System and method for detection of a rogue wireless access point in a wireless communication network

A system for detecting an unauthorized access point accessing a communication network, the unauthorized access point generating a beacon including corresponding identification information, the system comprising:

• a plurality of access points which are authorized to access the communication network, at least one authorized access point receiving beacons generated by a transmitting access point, the beacons including corresponding identification information of the transmitting access point;
• and
• a computing arrangement performing a verification procedure by comparing the identification information of the transmitting access point to a preexisting database of the communication network, the preexisting database including identification information of the plurality of authorized access points,
• wherein if the verification procedure fails, the transmitting access point is the unauthorized access point, and the computing arrangement initiates a tracking procedure to determine a location of the unauthorized access point and sets conditions for when the unauthorized access point may access the communications network.