimedia
- 3G/4G/LTE WWAN
- Bluetooth LE Devices
- Radio Management
- SonicWall Support
Intrusion Detection Services
Rogue devices have emerged as one of the most serious and insidious threats to wireless security. In general terms, a device is considered rogue when it has not been authorized for use on the network. The convenience, afford-ability and availability of non-secure access points, and the ease with which they can be added to a network creates an easy environment for introducing rogue devices. The real threat emerges in a number of different ways:
- Unintentional and unwitting connections to the rogue device
- Transmission of sensitive data over non-secure channels
- Unwanted access to LAN resources
While this doesn't represent a deficiency in the security of a specific wireless device, it is a weakness to the overall security of wireless networks.
Intrusion Detection Services (IDS) greatly increase the security capabilities of the firewall because it helps the appliance recognize and take countermeasures against the most common types of illicit wireless activity. IDS reports on all access points the firewall can find by scanning the 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n radio bands on the access points.
The DEVICE | Access Points > IDS page reports on all devices detected by the firewall and its associated access points, and provides the ability to authorize legitimate devices.
The following table describes the Discovered Access Point Table and entities that are displayed on the IDS page.
Table Column or Entity | Description |
Entity | |
Search |
Use the Search feature to locate specific access points. |
View Style: Access Point | If you have more than one access point, you can select an individual access point from the Access Point drop-down menu or All Access Points if you want to see all of them. |
Scan All | Initiates an operation to call all access points and identify connected devices. |
Refresh | Refreshes the screen to display the most current list of access points in your network. |
Discovered Access Points Table | |
Access Point | The access point name: shows only when All SonicPoints is selected in the View Style: Access Point drop-down menu. |
MAC Address (BSSID) | The MAC address of the radio interface of the detected access point. |
SSID | The radio SSID of the device. |
Type | The radio band being used by the device: 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz. |
Channel | The radio channel used by the device. |
Authentication | The authentication type. |
Cipher | The cipher mode. |
Vendor | The vendor of the access point. |
Signal Strength | The strength of the detected radio signal. |
Max Rate | The fastest allowable data rate for the access point radio. |
Authorize | When the Edit icon is clicked, the device is added to the address object group of authorized devices. |
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