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Discovered RF Threat Stations

The Discovered RF threat stations tab displays information about discovered RF threat stations. It can either show all discovered threat stations or only those on the Watch List Group, depending on what you select from the View Style: Station drop-down menu.

The following table describes the data displayed in the Threat Stations table.

Name Description
Items Displays the total number of logged threats. Use the arrow buttons to navigate through pages if applicable.
View Style: Station

Selects the type of stations displayed in the list of entries:

  • All Discovered Stations
  • Only Stations in Watch List Group
# Reference number for the entry.
MAC Address Sorts the entries by MAC Address. This is the physical address of the RF threat station.
Type Sorts the entries by the type of wireless signal received from the threat station.
Vendor Sorts the entries by vendor. This is the manufacturer of the threat station (determined by MAC address).
RSSI Sorts the entries by the received signal strength as reported by the SonicPoint. This entry, along with the Sensor entry, can be helpful in triangulating the actual physical position of the RF threat device.
Rate Sorts the entries by transfer rate (Mbps) of the threat station.
Encrypt Sorts the entries by wireless signal encryption on the threat station, None, or Encrypted.
RF Threat Sorts the entries by RF threat (occurs in the latest time).
Update Time Sorts the entries by the time this log record was created/updated.
Sensor Sorts the entries by the ID of the SonicPoint that recorded this threat. This entry, along with the RSSI entry, can be helpful in triangulating the actual physical position of the RF threat device.
Comment Displays a text box to add comments about the threat.
Configure Configures a watch list for discovered stations.

It is possible to find approximate locations of RF Threat devices by using logged threat statistics. For more practical tips and information on using the RF Management threat statistics, see Practical RF Monitoring Field Applications.

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