A county wants dedicated RF security coverage that keeps watching even if serving access points are busy or misconfigured. Which WIPS model fits?
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Short Explanation
Serving APs are like patrol cars that also have to drive the route—they can miss side streets when traffic is heavy. Overlay WIPS sensors are dedicated lookouts that keep listening to the air whether the APs are slammed or broken. That independence is the whole point of the overlay model.
Full Explanation
Overlay WIPS places dedicated sensors that monitor the RF spectrum independently of the client-serving access points. That separation preserves security visibility when APs are overloaded, offline, or improperly configured for dual-purpose sensing. Captive portals and SNMP CPU polls do not provide dedicated RF security coverage, and disabling RF monitoring removes a core WLAN detection capability.