Viewing Venues That Are Advertising a Network

You can view the venues that are advertising the network in RUCKUS One.

Complete the following steps to view a list of venues that are advertising a specific network.
  1. From the navigation pane, click Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi Networks List.
    The Wi-Fi Networks page is displayed.
  2. Click the network name to view venue‑level details.
    The network details page is displayed, defaulting to the Overview tab.
  3. Click the Venues tab.
    The Venues tab is displayed with the following information:
    • Venue: Displays the venue name.
    • City: Displays the city where the venue is located.
    • Country: Displays the associated country.
    • Networks: Displays the number of networks configured for the venue.
    • Wi-Fi APs: Displays the number of access points added for the venue.
    • Activated: Displays whether the network is currently advertised for the venue. An enabled toggle indicates that the network is active for the venue.
    • VLAN: Displays the VLAN assigned to the network for the venue. The VLAN value is displayed as a hyperlink and opens the Select APs dialog box, where you can configure the VLAN.
    • APs: Displays whether network settings apply across All APs or selected AP groups. The APs value is displayed as a hyperlink and opens the Select APs dialog box.
    • Radios: Displays the operating radio bands. The radio bands are displayed as hyperlinks and open the Select APs dialog box, where you can configure radio bands.
    • Time Zone: Displays the venue’s time zone in UTC offset format based on the local time of the AP devices. This field is hidden by default.
    • Scheduling: Displays the network’s availability schedule.
      • 24/7: Displays that the network is always available. When you hover, the tooltip displays Network is ON 24/7.
      • ON now: Displays that the network is currently active.
        • When the End Date is set as None, no additional message appears and the hover text displays Network is currently on.
        • When the End Date is in the future, a message such as Until <date>, <time> appears beneath ON now and the hover text displays Scheduled to be on until <date>, <time>.
      • OFF now: Displays that the network is currently inactive.
        • When a future activation is scheduled, the message Next ON at <date>, <time> appears below OFF now and the hover text displays Currently off. Scheduled to turn on at <date>, <time>.
        • When a deactivation schedule is configured, the message Schedule ends on <date>, <time> appears below OFF now, indicating when the scheduled state will end.
      The Scheduling value is displayed as a hyperlink and opens the Schedule for Network dialog box.
    • Network Tunneling: Displays tunneling configuration when enabled. The Network Tunneling toggle and value open additional configuration options when selected.

    You can use the Search option to display only the table entries matching a specified venue name; enter a minimum of two characters. Additionally, you can filter the list by selecting options from the drop‑down menu of the City field.

    You can customize which fields appear in the table by clicking the icon and selecting or deselecting the desired column names. Optionally, you can click Reset to default to restore the default subset of columns. Click the Clear Filters option to remove all applied filters and restore the complete list of Wi‑Fi networks. You can sort the list by clicking the associated column header.

    Venues Tab
  4. Select one or more venues to activate the network by clicking the checkbox alongside the venue name, and then toggle the switch on in the Activated column.
    The details in the APs, Radios, and Scheduling columns are displayed for all the activated venues. By default, this network configuration applies across All APs and their applicable radio bands and is scheduled to be available 24/7.
    Note: The Scheduling column displays availability based on the local time zone of the venue’s AP devices (for example, UTC offsets).
    1. Click the All APs hyperlink in the APs column or the list of radios in the Radios column to configure APs and radio-frequency bands for the selected venue.
      The Select APs dialog box is displayed. Select one of the following options:
      • All APs: Select All APs to activate the network on all current and future APs for this venue. Choose a radio band from the drop-down list. You can choose one or more of the supported radio bands.
        Select APs
      • Select specific AP groups: Select Select specific AP groups to activate the network on specific AP groups, including any AP added to the selected AP groups in the future. The APs not assigned to any group option is displayed with a checkbox and a reminder to select an AP Group.

