Viewing the List of Friendly APs

The Friendly APs page allows you to manage the list of APs that are considered to be operating in the vicinity legitimately but to which authorized devices should not roam. A Friendly AP has to be added manually to the list, or manually reclassify an Uncategorized AP as Friendly.

To view a list of Friendly APs:

  1. From the top menu, click Radar.
  2. If not already selected, select Security Analysis Engine and click Save.
  3. In the left pane, click Maintenance > Friendly APs .
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    Friendly APs Screen - Fields and Buttons

    Field/Button Description
    MAC Address Specifies the MAC address for the Friendly AP
    SSID Unique identifier attached to the header of packets sent over a wireless local-area network (WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)) from the Friendly AP
    Description Specifies a brief description for the Friendly AP
    Manufacturer Lists the AP manufacturer
    Categorize Selected APs as APs categorized as Friendly APs can be reclassified as authorized or threats, For more information, see Reclassifying APs.
    New Click to create a new Friendly AP. For more information, see Adding Friendly APs.
    Delete Selected Select an AP from the list of Friendly APs, and click to delete them from the list.