Viewing the AP Group List
From the AP Group List page, you can view detailed information about APs associated with an AP group, networks that are active on an AP group. AP groups allows you to map APs in a venue to different groups. The new AP group table provides easy access to information such as incidents and connected clients. The user can also configure VLANs and select WLANs to broadcast at the AP group level.
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On the navigation bar, click
Wi-Fi > Access
Points > AP Group
List.
The Access Point page is displayed. By default, the AP Group List tab is selected.
- AP Group: Displays the name of the AP group.
- Venue: Displays the name of the venue to which the AP group was added.
- Members: Displays the number of APs that are associated with the AP group. Members are displayed on hover.
- Networks: Displays the number of the networks. Networks are displayed on hover.
- Incidents: Displays the number of incidents that have occurred.
- Clients: Displays the number of clients that are connected to the AP group.
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Click on the AP group name to
view details about the it.
The AP group page is displayed. By default, the APs tab is selected. The APs page displays the following information.
- AP Name: The name of the access point. To view details about this access point, click the AP name. This is a sortable field.
- Status: The current status of the AP (for example, Operational). Refer to AP Statuses for more information on what each status means.
- Model: The AP model.
- IP Address: The IP address assigned to the AP. This is a sortable field.
- MAC Address: The unique media access control (MAC) address, also called physical address, network interface of the AP. This is a sortable field.
- Mesh Role: If Mesh networking is enabled on the AP, this column shows the role of the AP on the Mesh network. This is a sortable field. The following possible Mesh roles are included: Root AP (RAP) and Mesh AP (MAP and eMAP).
- Clients: The number of wireless clients that are currently associated with this AP. To view details about the wireless clients, click the client number. This is a sortable field.
- RF
Channel: The RF 2.4 GHz channel and 5 GHz channels:
- 2.4GHz: 2.4 GHz overlapping Wi-Fi channel
- 5GHz: 5 GHz non-overlapping Wi-Fi channel
- 6GHz: 6 GHz non-overlapping Wi-Fi channel
- Serial Number: The serial number of the AP.
- Version: The firmware version of the AP software.
- PoE Port: The PoE port speed.
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Select the Network tab to view the network details.
The Network page displays the following information:
- Network Name: Displays the name of the network.
- Description: Displays the description about the network.
- Type: Displays the type of network.
- Scope: Displays the Venue—networks that broadcast on all APs and the AP Group—networks that broadcast on specific target.
- VLAN: Displays the name of the VLAN pool name or VLAN ID.
- Radios: Displays the configured radio band.
- Clients: Displays the number of connected clients.
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Select the Incident tab to view details about the
incidents.
The Incident page displays the following information:The Incidents page has the following components:
- Severity
- Incident Timeline
- Incidents Table
For more information, refer to Incidents Page.
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(Optional) In the upper-right right corner of the AP Group
page, click Configure to edit the AP Group.
The Edit AP Group page is displayed.
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In the Edit AP Group page, you can edit the group
name, add or remove group members, APs as required and click
Apply.
Note: You cannot edit the venue in the Edit AP Group page.
- Select the VLAN & Radio tab to configure the VLAN and Radio settings for the networks which are applied to this AP group.
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Select a network and click Edit.
The Edit VLAN & Radio dialog box is displayed.
- In the Edit VLAN &
Radio page, for VLAN
configuration, the following options are displayed:
- Pool: If you choose the Pool option, the VLAN Pool field is displayed. Select a pool from the drop-down.
- VLAN: If you can choose the VLAN option, the VLANs filed is displayed. Enter a VLAN ID in the VLANs filed. The valid range is from 1 to 4094.
- For Radios, select
radio band from the drop-down. The available option are:
- 2.4 GHz
- 5 GHz
- 6 GHz
- In the Edit VLAN &
Radio page, for VLAN
configuration, the following options are displayed:
- Click OK.
- Click Apply.
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In the Edit AP Group page, you can edit the group
name, add or remove group members, APs as required and click
Apply.
- (Optional) Select the check box next to an AP group and to display the Delete option and then click Delete AP Group in the confirmation dialog box.