A method and a node identification system for identifying at least one unknown access point in a communications network using details related to at least one known access point and organization of the details related to the at least one known access point. The method includes capturing details related to the at least one unknown access point and identifying an organization of the captured details related to the at least one unknown access point, comparing the details related to the at least one known access point and the organization of the details related to the at least one known access point with the captured details related to the at least one unknown access point and the organization of the captured details related to the at least one unknown access point, and determining a type of the at least one unknown access point based on the comparing.