ZyXEL Communications NWA3160 User Manual

 Chapter 13 Rogue AP

ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

Figure 100   ROGUE AP > Friendly AP

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

This list displays details of all IEEE 802.11a (NWA-3160 only) and IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless 
access points within the ZyXEL Device’s coverage area, except for the ZyXEL Device itself 
and the access points included in the friendly AP list (see 

You can set how often you want the ZyXEL Device to scan for rogue APs in the ROGUE AP 
> Configuration screen (see 

Click ROGUE AP > Rogue AP. The following screen displays.

Table 58   ROGUE AP > Friendly AP

Add Friendly AP

Use this section to manually add a wireless access point to the list. You 

must know the device’s MAC address.

MAC Address

Enter the MAC address of the AP you wish to add to the list.

Description

Enter a short, explanatory description identifying the AP with a maximum of 

32 alphanumeric characters. Spaces, underscores (_) and dashes (-) are 

allowed.

Add

Click this button to include the AP in the list.

Friendly AP List

This is the list of safe wireless access points you have already configured.

#

This is the index number of the AP’s entry in the list.

MAC Address

This field displays the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the AP. All 

wireless devices have a MAC address that uniquely identifies them.

SSID

This field displays the Service Set IDentifier (also known as the network 

name) of the AP.

Channel

This field displays the wireless channel the AP is currently using.

Security

This field displays the type of wireless encryption the AP is currently using.

Description

This is the description you entered when adding the AP to the list.

Delete

Click this button to remove an AP’s entry from the list.