Symbol Technologies, LLC

Pasupula Sridhar

Ramprasad Vempati

Ananda Krishnan Vishwanathan

A method and controller for detecting an unauthorized access point in a wireless communication network includes a first step of generating () a probe identity that is unused in the wireless communication network. A next step includes informing () adopted access points in the communication network of this generated probe identity, and that packets from this generated probe identity should be ignored. A next step includes broadcasting () at least one probe request using the generated probe identity. A next step includes detecting () if there are any probe responses to the at least one probe request, indicating an unauthorized access point. A next step includes providing an alert () if an unauthorized access point is detected.

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