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The MON Profile screen (Section 43.4.2 on page 828) creates preset monitor mode configurations that
can be used by the APs.
43.4.1.1 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.
43.4.2 Configuring 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.
Figure 570 Configuration > Object > MON Profile
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 312 Configuration > Object > MON Profile
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Add Click this to add a new monitor mode profile.
Edit Click this to edit the selected monitor mode profile.
Remove Click this to remove the selected monitor mode profile.
Activate To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate.
Inactivate To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate.
References Click this to view which other objects are linked to the selected monitor mode profile (for
example, an AP management profile).
# This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific user.
Status This icon is lit when the entry is active and dimmed when the entry is inactive.
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