Chapter 1 Introduction
NWA50AX User’s Guide
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The models that do not support MO N Mo de support Ro g ue AP De te c tion (see
Section 10.3 on page 79).
Ro g ue AP De te c tion allows the AP to scan all channels similar to MO N Mo de except that the Zyxel
Device still works as an AP while it scans the environment for wireless signals. To see which Zyxel Devices
support the RF Monitor feature, see
Section 1.4 on page 18.
The Zyxel Device in MO N Mo de scans a range of WiFi channels that you specify in a MO N Pro file , either in
the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band. To scan both bands, you need to set both radio 1 and radio 2 in MO N Mo d e .
Once a rogue AP is detected, the network administrator can manually change the network settings to
limit its access to the network using its MAC address or have the device physically removed. If the Zyxel
Device is managed by an NXC, the network administrator can also use Ro g ue AP C o nta inme nt through
the NXC.
MO N Mo de in Sta nda lo ne Mo de
To use an RF monitor in standalone mode, do the following steps:
1 Create a MO N Pro file in Co nfig ura tion > O b je c t > MO N Pro file > Add. Specify a C ha nne l dwe ll tim e to
determine how long the RF monitor scans a specific channel before moving to the next one.
2 To scan all 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels, select a uto in Sc a n Cha nne l Mo d e . Make sure that the Ac tiva te
check box is selected and click O K.
3 Go to the C o nfig ura tion > Wire le ss > AP Ma na g e me nt screen and set Ra dio 1 O P Mo de (2.4 GHz) and/or
Ra dio 2 O P Mo d e (5 GHz) to MO N Mo de .
4 Select the Ra dio 1(2) Pro file that you created in the previous step. Make sure that the Ra dio 1(2)
Ac tiva te check box is selected and click Apply.
5 Go to Mo nitor > Wire le ss > De te c te d De vic e to see a list of APs scanned by the RF monitor.
6 Select an AP or APs in the list and click Ma rk a s Ro g ue AP or Ma rk a s Frie ndly AP.
MO N Mo de in NXC - Ma na g e d Zyxe l De vic e s
For NXC-managed Zyxel Devices, do the following steps in the NXC Web Configurator:
1 Create a MO N Pro file in C O NFIG URA TIO N > O b je c t > MO N Pro file > Add. Specify a Cha nne l dwe ll tim e to
determine how long the RF monitor scans a specific channel before moving to the next one.
2 To scan all 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels, select a uto in Sc a n Cha nne l Mo d e . Make sure that the Ac tiva te
check box is selected and click O K.
3 Go to the C O NFIG URATIO N > Wire le ss > AP Ma na g e me nt > Mg mt. AP List > Edit screen and/or set Ra dio
1 O P Mo d e (2.4 GHz) and Ra dio 2 O P Mo de (5 GHz) to MO N Mo de .
4 Select the Ra dio 1(2) Pro file that you created in the previous step. Select O ve rride G ro up Ra dio Se tting
and click O K.
5 Go to MO NITO R > Wire le ss > De te c te d De vic e to see a list of APs scanned by the RF monitor.
6 Select an AP or APs in the list and click Ma rk a s Ro g ue AP or Ma rk a s Frie ndly AP.
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