Introduction

This guide is designed to help you use the Extreme AirDefense® (AirDefense) version 10.5. AirDefense is designed to protect your network from wireless threats and attacks, maximize your wireless network performance and enforce policy compliance. As a standalone platform, AirDefense is part of a system that includes the AirDefense appliance. The AirDefense appliance comes ready with the application and all supporting software preloaded.

AirDefense enables you to administer and configure your network efficiently using our detailed dashboards and the network and alarms views. Use the floor plan configuration to locate devices in your floor plan.

Note

The old user interface is still available for use and can be launched from within the new user interface.

This guide is intended for information security administrators and people who are responsible for reporting on and analyzing wireless LAN data.