AP Details Report

The AP Details Report provides details about one specific access point.

You can reach this report by either clicking on a hyperlink of an AP name from another dashboard, or by clicking AP Details on the navigation bar. If you click AP Details to get to the AP Details Report, you then need to enter the MAC address of the AP whose details you want to view.

Figure 229  AP Details Report (upper portion)
The AP Details Report consists of the following components:
  • Summary tile
  • Performance tile
  • Details tile
  • Stats tile
  • Uptime History tile
  • Traffic Trend tile
  • Unique Clients Trend Over Time tile
  • Top 10 Clients by Traffic Volume tile
  • Top Applications by Traffic tile
  • Top SSIDs by Traffic tile
  • Sessions tile
  • RSS Trend tile
  • SNR Trend tile
  • Airtime Utilization Trend tile
  • Clients Details tile
  • Alarms tile
  • Events tile
  • Anomalies tile

Summary Tile

The Summary tile of the AP Details Report displays basic information about a specific AP.

The AP shown in this example is named AP17.

Figure 230  AP Details: Summary Tile

Performance Tile

The Performance section of the AP Details Report displays performance data about the specified AP.

Figure 231  AP Details: Performance Tile

Stats Tile

The Stats tile of the AP Details Report displays some traffic statistics about the specified AP.

Figure 232  AP Details: Stats Tile

Uptime History Tile

The Uptime History graph of the AP Details Report shows when this AP has been up or down over different time periods.

The blue bar indicates when the AP has been up or down. Use the menus to specify the time frame and the granularity of the graph.

Figure 233  AP Details: Uptime History Graph

Traffic Trend Tile

The Traffic Trend graphs of the AP Details Report contains four line graphs that provide information about the specified AP: two types of line graphs that depict traffic by usage, and two types of line graphs that depict traffic by radio type for this AP.

Use the menus to specify the time frame and the granularity of the graphs.

Figure 234  AP Details: Traffic Trend Graphs

Unique Clients Trend Over Time Tile

The Unique Clients Trend Over Time graphs of the AP Details Report contains two line graphs that provide information about unique clients associated with the specified AP over a certain time period.

One graph shows the number of unique clients and the other shows the traffic generated by unique clients.

Use the menus to specify the time frame and the granularity of the graphs.

Figure 235  AP Details - Unique Clients Trend Over Time Graphs

Top 10 Clients by Traffic Volume Tile

The Top 10 Clients by Traffic Volume donut chart and line graph of the AP Details Report depict the clients that have generated the largest volume of traffic over this AP for a specified period of time.

Use the menus to specify the time frame and the granularity of the graph. In the graph, click any of the colored squares to display the corresponding client details in the line graph.

NOTE
If you click one of the clients listed in the donut chart, you will be taken to the Client Details Report for that client.
Figure 236  AP Details: Top 10 Clients by Traffic Volume Tile

Top Applications by Traffic Tile

The Top 10 Applications by Traffic Volume donut chart and line graph of the AP Details Report depict the applications that have generated the largest volume of traffic over this AP for a specified period of time.

Use the menus to specify the traffic type and the granularity of the graph. In the graph, click any of the colored squares to display the corresponding application details in the line graph.

NOTE
You can click the Table icon to toggle to a table of this same information.
Figure 237  AP Details: Top 10 Applications by Traffic Volume Tile

Top SSIDs by Traffic Tile

The Top SSIDs by Traffic table of the AP Details Report lists the SSIDs that have generated the most traffic associated with this AP.

An SSID is a logical group of APs. An AP can belong to multiple SSIDs. Use the menu to specify the number of SSIDs to display.

Figure 238  AP Details: Top SSIDs by Traffic Table

Sessions Tile

The Sessions table of the AP Details Report provides details for the number of client sessions that you specify for this AP.

Use the menu to specify how many sessions to display.

If you click one of the client Hostname links, you will be taken to the Client Details Report for that client.

Figure 239  AP Details: Sessions Table

RSS Trend Tile

The RSS Trend graph of the AP Details Report depicts the received signal strength trends over time for this AP.

Use the menus to specify the time frame and the granularity of the graph.

Figure 240  AP Details: RSS Trend Graph

SNR Trend Tile

The SNR Trend graph of the AP Details Report depicts the signal-to-noise ratio over time for this AP.

You can use the menus to select the time frame and granularity for this graph.

Figure 241  AP Details: SNR Trend Graph

Airtime Utilization Trend Tile

The Airtime Utilization Trend line graphs of the AP Details Report depict the airtime utilization for this AP, by radio type, over a specified time period.

Use the menus o select the time frame and granularity for the graphs.

Figure 242  AP Details: Airtime Utilization Trend Graphs

Clients Details Tile

The Clients Details table of the AP Details Report provides details for the number of top clients that you specify for this AP.

Use the menu to specify how many top clients to display.

If you click one of the client Hostname links, you will be taken to the Client Details Report for that client.

Figure 243  AP Details: Clients Details Table

Alarms Tile

The Alarms table of the AP Details Report lists the alarms generated for this AP for the time period that you specify.

Use the menu to specify how many alarms to display.

Click the gear icon () to select the columns to display, and click any column heading to sort the table by that column.

Figure 244  AP Details: Alarms Table

Events Tile

The Events table of the AP Details Report lists the events generated for this AP for the time period that you specify.

Use the drop-down menu to specify how many events to display.

Click the gear icon () to select the columns to display, and click any column heading to sort the table by that column.

Figure 245  AP Details: Events Table

Anomalies Tile

The anomalies charts provide information about any behavior that might be out of the normal range for this AP, such as high reboot count, unusually high or low user traffic, unusually high or low client count, or unusually high or low session count.