An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) recognizes attacks on a network and reports these attacks to a network management system. Especially in a professional environment, an IDS is essential for the detection and handling of potential attacks or interference.
The Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) in LCOS devices monitors the different WLANs by using a wide range of specified thresholds. If a potential attack is detected, the system reports it immediately via e-mail, SYSLOG, or SNMP traps.
Attacks are detected by monitoring for known or similar patterns.
The WIDS configuration is either done directly on the AP, or by means of a WIDS profile assigned to the AP by a WLC.
Important: Please note that detection based on pattern recognition (heuristics) can lead to false alarms ("false positives").
