Netgear WC7500 - ProSAFE® Wireless Controller User Manual

The wireless controller can detect rogue access points in your network, you can classify the 
detected rogue access points, and you can import a list of known access points.

Rogue access point detection is disabled by default on the wireless controller. If you want to 
detect rogue access points, you must enable rogue access point detection. Scanning might 
affect the service availability of the access point temporarily.

An access point is defined as rogue if:

The access point’s radio basic service set identifier (BSSID) is detected by any of the 
managed access points.

The access point transmits on the Ethernet side on the same Layer 2 as the managed 
access points.

At least one client is connected to the access point.

Any unmanaged access point not meeting all these conditions is classified as a neighbor.

The access points transmit broadcast frames on the Ethernet during the time access point 
radios are off-channel (and scanning).

The wireless controller can detect and maintain a maximum of 512 access points, both 
neighboring and rogue access points. 

If enabled, basic rogue AP detection and advanced rogue AP 
detection apply to all profiles, whether in the basic profile group or in 
any of the advanced profile groups.

In a basic setup, you can set up one detection server. In an advanced setup you can create 
multiple detection servers (for more information, see 

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Open a web browser, and in the browser’s address field, type the wireless controller’s IP 
address.

By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.250.

The wireless controller’s login window opens.

Enter your user name and password.

Click the Login button.