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Configuring the Signature Matching Profile via the CLI
To configure this profile via the command-line interface, access the CLI in config mode and issue the following
commands:
ids signature-matching-profile <profile
clone <profile>
signature <profile>
IDS Signature Profile
Signature rules match an attribute to a value. For example, you can add a rule that matches the BSSID to the
value 00:00:00:00:00:0a. Table 97 describes the attributes and values you can configure for a signature rule.
Creating a New Signature via the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Advanced Services > All Profiles page.
2. Expand the IDS menu.
3. Scroll the list of profiles to select IDS Signature Profile. Enter the name of the new signature profile and click
Add.
4. Select the new signature profile name to display profile details.
5. Click New to add a rule to the profile.
6. After completing configuring the rule to be added, click Add to add the rule.
7. Click Apply.
Table 97 Signature Rule Attributes
Attribute Description
BSSID BSSID field in the 802.11 frame header.
Destination MAC address Destination MAC address in 802.11 frame header.
Frame Type Type of 802.11 frame. For each type of frame further details can be specified to filter
and detect only the required frames. It can be one of the following:
z association
z auth
z beacon
z control (all control frames)
z data (all data frames)
z deauth
z disassoc
z management (all management frames)
z probe-request
z probe-response
SSID For beacon, probe-request, and probe-response frame types, specify the SSID as
either a string or hex pattern.
SSID-length For beacon, probe-request, and probe-response frame types, specify the SSID length.
Maximum length is 32 bytes.
Payload Pattern at a fixed offset in the payload of a 802.11 frame. Specify the pattern to be
matched as a string or hex pattern. Maximum length is 32 bytes.
Offset When a payload pattern is configured, specify the offset in the payload where the
pattern is expected to be found in the frame.
Sequence Number Sequence number of the frame.
Source MAC address Source MAC address of the 802.11 frame.