User's Guide

Example 1
You have a small oce of 10,000 sq. ft. For Wireless IDS/IPS you would only need 1 sensor; to maximize
the coverage it makes sense to place the sensor in the center of the building. When location tracking is
need in this same scenario, a minimum of 3 sensors for each floor plan would be required, and
recommended placement is at the corners.
Example 2
You have a multi-floor building with 3 floors. Depending on floor construction the RF may travel
through each floor. If only Wireless IDS/IPS is required, you may be able to leverage detection through
the floor and ceiling and place sensors on every other floor. Depending on the floor characteristics, you
may need a sensor on each floor, however it may make sense to o-set each sensor on each floor and
take advantage of the detection through the floor and ceiling. If location tracking is needed, the same 3
sensors for each floor plan would be required and the recommended placement is 3 sensors in the
corners of each floor.
Sensor Monitoring
AirDefense allows you to define system profiles that help monitor:
• Sensor performance
• Sensor security
• Sensor policies.
You should set up profiles to assist you in monitoring your system. If thresholds set in the profiles are
exceeded, an alarm is generated for the violation which alerts you of the problem:
Note
Sensor monitoring profiles are described in detail in Chapter 7, Configuration, or in the
Configuration tab (online Help).
• Sensor Operation is used to:
◦ Enable Sensor-level options
◦ Configure the Sensor scan pattern
◦ Configure sensor settings for Advanced Spectrum Analysis.
Security
Sensor Monitoring
Extreme AirDefense User Guide for version 10.5. 851