Managing Failed Or Rogue Aps - D-Link Unified Access System DWS-3000 Series User Manual

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Managing Failed or Rogue APs

If an AP attempts to contact a switch but the authentication fails or if the MAC address of an
AP is not in the Valid AP database, AP Validation fails and the AP appears in the list on the
Authentication Failed Access Points page. If the switch learns about an AP that is not in the
database, and the AP has not tried to discover the switch, the AP appears in the list on the
Rogue/RF Scan Access page.
You can add the AP to the local Valid AP database from the list on the Authentication Failed
Access Points page or the Rogue/RF Scan Access page.
To add an AP from the Authentication Failed Access Points page or the Rogue/RF Scan
Access page to the local Valid AP database, use the following procedures:
1. Access either the Authentication Failed Access Points page or the Rogue/RF Scan
Access page from the by clicking Monitoring > Access Point folder.
2. Select the check box associated with the AP and click Manage.
The AP is added to the Valid AP database, and its MAC address appears in the list on the
Administration > Basic Setup > Valid AP page. If the switch requires AP
Authentication for all APs, click the MAC address of the AP to configure the pass phrase.
NOTE: You cannot add an AP to the RADIUS database from the AP authentication
To view the list of failed APs by using the CLI, use the
command in Privileged EXEC mode. To view the list of APs detected through the RF scan,
use the
show wireless ap rfscan status
To add a failed or rogue AP to the local Valid AP database, use the procedures described in
"Using the Local Database for AP Validation"
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failure page. If you use a RADIUS server for AP Validation, you must enter
the AP information into the RADIUS database.
show wireless ap failure status
command.
on page 72.