Probe Request Monitoring

What Is Probe Request Monitoring?

Probe requests are frames sent by WiFi devices to discover nearby networks. When a device isn’t connected to WiFi, it periodically sends these requests, containing its MAC address and sometimes a preferred network’s name (SSID). Nearby access points respond, helping the device identify and connect to networks.

In certain situations, monitoring probe requests can help prevent privacy issues and data leaks.

You can learn more about the concept and practice of probe request monitoring in the nzyme knowledge base.

Adding Monitored Probe Requests

You can add any string as monitored SSID. Nzyme will alert you whenever probe requests looking for such a monitored SSID are observed.

Alerts will automatically resolve when no probe request frames looking for the affected SSID have been observed for several minutes.