Aruba Central Online Help
Report Categories
Aruba Central (on-premises) allows you to create various types of reports based on your network requirements.
The types of report categories supported by Aruba Central (on-premises) are:
Sections in Reports
Context
Allows you to select the context for which you want to create the report. Select one of the available options from the following:
- —Allows you to generate the report for the devices attached to a group.
- —Select either or to filter the devices within the selected group(s) based on their roles or SSIDsService Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network..
- —Select a device from the list of roles for which you want to generate the report.
- —Select a device from the list of SSIDs for which you want to generate the report.
- —Select a trend or multiple trends from the list for which you want to generate the report. Select to generate the report for all the available trends in the list. Allows you to generate the report to view the data for one year for trends such as , , , , , and .
- —Select a widget or multiple widgets from the list for which you want to generate the report. Select to generate the report for all the available widgets in the list. Allows you to generate the report to view the data for one year for widgets such as , , , , , and .
- —Select to include the override data of the devices within the group in the report.
- —Select to include the details of the offline devices within the group in the report.
- —Select the check-box to set the same threshold as the AP. Allows you to set the percentage of the CPUCentral Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions. and the memory thresholds for APs, switches, and gateways within the group.
- —Select and/or to include the data regarding the used ports, unused ports, and/or PoEPower over Ethernet. PoE is a technology for wired Ethernet LANs to carry electric power required for the device in the data cables. The IEEE 802.3af PoE standard provides up to 15.4 W of power on each port. usage in the report. When you select , the report is generated. When you select , the report is generated. The individual port details are available only in the .csv export of the report.
- —Select to generate the report based on the CDE SSIDs or CDE subnetsSubnet is the logical division of an IP network..
- —Select an SSID from the list for which you want to generate the report.
- —Select a subnet from the list for which you want to generate the report.
- —Allows you to generate the report for the devices attached to a label.
- —Select a label or multiple labels from the list for which you want to generate the report. Select to generate the report for all the available labels in the list. The search bar allows you to filter a label from the list.
- —Allows you to generate the report for the devices attached to a site.
- —Select a site or multiple sites from the list for which you want to generate the report. Select to generate the report for all the available sites in the list. The search bar allows you to filter a site from the list.
- —Select to include the client session details for each client within the site in the report.
Transport Type
Select one of the available options from the following:
- —Select you to include the WANWide Area Network. WAN is a telecommunications network or computer network that extends over a large geographical distance. overlay availability information in the report.
- —Select to include the WAN underlay availability information in the report.
- —Select to include details of WebCC over the internet in the report.
- —Select to include details of WebCC over the VPNVirtual Private Network. VPN enables secure access to a corporate network when located remotely. It enables a computer to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if it were directly connected to the private network, while benefiting from the functionality, security, and management policies of the private network. This is done by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection through the use of dedicated connections, encryption, or a combination of the two. tunnel in the report.
Report Order
Select either or to include the details of the best or worst performing WAN interfaces in the report.
Top N Count
Enter the range in the for the number of results you want the include in the report. The Top N range should be between 1 to 250.
Classify On
Select either or to include data about the total usage of each device based on the web reputation or web category in the report.
Report Subtype
Select either or to include the summary or blocked urlsUniform Resource Locator. URL is a global address used for locating web resources on the Internet. details in the report. A blocked URLs report will contain blocked URL Information along with the number of attempted session count.
Report Period
Specify the time period for which you want to create the report. Select one of the available options from the following:
- —Select to generate the report for the last day.
- —Select to generate the report for the last 7 days.
- —Select to generate the report for the last 30 days.
- Last year—Select to generate the Summary report for the last year.
- —Select to generate the report for a time period within the last 90 days. When you select , the option is displayed. In the Date Range window, select a time period within the last 90 days for which you want to create the report.
The Custom range for the Summary report is available for the last one year, except the current date (today). All other reports are available for 90 days.
Recurrence
Select to schedule the report. Select one of the available options from the following:
- —Select to schedule the report generation once for the current time.
- —Select to schedule the report generation once for a later time. When you select , the and options are displayed. In the window, select the date for which you want to schedule the report. In the window, select the time for which you want to schedule the report.
- —Select to schedule the report generation for every day. When you select , the option is displayed. In the window, select the time for which you want to schedule the report.
- —Select to schedule the report generation for every week. When you select , the and options are displayed. In the window, select the day for which you want to schedule the report. In the window, select the time for which you want to schedule the report.
- —Select to schedule the report generation for every month. When you select , the and options are displayed. In the window, select the date from the drop-down list for which you want to schedule the report. In the window, select the time for which you want to schedule the report.
