Secure your organization from one of the most dangerous hazards of WiFi installations – unauthorized 'rogue' access points. On average, AirWave customers find 67 rogue APs when they install RAPIDS™. More often than not, the culprit responsible for the rogue device is not a malicious intruder, but a naive employee who installed the rogue device without security settings enabled – and without understanding the implications of their actions.
RAPIDS automatically detects and locates unauthorized access points through a patent-pending combination of wireless and wired network scans. The RAPIDS software uses your existing, authorized APs to scan the airspace for any unauthorized devices in range. You can even turn your WiFi-enabled Windows devices into additional RF sensors with the optional AirWave Management Client (AMC) software.
However, unless you have wall-to-wall wireless coverage in every building and facility within your enterprise, wireless detection via your existing access points isn't enough. So RAPIDS also scans your wired network to determine whether any unknown devices are connected. Even if you do not yet have an authorized wireless LAN, you can use RAPIDS to make sure no rogues are on your network.
For more information on wireless network security, download AirWave's whitepaper on "Managing Secure Wireless Networks" >>
| Feature | Description | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
Wireless scanning via existing APs |
Uses your existing, authorized wireless access points to scan the RF environment to detect any other APs within range |
Highly accurate detection of rogue APs that are within RF range of your existing WiFi infrastructure |
Wireline scanning |
Scans your wired network (via SNMP, HTML, and other methods) to identify the fingerprints of any potential unauthorized APs. Compares results to AirWave's database of 9,000+ entries to determine the most likely rogues. |
Allows you to detect rogues in remote offices and other locations far from any authorized WiFi access points or sensors. Provides port location information to allow you to disable the port if desired. |
Rogue scoring |
Assesses all the information gathered about the each device on your network, including both wireless and wireline scans, and assigns each device a score from 5 (definite rogue) to 1 (lowest threat) reflecting the likelihood that the device is a rogue. |
Allows you to focus your attention on the devices that are the most likely to be true unauthorized rogue APs. |
OS interrogation |
Queries a suspect device to determine its operating system |
Eliminates 'false positive results' (a device running Mac OS X is significantly less likely to be a rogue AP than a device running an embedded OS from a WiFi vendor). |
Rogue location |
Uses RF data from existing APs to triangulate the location of rogue devices and display them on a VisualRF map. [screenshot] |
Helps you determine the physical location of rogue devices |
Automated alerts |
Generates automatic, high-priority alerts than can be emailed to a specified distribution list when rogues are detected. Alerts contain all known information from both wireless and wired network scans. |
You know the instant a potential rogue is detected. |
