Viewing and Marking Rogue APs in a Venue

You can view detailed information about rogue APs in a venue.

To view detailed information about rogue APs in a venue, complete the following steps:
  1. On the navigation bar, click Venues.
    The Venues page is displayed.
  2. Click the venue name and then select the Services > Rogue APs sub-tab.
    The Rogue APs page displays with the following information:
    • BSSID: Displays the BSSID of the rogue AP.
    • Category: Displays the type of rogue AP. The options are Malicious, Ignored, Unclassified, and Known.
        • The icon indicates that the rogue AP is malicious.
          Note: Each AP can handle a maximum of 500 malicious entries. Therefore, the system sends no more than 500 entries to each AP.
        • The icon indicates that the rogue AP is unclassified.
        • The icon indicates that the rogue AP is known.
        • The icon indicates that the rogue AP is ignored.
    • Classification Rule: Displays the rule applied to classify the rogue AP.
    • SSID: Displays the SSID of the rogue AP.
    • Channel: Displays the Wi-Fi channel used by the AP.
    • Band: Displays the frequency band (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz).
    • SNR: Displays the signal-to-noise ratio of the AP.
    • Closest AP: Displays the name of the nearest AP as a hyperlink to open the Overview tab of the selected AP on the AP List page.
    • Detecting APs: Displays the number of APs that detected the rogue AP.
    • Last Seen: Displays the timestamp of the last detection.
    • Locate Rogue: Displays the location status of the rogue AP.
      • The icon displays when the system cannot determine the rogue AP's location because the detecting APs are not placed on any floor plan. Hover over the icon to view the message.
      • The icon displays when the rogue AP is locatable. Click the icon to open a popup window that displays the AP’s location along with the following details: Rogue MAC Address, Category, Classification Policy, and SSID.

        The floor plan displays both the detecting AP and the rogue AP.

        Note:
        • At least three detector APs must be deployed on the same floor plan for full functionality. With fewer than three APs, only the AP’s position displays, and detection details may be limited. If any detector AP is placed on a floor plan, the icon appears.
        • The detecting AP and rogue AP on the Rogue AP details page appear in colors that correspond to their assigned category. In the following figure, the selected category is Unclassified. Therefore, the detecting AP is displayed as a blue icon, and the rogue AP is displayed as a blue icon.
        Locate Rogue - Rogue AP Details

    You can use the Search option to display only table entries that match the specified BSSID; enter a minimum of two characters. Additionally, you can filter the list by selecting one or more options from the Category drop-down menu, which includes Malicious, Ignored, Known, and Unclassified. Use the Clear Filters option to remove all applied filters.

    You can also customize which table columns appear in the Rogue AP table by clicking the icon and selecting or deselecting the desired columns. Optionally, click Reset to default to restore the default subset of columns in the Rogue AP table.

    Rogue APs Tab
  3. Mark one or more APs as rogue by clicking the associated checkbox(es), then clicking Mark As and selecting a category from the drop-down. The options are Malicious, Ignored, Known, and Unclassified.
    The selected AP's Category and Classification Rule fields are updated to the chosen category and Manually marked by admin, respectively.
    Note: Marked rogue APs can be unmarked at any time to clear the manual classification flag.
  4. Unmark one or more rogue APs by clicking the associated checkbox(es) and then clicking Unmark.
    Rogue APs - Mark As and Unmark Options
    Note: Once unmarked, the Category and Classification Rule fields are updated with the latest rogue detection information.