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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:
1. Select AP Details.
  For a description of the information shown, see Table 2.
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.
3. Select Top 10 Sessions, Session Trend, or Current Sessions to select how to view the session information for the access point.
To see information about the wireless access point’s radios:
1. Select Radio Status.
  For a description of the information shown, see Table 3.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Table 1: Wireless LAN Controller Equipment Status in Network Director Mobile

Table Column	Description
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: Down—The access point is offline. Up—The access point is online and enabled. Up Redundant—The access point is online, reporting to this controller as redundant and to another controller as primary.

Table 2: Wireless Access Point Details in Network Director Mobile

Name	Value
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
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.