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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
Discovered Access Points
The Discovered Access Points table displays information on every access point that can be
detected by all your SonicPoints or on a individual SonicPoint basis:
• MAC Address (BSSID): The MAC address of the radio interface of the detected access
point.
• SSID: The radio SSID of the access point.
• Channel: The radio channel used by the access point.
• Manufacturer: The manufacturer of the access point. SonicPoints will show a
manufacturer of either SonicWALL or Senao.
• Signal Strength: The strength of the detected radio signal
• Max Rate: The fastest allowable data rate for the access point radio, typically 54 Mbps.
• Authorize: Click the icon in the Authorize column to add the access point to the address
object group of authorized access points.
Scanning for Access Points
Active scanning occurs when the wireless security appliance starts up, and at any time Scan
Now is clicked at the bottom of the Discovered Access Points table. When the wireless
security appliance is operating in a Bridge Mode, the Scan Now feature does not cause any
interruption to the bridged connectivity. When the wireless security appliance is operating in
Access Point Mode, however, a temporary interruption of wireless clients occurs for no more
than a few seconds. 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.
Caution The Scan Now feature causes a brief disruption in service. If this is a concern, wait and use
the Scan Now feature at a time when no clients are active, or the potential for disruption
becomes acceptable.
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, select it in the list of access points discovered by the wireless security appliance
scanning feature, and add it clicking the Authorize icon .