        Click the APs not assigned to any group checkbox; the VLAN and Radio Band options are displayed:

        Select Specific AP Groups
      • VLAN: Select VLAN-1, which is selected by default. Click the icon, and select a VLAN or a pool from the drop-down list. Depending on the selection, enter the VLAN ID or select a pool from the drop-down list.
      • Radio Band: Select one or more supported radio bands from the drop-down list for the selected AP group.
      • Click Apply.
    2. Click the 24/7 hyperlink in the Scheduling column to customize the schedule.
      The Schedule for Network <network-name> in Venue <venue-name> dialog box is displayed.
      Schedule for Network Dialog Box
      You can choose 24/7 or Custom Schedule. Configure the following if you select Custom Schedule:
      • Click Custom Schedule to customize the network schedule as required.
        The Custom Schedule has Basic and Advanced tabs.
        Note: The venue time zone appears at the bottom of the dialog box.
      • On the Basic tab, you can configure the following:
        Schedule for Network - Basic Configuration
        • Start Date: Displays the date when the schedule begins. You can select any future date using the date picker. The schedule always uses the local time of the AP devices.
          Note: When the Start Date is today, time slots that have already passed are disabled.
        • (Optional) All day: Select this option to make the network available for the entire day. When All day is selected, the From and To fields automatically disappear.
        • From and To: These fields appear only when All day is not selected. You can select the start and end times in 15‑minute intervals, where the From time ranges from 00:00 to 23:45, the To time ranges from 00:15 to 24:00, and the To time must always be later than the From time.
          Note: The selected times follow the local time of the venue’s AP devices.
        • Select a repeat rule to determine how the network availability repeats after the Start Date. The available options are Do not repeat (default), Repeat Daily, Repeat Weekly, and Repeat Monthly.
          Note: The Do not repeat option displays a one‑time schedule for the selected Start Date.
        • End Date:
          • Select None or Select date if Repeat Daily is selected. Pick an end date from the date picker when Select date is chosen.
          • Select the required weekday, and then select None or Select date if Repeat Weekly is selected. Pick an end date from the date picker when Select date is chosen.
          • Select a monthly recurrence option such as Day <date> of every month, the <nth> <weekday> of every month, or the last <weekday> of every month, and then select None or Select date if Repeat Monthly is selected. Pick an end date from the date picker when Select date is chosen.
            Note: Selecting at least one weekday is mandatory if Repeat Weekly is selected, and selecting a monthly recurrence option is mandatory if Repeat Monthly is selected.
            Note: Monthly options depend on whether the Start Date falls on the first through fourth weekday occurrence or the last weekday of the month. Daily, Weekly, and Monthly repeat rules deactivate the network automatically at midnight on the selected End Date.
            Note: If an End Date is selected, the schedule ends at midnight on that date.
      • On the Advanced tab, you can configure the following:
        Schedule for Network - Advanced Configuration
        • Start Date: Displays the date when the schedule begins. You can select any future date using the date picker. The schedule always uses the local time of the AP devices.
          Note: When the Start Date is today, time slots that have already passed are disabled.
        • (Optional) Select a repeat rule to determine how the network availability repeats after the Start Date. The available options are Do not repeat (default) and Repeat Weekly.
          Note: The Do not repeat option displays a one‑time weekly schedule for the selected Start Date. The network automatically deactivates at the end of the last active time slot.
        • End Date:
          • Select None or Select date if Repeat Weekly is selected. Pick an end date from the date picker when Select date is chosen.
            Note: When the Start date is chosen, selecting a date from the date picker is mandatory.
            Note: If an End Date is selected, the schedule ends at midnight on that date.
        • Mark the required time on the weekly grid to enable or disable network availability in fifteen‑minute intervals. You can click a single slot or click and drag to update multiple adjacent slots. A full day can be enabled or disabled using the checkbox next to each day. Dragging across a range of slots changes all slots to the opposite state of the first slot selected.
        • Click See tips to view guidance on how to activate or deactivate the network for the entire day, individual time slots, or multiple adjacent time slots. The See tips option opens the Network Scheduler Tips window, which explains how to use the checkbox for full‑day selection, how to click individual slots, and how to drag across the timeline to update multiple time slots.
      • Click Apply. The hyperlink updates to ON now. When you hover over it, it displays the time until which the scheduler will remain active (<Day> <Time>).
        Note: If no weekday is selected, the message Network is configured to be unavailable at all times is displayed on the Network Scheduling dialog box. You can continue by clicking OK or by clicking Cancel to configure the required days.
      Schedule for Network - Advanced Configuration
    3. Toggle the Network Tunneling switch on to define how network traffic is tunneled at the venue. When toggled on, a Tunnel: <venue-name> sidebar is displayed.
      Note: The Network Tunneling switch is displayed only when the venue is Activated.
      • Select a Tunneling Method from the drop-down.
      • If you choose SoftGRE, select a SoftGRE profile and optionally enable and configure IPsec. (Refer to Creating a SoftGRE Profile and Adding an SD-LAN Service).

        The SD-LAN option is available only when RUCKUS Edge devices are present.

      • Click Add to save and apply.