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SonicOS Enhanced 4.0 Administrator Guide
Scanning for Access Points
Active scanning occurs when the wireless security appliance starts up, and at any time Scan
Now is clicked at the bottom of the Discovered Access Points table. When the wireless
security appliance is operating in a Bridge Mode, the Scan Now feature does not cause any
interruption to the bridged connectivity. When the wireless security appliance is operating in
Access Point Mode, however, a temporary interruption of wireless clients occurs for no more
than a few seconds. This interruption manifests itself as follows:
• Non-persistent, stateless protocols (such as HTTP) should not exhibit any ill-effects.
• Persistent connections (protocols such as FTP) are impaired or severed.
• WiFiSec connections should automatically re-establish and resume with no noticeable
interruption to the client.
Caution The Scan Now feature causes a brief disruption in service. If this is a concern, wait and use
the Scan Now feature at a time when no clients are active, or the potential for disruption
becomes acceptable.
Authorizing Access Points on Your Network
Access Points detected by the wireless security appliance are regarded as rogues until they
are identified to the wireless security appliance as authorized for operation. To authorize an
access point, select it in the list of access points discovered by the wireless security appliance
scanning feature, and add it clicking the Authorize icon .