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CHAPTER 20
MON Profile
20.1 Overview
This screen allows you to set up monitor mode configurations that allow your connected APs to scan for
other wireless devices in the vicinity. Once detected, you can use the Rogue AP screen (Section 8.4 on
page 140) to classify them as either rogue or friendly and then manage them accordingly.
20.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
The MON Profile screen (Section 20.2 on page 279) creates preset monitor mode configurations that can
be used by the APs.
20.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
Active Scan
An active scan is performed when an 802.11-compatible wireless monitoring device is explicitly
triggered to scan a specified channel or number of channels for other wireless devices broadcasting on
the 802.11 frequencies by sending probe request frames.
Passive Scan
A passive scan is performed when an 802.11-compatible monitoring device is set to periodically listen to
a specified channel or number of channels for other wireless devices broadcasting on the 802.11
frequencies.
20.2 MON Profile
This screen allows you to create monitor mode configurations that can be used by the APs. To access
this screen, login to the Web Configurator, and click Configuration > Object > MON Profile.
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