User's Guide

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Threshold Description
Management Frames Received Enter the maximum number of management frames per minute any
Wireless Client is allowed to receive. If AirDefense detects a greater
number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
Control Frames Sent Enter the maximum number of control frames per minute any
Wireless Client is allowed to transmit. If AirDefense detects a
greater number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
Control Frames Received Enter the maximum number of control frames per minute any
Wireless Client is allowed to receive. If AirDefense detects a greater
number, an alarm is generated.
Default = 0.
Control frames carry information about negotiating the 802.11
protocol for getting data onto the airwaves, and are transmitted at
only 1 Mbs. Unusually high numbers of Control frames may indicate
bandwidth and network problems.
Fragment Frames Sent Enter the maximum number of fragment frames per minute that are
allowed from any Wireless Client. If AirDefense detects a greater
number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 1.
Association Frames Sent Enter the maximum number of association frames allowed to be
transmitted from all Wireless Clients. If AirDefense detects a greater
number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
Disassociation Frames Sent Enter the maximum number of disassociation frames allowed to be
transmitted from all Wireless Clients. If AirDefense detects a greater
number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
802.11 Authentication Frames
Sent
Enter the maximum number of 802.11 authentication frames
allowed to be transmitted from all Wireless Clients. If AirDefense
detects a greater number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
802.1x Authentication Frames
Sent
Enter the maximum number of 802.1x authentication frames
allowed to be transmitted from all Wireless Clients. If AirDefense
detects a greater number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
Deauthentication Frames Sent Enter the maximum number of deauthentication frames allowed to
be transmitted from all Wireless Clients. If AirDefense detects a
greater number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
Probe Responses Sent Enter the maximum number of probe requests allowed to be
transmitted from all Wireless Clients. If AirDefense detects a greater
number, it generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
Retransmission Frames Sent % Enter the maximum percentage of data per minute that a station
can retransmit as frames. If AirDefense detects a greater number, it
generates an alarm.
Default = 0.
Configuration Tab Performance Profiles
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