Wireless IPS Data Sheet
Complete technical overview of Cisco aWIPS and Rogue Management features, architecture, and licensing.
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Cisco Adaptive Wireless IPS
Complete wireless security for the enterprise
Cisco Advanced Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (aWIPS) and Rogue Management detects, locates, mitigates, and contains wired and wireless rogues and threats at Layers 1 through 3.
Infrastructure-integrated wireless security
Cisco aWIPS and Rogue Management uses the Cisco Catalyst Center and Catalyst infrastructure to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive, accurate, and operationally cost-effective wireless security solution. Integration into the WLAN infrastructure offers cost and operational efficiencies by using a single infrastructure for both aWIPS and WLAN services.
Solution Benefits
A superset of capabilities not architecturally possible with standalone, overlay aWIPS systems.
See the Whole Picture
Beyond RF monitoring: employs network traffic analysis, real-time device inventory, and configuration analysis for more accurate detection.
Take Corrective Action
Goes beyond passive monitoring to reach into the infrastructure and fix security threats and performance issues in real time using containment.
Full WLAN Footprint
Uses all access points in the network for location and mitigation of rogue devices, increasing accuracy and scalability.
Flexible Deployment
Supports local, FlexConnect, SDA, and monitor modes. Site hierarchy enables right-sized security on a site-specific basis.
Features and Capabilities
Comprehensive detection, classification, and mitigation across the wireless spectrum.
Rogue Detection & Mitigation
Detects rogue APs, rogue clients, spoofed clients, and ad hoc connections. Automatically classifies threats and disables rogue switch ports or mitigates over-the-air.
Over-the-Air Attack Detection
Detects reconnaissance, authentication cracking, DoS attacks, impersonation, spoofing, evil-twin APs, and zero-day attacks with ongoing threat research.
Vulnerability Monitoring
24/7 automated wireless vulnerability monitoring and assessment. Scans for weak security or out-of-policy configurations against industry best practices.
Performance Optimization
Radio Resource Management dynamically assigns channels and adjusts transmit power to avoid interference, route around failures, and minimize coverage holes.
Management & Reporting
Unified management through Catalyst Center with single-screen dashboards, event forensics, automatic alerting, and scheduled reporting.
CleanAir Technology
Silicon-based intelligence in Cisco access points for Layer 1 threat detection from non-802.11 sources like RF jammers and video cameras.
System Architecture
Three integrated components working together for complete wireless security.
Access Points
Cisco access points with CleanAir process over-the-air traffic through a large library of wireless intrusion attacks. The RF ASIC in Catalyst 9120/9130 APs scans all channels without affecting data-serving radios.
Catalyst 9800 Controllers
Houses rogue detection and multiple aWIPS signature logic. Sends alerts to Catalyst Center when security events are detected and mitigates threats per rogue policy.
Cisco Catalyst Center
Detects and classifies threats with the Rogue Management application. Threat 360 view provides detailed context, threat level, location, and time of each attack.
Licensing
Cisco DNA Advantage
Full aWIPS feature set including advanced threat detection, classification, and automated mitigation capabilities.
Cisco DNA Essentials
Rogue management features for detecting, classifying, and mitigating rogue access points and clients.
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