Wids Client Configuration; Figure 396: Wids Client Configuration - D-Link DWL-8600AP User Manual

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WIDS Client Configuration

The D-Link Unified Switch Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) can help detect intrusion attempts into
the wireless network and take automatic actions to protect the network. The settings you configure on the
WIDS Client Configuration page help determine whether a detected client is classified as a rogue. Clients
classified as rogues are considered to be a threat to network security.
Note: The classification settings on the WIDS Client Configuration page are part of the global
configuration on the switch and must be manually pushed to other switches in order to synchronize
that configuration.
As part of the general association and authentication process, wireless clients send 802.11 management
messages to APs. The WIDS feature tracks the following types of management messages that each detected
client sends:
• Probe Requests
• 802.11 Authentication Requests.
• 802.11 De-Authentication Requests.
In order to help determine whether a client is posing a threat to the network by flooding the network with
management traffic, the system keeps track of the number of times the AP received each message type and
the highest message rate detected in a single RF Scan report. On the WIDS Client Configuration page, you can
set thresholds for each type of message sent, and the APs monitor whether any clients exceed those
thresholds or tests.
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Oct. 2015

Figure 396: WIDS Client Configuration

Configuring Advanced Settings
Unified Wired and Wireless Access System
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