• SonicOS 7
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  • Configuring the WEP Settings
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• Advanced
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  • Green Access Point
  • Advanced Radio Settings
    • Configurable Antenna Diversity
• MAC Filter List
  • Deployment Considerations
  • Configuring MAC Filter List
• IDS - Wireless Intrusion Detection Service
  • Configuring IDS Settings
  • Discovered Access Points
• Virtual Access Point
  • Wireless Virtual AP Configuration Task List
  • Virtual Access Point Profiles
    • Virtual Access Point Schedule Settings
    • Virtual Access Point Profile Settings
      • WEP Encryption Settings
      • WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Encryption Settings
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    • ACL Enforcement
  • Virtual Access Point Objects
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• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Discovered Access Points

Active scanning occurs when the wireless security appliance starts up and any time Scan is clicked at the top of the table on the DEVICE | Internal Wireless > IDS > Discovered Access Points screen. The appliance scans the environment and identifies other wireless devices in the vicinity. The Note above the table displays the number of Access Points found and the time, in days, hours, minutes, and seconds, since the last scan.

To refresh the entries in the Discovered Access Points table, click Refresh. To do an immediate scan, click Scan.

The Scan feature causes a brief disruption in service when operating in Access Point Mode. This interruption manifests itself as follows:

• Non-persistent, stateless protocols (such as HTTP) should not exhibit any ill-effects.

• Persistent connections (protocols such as FTP) are impaired or severed.

  If this is a concern, wait to use Scan at a time when no clients are active or until the potential for disruption becomes acceptable.

The table on the Discovered Access Points page displays information on every access point (including wireless TZ appliances) that can be detected by the wireless security appliance:

Authorizing Access Points on Your Network

Access Points detected by the wireless security appliance are regarded as rogues until they are identified to the wireless security appliance as authorized for operation. To authorize an access point, click the Authorize icon.