Viewing AP Details

From the APs page, you can view detailed information about wireless clients, network activity, alarms, incidents, performance metrics, and other AP-level events.

Complete the following steps to view the AP details.
  1. On the navigation bar, click Wi-Fi > Access Points > AP List.
    The Access Points page is displayed.
  2. Click the AP name to view the AP details.
    The Overview page is displayed.
    AP List - AP Overview Page
    • Alarms: Displays whether the AP has a configuration error or failure. If there are no issues, a No Active Alarms message appears.
    • Incidents: Displays AP incidents. If none exist, a No Reported Incidents message appears. Use the Last 24 Hours (Default), Last 7 Days, or Last 30 Days options to change the reporting period.
    • Connection Success: Displays the percentage of successful client connections.
    • Time to Connect: Displays the average client connection time in milliseconds.
    • Client Throughput: Displays the average client throughput in percentage.
    • Topology: Displays the AP in its network path (graph view).
    • Floor Plan: Displays the AP placement on the floor plan. If no floor plan is assigned, a message is displayed. Click Go to floor plans to place the Access Point to place the AP on a floor plan.
    • You can click the camera icon to upload a custom AP image from your local system.
    • In the AP Properties section, the following information is displayed:
      • Venue: The name of the venue.
      • AP Group: The name of the AP group.
      • Uptime: Shows how long the AP has been operational.
      • Last Seen: Shows the last check-in time.
      • Wireless Radios: Displays radio details, including RF Channel, RF Bandwidth, Tx Power, and Tx Power-Mgmt (dBm).
      Click More to view additional properties of the AP. For additional information, refer to Viewing AP Properties.
      Note:

      The icon serves as a warning, indicating that the AP is not running on maximum power and some AP capabilities may be impacted. For more information, refer to the AP datasheets at https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/products/wireless-access-points/.

    • The Overview page also provides:
      • Traffic by Volume: Graph of upload and download traffic across 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and all bands.
      • Network History: Timeline of network events.
      • Connected Clients Over Time: Displays client count trends.
      • Top SSIDs by Traffic: Displays traffic distribution by SSID.
      • Top SSIDs by Clients: Displays the SSIDs with the highest number of connected clients.
      • Top Applications by Traffic: Shows upload and download application statistics (Upload/Download buttons appear when data is available).
    • In the Settings section you can you can view additional options.
      Note:

      Demonstration of Viewing AP Data and Metics. This video walks you through the AP details page and explains the AP metrics.

      Click to play video in full screen mode.

  3. (Optional) Select More Actions to access AP-level controls such as starting a CLI session, rebooting the AP, downloading logs, blinking LEDs, or deleting the AP.
  4. (Optional) Select Configure to open the Edit AP page to update or modify AP settings. Refer to Editing an AP.