Viewing APs and AP Groups Assigned to a Venue
You can view details of the APs and AP groups that are associated with a specific venue.
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On the navigation bar, click
Venues.
The Venues page is displayed.
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Click a specific
Venue name, then click the
Devices tab. Alternatively, in the table row for the
specific venue name, click the number displayed in the Wi-Fi
APs column.
By default, the Wi-Fi page is displayed. The Wi-Fi tab has three sub-tabs depicted with icons: Device List, Report View, and AP Group List. By default, the Device List sub-tab is displayed.Regardless of the sub-tab being viewed, the Wi-Fi tab displays a warning banner if there are any AP and Wi-Fi feature incompatibilities in this network.
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If a compatibility warning
banner appears, click See details for more information.
The Incompatibility Details sidebar displays information such as the name of the feature (or features) for which incompatibility exists between the AP and the venue configuration, the minimum required AP firmware version for the listed feature, the AP model families supporting the listed feature, and the number of incompatible APs.
Note: If you disable or enable one of the features that depends on AP compatibility, then RUCKUS One automatically checks AP compatibility as part of the venue or network configuration update. Click the icon in the upper-right corner of the UI header, then click the related network or venue settings activity to view the Activity Details. Here you can do the following:- View the status of the resulting AP compatibility check.
- Click See incompatible report to view a list of the incompatible APs.
- To view the incompatible report, from the right upper corner of the dashboard, click Activities. From the activities list, click on events related to network activities. Click See incompatible report to view the incompatible APs.
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You can view each AP that is assigned to the venue using one of the following
methods:
- From the
Devices List sub-tab.
By default, the Device List page is displayed. The Device List sub-tab displays the following information about each AP that is assigned to the venue:
- AP Name: Name of the AP. To view more information about the AP, click the AP name.
- Status: Indicates the status of the AP. For example, if the AP is powered on and is providing wireless service to clients, a green check mark appears next to the word Operational.
- Model: Model number of the AP
- IP Address: IP address of the AP
- MAC Address: MAC address of the AP
- Venue: Name of the venue
- Switch: Name of the switch
- Mesh Role: Role of the AP within the Mesh network
- Clients: Number of clients currently associated with the AP. To view more information about the associated clients, click the client count number.
- AP Group: Name of the AP Group
- RF Channel: The RF 2.4 GHz channel and 5 GHz channel
- Serial Number: AP serial number
- Version: AP version number
- PoE Port: Port speed
- Secure Boot: Displays whether the device boots securely
- Management VLAN: Displays the AP management VLAN ID
- Feature Compatibility: Displays the AP compatibility with Wi-Fi features in this venue (Partially incompatible, Fully compatible, or Unknown)
You can search the results using the Search field. Enter the partial or full MAC address, IP address, serial number, or AP name in the Search field. Any matching clients are displayed.
You can filter the results using the Status, AP Group, or Group By field as follows:- Status: You can filter the result with Required Attention, Transient Issue, In Setup Phase, Offline, or Operational.
- AP Group: You can filter the result with AP groups.
- Feature Compatibility: You can filter the results by selecting a feature name.
- Group By: You can filter the result with Status, Model, or AP Group.
- From the Report
View sub-tab.
The Report View sub-tab displays the following information about each AP that is assigned to the venue:
- Total APs: Total AP count in the venue.
- APs Online: Total online AP count in the venue.
- APs Offline: Total offline AP count in the venue.
- Top APs by Offline Duration: Graph of offline APs by offline duration in the venue.
- AP Status: Status of the AP.
- AP Status Trend: Status trend of the AP.
- Top AP Models: Graph of top AP models.
- Top AP Models Over Time: Graph of top AP models over time.
- Top AP Software Versions: Graph of top AP software versions.
- Top AP Software Versions Over Time: Graph of top AP software versions over time.
- AP Details for Online/Offline Status: Table of APs Online/Offline status in the venue.
- From the Mesh
tab.
Click the Mesh icon. The Mesh topology table displays all the APs that are part of a Mesh topology. APs that are in venues that are not set to support Mesh are not listed. There is an expand button next to the names of the root APs.
Click the expand button to list the Mesh access points that are connected to the root AP. Click the expand button for each Mesh access point to view the properties of the access point.
Note: If a venue is not set to support Mesh, the Wi-Fi details page that is displayed when you click the Devices tab will not show the Mesh option. If you have defined the venue as Mesh but have not added any APs, you will still find the Mesh option. However, when you click, you are prompted with the message that no Mesh APs are added.
- From the
Devices List sub-tab.
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In the
Wi-Fi sub-tab, you can view information about each AP
group that is assigned to the venue by clicking the AP Group
List sub-tab.
The AP Group List page displays the following information:
- AP Group: Name of the AP group. To view more information about the AP group, click the AP group name.
- Members: Indicates the number of members in the AP group. Hover your cursor over the number to display a list of the member AP names. Click on the number to access details on the APs page for the specified AP Group.
- Networks: Indicates the number of networks with which the AP group is associated. Hover your cursor over the number to display a list of the network names. Click on the number to access details on the Networks page for the specified AP Group.
- Incidents: Indicates the number of incidents that have occurred in the AP group during the specified time period. Click on the number to access details on the Incidents page for the specified AP Group.
- Clients: Number of clients currently associated with the AP group.
You can search the results using the Search field. Enter the partial or full AP group name in the Search field. Any matching AP groups are displayed.
- (Optional) Click Add AP to add an AP to the venue. For more information on adding an AP, refer to Adding an AP.
- (Optional) Click Add AP Group to add an AP group. For more information on adding a group, Adding an AP Group.
- (Optional) Click Import APs to import APs. For more information on adding APs in bulk, refer to Adding APs in Bulk.
- (Optional) Select an AP group and click Edit to edit the AP group.
- (Optional) Select an AP group and click Delete to delete the AP group.