Monitoring Equipment Status on a Wireless LAN Controller Using Network Director Mobile
You can monitor the status and session activity of equipment managed by a wireless LAN controller (including wireless access points and radios).
To monitor equipment status on a wireless LAN controller:
- Locate the device as described in Locating a Device and Viewing Device Properties Using Network Director Mobile.
- Select the device in the list.
- Select Equipment Status.
The Equipment Status page for the device opens. This page lists all the wireless access points that the wireless LAN controller manages.
For a description of the information shown, see Table 1.
- Select a wireless access point from the list to view details about it in the lower pane.
- To see detailed information about the wireless access
point:
- Select AP Details.
For a description of the information shown, see Table 2.
- To see information about the sessions managed by the selected access point, select any row in the AP Details table, then select AP Session Details.
- Select Top 10 Sessions, Session Trend, or Current Sessions to select how to view the session information for the access point.
- Select AP Details.
- To see information about the wireless access point’s
radios:
- Select Radio Status.
For a description of the information shown, see Table 3.
- To see information about the sessions managed by the selected
radio, select Radio Session Details.
Select Top 10 Sessions, Session Trend, or Current Sessions to select how to view the session information for the access point.
- To see RF information about the selected radio, select RF Details.
Select Interference Sources or RF Neighborhood to select which RF information to view for the access point.
- Select Radio Status.
Table 1: Wireless LAN Controller Equipment Status in Network Director Mobile
Table Column | Description |
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AP Name | Wireless access point’s name. |
AP Serial ID | Wireless access point’s serial number. |
AP Model | Wireless access point’s model. |
AP IP Address | Wireless access point’s IP address. |
AP Status | Operational status of the wireless access point:
|
Table 2: Wireless Access Point Details in Network Director Mobile
Name | Value |
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AP Up Time | The length of time since the access point last booted. |
AP Boot Loader | Wireless access point’s boot loader. |
Primary AP Manager | Wireless access point’s primary manager. |
Seconday AP Manager | Wireless access point’s secondary manager. |
Port1 Speed | Speed of network port 1. |
Port2 Speed | Speed of network port 2. |
Port1 DuplexMode | Duplex mode setting of network port 1. |
Port2 DuplexMode | Duplex mode setting of network port 2. |
Port 1 PoeStatus | PoE status of network port 1. |
Port 2 PoeStatus | PoE status of network port 2. |
Table 3: Radio Status in Network Director Mobile
Table Column | Description |
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AP Serial ID | Wireless access point’s serial number. |
Type | Radio type. |
Channel | Channel the radio is using. |
Mac Address | Radio’s MAC address. |
Status | Radio’s status. |