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Monitoring Mesh Status
Access Point Sensor Information
ZoneDirector 9.8 User Guide, 800-70599-001 Rev B
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Monitoring Mesh Status
The Monitor > Mesh page can be used to view Smart Mesh topologies of any mesh
trees present on your network. Similar to the Mesh widget on the Dashboard, this
page also displays non-meshing APs controlled by ZoneDirector and provides a
number of action icons to troubleshoot and diagnose mesh-related problems.
Figure 153. Reviewing Mesh status of APs using the Monitor > Mesh page
Detecting Rogue Access Points
“Rogue” (unauthorized) APs pose problems for a wireless network in terms of airtime
contention as well as security. Usually, a rogue AP appears in the following way: an
employee obtains another manufacturer's AP and connects it to the LAN, to gain
wireless access to other LAN resources. This would potentially allow even more
unauthorized users to access your corporate LAN - posing a security risk. Rogue
APs also interfere with nearby Ruckus Wireless APs, thus degrading overall wireless
network coverage and performance.
ZoneDirector’s rogue AP detection options include identifying the presence of a
rogue AP, categorizing it as either a known neighbor AP or as a malicious rogue,
and locating it on your worksite floorplan prior to its physical removal.
To detect a rogue AP: