WIDS Profile

Context

A WIDS profile can be used to configure parameters for the wireless device detection, rogue device containment, and attack detection functions.

Procedure

Create a WIDS profile.

Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > WIDS > WIDS Profile. The WIDS Profile List page is displayed.
Click Create. The Create WIDS Profile page is displayed.
Enter the name of the new WIDS profile in Profile name.
To copy all parameters from another profile to the new profile, select the name of the profile in Copy parameters from other profiles. If None is selected, parameters are not copied from another profile.
Click OK. The parameter setting page of the new WIDS profile is displayed.

Set parameters for creating a WIDS profile. Table 1 describes the parameters for creating a WIDS profile.

**Table 1** Parameters for creating a WIDS profile
Parameter	Description
WIDS Profile	Name of the WIDS profile, which cannot be modified.
Interval for reporting detected WLAN device information	Interval for reporting the detected WLAN device information.
Dynamic blacklist	Whether to enable the dynamic blacklist function. An AP can use the dynamic blacklist to filter out the blacklisted wireless devices to avoid malicious attacks.
Detection interval	Attack detection interval.
Threshold for the number of possible attacks	Possible attack count threshold in a detection interval. The device reports the detected attacks when the count threshold is exceeded.
Quiet period	Quiet period for attack detection. The device does not report the detected attacks in the quiet period.
Countermeasure mode	Countering mode set against rogue devices. After the countering mode is set, rogue devices cannot connect to the WLAN.
STA protection whitelist	STA protection whitelist, which is valid only when Countermeasure mode is set to STA protection. Select a STA whitelist as the STA protection whitelist. Only the STAs in the whitelist can access the WLAN.

Click Apply. In the Info dialog box that is displayed, click OK.

Modify a WIDS profile.
1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > WIDS > WIDS Profile. The WIDS Profile List page is displayed.
2. Click the name of the WIDS profile that you want to modify. The WIDS profile configuration page is displayed.
3. Set parameters for modifying a WIDS profile. Table 1 describes the parameters for modifying a WIDS profile.
4. Click Apply. In the Info dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
Delete a WIDS profile.
1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > WIDS > WIDS Profile. The WIDS Profile List page is displayed.
2. Select the profile that you want to delete and click Delete. In the Confirm dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
Display the profile reference relationship.
1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > WIDS > WIDS Profile. The WIDS Profile List page is displayed.
2. Select the profile of which you want to display the reference relationship and click Display Reference Relationship. The system displays the types and names of the objects that reference the profile.
  
  Click Hide Reference Relationship. The system hides the displayed results.
Configure and modify the profiles referenced by a WIDS profile.
A WIDS profile can reference WIDS whitelist and WIDS spoof SSID profiles.
1. Choose Configuration > Wireless Services > Profile > WIDS > WIDS Profile. The WIDS Profile List page is displayed. Click next to WIDS Profile. The system displays names of the WIDS profiles. Click next to a WIDS profile name. The profiles referenced by the WIDS profile are displayed in the menu navigation area.
2. Click any profile referenced by the WIDS profile. The configuration page of the referenced profile is displayed on the right. You can select another profile from the drop-down list and set the profile parameters. For descriptions of the profile parameters, see its configuration page.
3. Click Apply. In the Info dialog box that is displayed, click OK.