Using Multi-agent Sourcing Method for Detection and Elimination of Rogue Access Points in WLAN-802. 11
Dnyanada S.Patil, Parikshit Narendra Mahalle · International Journal of Computer Applications · 2013
Due to the popularity of WLAN's there is tremendous rise in number of wireless attacks on Wireless LANs.Since, Security is a primary concern of any organizational network all threats to security of network must be eliminated properly before they cause harm to company network .One of such security threat is presence of rogue access point in the network.If these rogue access points are not handled properly in time may cause a serious loss to company network.Hence, there is need to detect and eliminate such rogue access points in the WLANs.Proposed system provides a cost effective solution for detection and elimination of rogue access points in network.The system has such eminent properties that assure complete elimination of rogue access point & it does not require any specialized hardware or software for its use .Also does an automatic scan without human intervention saving user's time.