ZyXEL Communications NWA-3163 & NWA-3166 User Manual

Chapter 15 Rogue AP Detection

NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

This scenario can also be part of a wireless denial of service (DoS) attack, in which 
associated wireless clients are deprived of network access. Other opportunities for 
the attacker include the introduction of malware (malicious software) into the 
network.

Use this screen to enable your NWA’s Rogue AP detection settings. Click Rogue 
AP > Configuration. The following screen appears:

Figure 110   Rogue AP Configuration

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 52   Rogue AP Configuration

Rogue AP Period 
Detection

Select Enable to turn rogue AP detection on. You must also enter 
a time value in the Period field.

Select No to turn rogue AP detection off.

Period (minutes)

Enter the period you want the NWA to wait between scanning for 
rogue APs (between 10 and 60 minutes). You must also select 
Enable in the Active Rogue AP Period Detection field.

Expiration Time 
(minutes)

Specify how long (between 30 and 180 minutes) an AP’s entry can 
remain in the Rogue AP List before the NWA removes it from the 
list if the AP is no longer active.

Friendly AP List

Export

Click this button to save the current list of friendly APs’ MAC 
addresses and descriptions (as displayed in the ROGUE AP > 
Friendly AP screen) to your computer.

File Path

Enter the location of a previously-saved friendly AP list to upload 
to the NWA. Alternatively, click the Browse button to locate a list.

Browse

Click this button to locate a previously-saved list of friendly APs to 
upload to the NWA.