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84 | Configuration Reference Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.4 | Configuration Guide
Profiles > IDS > General
Perform these steps to configure a General IDS profile.
1. Select Profiles > IDS > General in the navigation pane. The list of current IDS profiles appears on this page.
2. Select the Add button to create a new General profile, or click the pencil icon next to an existing profile to
edit. Complete the settings as described in Table 33:
Table 33 Profiles > IDS > General Profile Settings
Field Default Description
General Settings
Folder Top Set the folder with which the profile is associated. The drop-down menu displays all
folders available for association with the profile.
Name Blank Enter the name of the profile.
Other Settings and AP SNMP User Profiles
Stats Update Interval
(60-36000 sec)
60 Set the time interval, in seconds, for the AP to update the controller with
statistics.
NOTE: This setting takes effect only if the Dell PowerConnect W Mobility Manager
is configured. Otherwise, statistics update to the controller is
disabled.
AP Max Unseen Timeout
(5-36000 sec)
600 Sets the time, in seconds, after which an AP is aged out.
NOTE: This setting requires a minimum of AOS 6.0.0.0.
AP Inactivity Timeout
(5-36000 sec)
5 Set the time, in seconds, after which an AP is aged out.
STA Max Unseen
Timeout (5-36000 sec)
600 Sets the time, in seconds, after which a station is aged out.
NOTE: This setting requires a minimum of AOS 6.0.0.0.
STA Inactivity Timeout
(30-36000 sec)
60 Set the time, in seconds, after which a station is aged out.
Min Potential AP Beacon
Rate
(0-100%)
25 Set the minimum beacon rate acceptable from a potential AP, in percentage of the
advertised beacon interval.
Min Potential AP Monitor
Time
(0-36000 sec)
2 Set the minimum time, in seconds, a potential AP has to be up before it is classified
as a real AP.
Signature Quiet Time (60-
360000 sec)
900 Set the time to wait, in seconds, after which the check can be resumed when
detecting a signature match.
Wireless Containment Deauth only Enable wireless containment including Tarpit Shielding. Tarpit shielding works by
steering a client to a tarpit so that the client associates with it instead of the AP that
is being contained.
deauth-only—Containment using deauthentication only
none—Disable wireless containment
tarpit-all-sta—Wireless containment by tarpit of all stations
tarpit-non-valid-sta—Wireless containment by tarpit of non-valid clients
NOTE: Tarpit requires a minimum version of 6.0.0.0.
Debug Wireless
Containment
No Enable/disable debug of containment from the wireless side.
Note: Enabling this debug option will cause containment to not function properly.
Wired Containment No Enable containment from the wired side.