D-Link DWC-1000 [73/368] Configure client wids settings

D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual 73

Section 6 - Securing Your Network

Congure 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 congure on the WIDS Client Conguration

page help determine whether a detected client is classied as a rogue. Clients classied as rogues are considered

to be a threat to network security.

Note: The classication settings on the WIDS Client Conguration page are part of the global conguration on the

controller and must be manually pushed to other controllers in order to synchronize that conguration.

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 ooding the network with

managementtrac,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Congurationpage,youcanset

thresholdsforeachtypeofmessagesent,andtheAPsmonitorwhetheranyclientsexceedthosethresholdsor

tests.

To congure WIDS Client:

1. Go to Wireless > General > WIDS > AP WIDS Client Security tab.