D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual
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Section 4 - Advanced WLAN Configuration
Configure Client WIDS Settings
Path:
Wireless
>
General
>
WIDS
>
AP WIDS Client Security
The 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
controller and must be manually pushed to other controllers 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.
To configure WIDS Client:
1. Go to
Wireless
>
General
>
WIDS
>
AP WIDS Client Security
tab.
