User's Guide

Table Of Contents
The following table shows the basic activities you will need to perform to commission your AirDefense
appliance.
Table 8: AirDefense Basic Commissioning
Planning and Assessment Review your security policies, network infrastructure and WLAN
sensor coverage requirements, and then establish your AirDefense
policy configuration.
Analysis and Design Develop a system implementation design tailored to your specific
wireless security requirements.
Appliance Implementation Configure the AirDefense appliance to work with your wireless
infrastructure as required. (You can also commission additional
appliances as needed.)
Add-On Modules
You can add on modules in order to customize AirDefense to fit your needs. You can add one module or
multiple modules, categorized as follows:
Security and Compliance
WLAN Management
Proximity Awareness
Network Assurance.Mac (Thin Client Applications Only)
Module Actions Category
WIPS (Wireless
Intrusion Prevention
System)
License and configure. License is per sensor.
Set up the automated configuration for policies
and associated devices.
Configure optimal rogue detection and
mitigation.
Define and tune threat monitoring policy.
Security and
Compliance
Part-time WIPS License RadioShare WIPS. License is per AP.
Install licenses based on number of APs.
Security and
Compliance
Wireless Vulnerability
Assessment
License and configure. License is per sensor. Security and
Compliance
Advanced Forensics License and configure. License can be per
sensor or per AP (RadioShare licenses).
Security and
Compliance
WLAN Management License and configure.
Create the device profile template.
Build reports.
Install firmware updates and upgrades as
needed.
Create and import one (1) template for wireless
controllers and one (1) for APS—as required.
WLAN Management
Note: This License is
EOL.
System Overview Add-On Modules
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