×

Detecting Rogue Access Points

  • US 20120026887A1
  • Filed: 07/30/2010
  • Published: 02/02/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. In a wireless digital network having a plurality of access points (AP) and/or air monitors (AM) connected to a controller, the method of detecting potential rogue wireless devices comprising:

  • at each AP or AM, building a RF-neighbor list of all the BSSIDs that AP or AM can receive,transferring the RF-neighbor list to the controller,comparing, at the controller, the RF-neighbor list transferred from an AP or AM to the last RF-neighbor list transferred to the controller from that AP or AM, andflagging as a potential rogue any BSSID present in the RF-neighbor list transferred from the AP or AM that is not present in the last RF-neighbor list transferred to the controller from that AP or AM.

View all claims
  • 4 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×