Report Information
Allows you to add a title, an email address, and specify the format of report to receive the email. Enter the following information:
- —Enter the title of the report.
- —Enter an email address to receive the report over an email.
- —Select PDF and/or CSVComma-Separated Values. A file format that stores tabular data in the plain text format separated by commas. to specify the format of the report to receive the email.
The following list provides information about the types of report under each category of report:
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- —The Client Inventory report provides information about the total number of clients and the type of connected networks that assists the administrators in planning for scalability and to evaluate the deviations from the baseline. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —The Client Session report monitors the sessions of all the users in the network and provides insights related to usage analysis and connectivity patterns. In the Central 2.5.3 release, the report also projects
the WLANWireless Local Area Network. WLAN is a 802.11 standards-based LAN that the users access through a wireless connection. user experience to assist the user in measuring the efficiency of the deployed networks. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —The Client Usage report displays the client usage and client connectivity details to assist the administrator in planning the expansion of the network and the application requirements.
You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —Displays the guests and guest session details for all the SSIDs for a specific time period. The Guest report provides visibility for all the users associated to the cloud guest network that assists the user in conducting campaigns and also provides analytics of the guest users in the network.
report does not support location based filtering for any selected device group, site, or label to ensure end user privacy protection.
- —Displays the details about the wireless and wired clients, and the usage details of the wireless and wired clients over a time period of one year. The Summary reports assists the user in measuring the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) trends over a time period of one year that aids the user in planning for scalability.
In the report, you can choose to generate a report from such as , , , , , and . The Average clients per day is the number of concurrent users at a given time (updated every five minutes). Unique clients per day is the total number of clients that were seen for that day. For example, consider a scenario where four clients were connected in a day, and after every hour, one client disconnected and another was connected. Then, the count for Average clients per day was four and Unique clients per day was 27 (3+24 =27).
You can further chose to generate a report form such as , , , , , and . The and options are only available under section, when you select in the context level. You can choose , , , or from the drop-down list to view the data for top 5, top 10, top 25, or top 50 widgets. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
report is supported from Aruba Central 2.5.2 onwards and the data is available only after an upgrade to version 2.5.2 or later. Data prior to the 2.5.2 upgrade is not available in the report.
- —The Client Inventory report provides information about the total number of clients and the type of connected networks that assists the administrators in planning for scalability and to evaluate the deviations from the baseline. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
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- —The Capacity Planning report provides information about the subscription utilization and most used devices in the network that assists the administrator to add more devices in a specific location to enhance the scalability and to increase the uplink capacity of the switching infrastructure. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —Displays the configuration and audit logs for all the device management, configurations, and user management events triggered in Aruba Central (on-premises). The Configuration & Audit report aids the user in tracking the configuration changes in the network that assists in tracking the deviations from the IT polices. The context available for this report is only .
- —Displays the inventory and subscription information for the devices that are online or offline during a specific time period. The Infra Inventory report aids the user in maintaining a record of the infrastructure devices and validate the firmware versions compliance. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —Displays the summary details of the network that aids the user in measuring the availability of every device in the network and projects compliance to the defined Network SLAs. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- — The New Infra Inventory report provides detail of the infrastructure devices added in a time period that assists the administrator in validating the network deployment progress against the deployment schedule. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —Displays the details of the infrastructure devices that exceeded the configured thresholds on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis in the report. The Resource Utilization report provides information about the devices with high CPU and memory utilization that assists the administrator in evaluating the deviations against the device utilization baselines. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —The RFRadio Frequency. RF refers to the electromagnetic wave frequencies within a range of 3 kHz to 300 GHz, including the frequencies used for communications or Radar signals. Health report provides detail of the radios of an access point with poor health indicators and assists the administrator in evaluating the deviation from the network baselines.
You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —The Switch Capacity Panning report provides an user with insights on the used and unused ports usage along with power consumed by clients that helps the user plan for scalability. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
The data for this report is generated only after you upgrade to Aruba Central version 2.5.2. You can view or generate the report for 1, 7, 30, and 90 days after upgrading to Aruba Central version 2.5.2.
- —The report displays the WAN overlay and underlay availability information. You can select the transport type for the report from the available options:
- —Displays a list of Branch Gateways onboarded. The report is segregated by ArubaOS software version.
- —Displays the worst performing or best performing links according to the SLA compliance violations.
- —Displays the top N links with probed values. You can select the transport type for the report from the available options:
- —Displays WAN bandwidth utilization information for Underlay, Overlay, and overall network. You can select the transport type for the report from the available options:
- —The WAN Web Content Classification report provides information regarding the URLs, IP reputations, and geo-locations that aids an user in implementing policy enforcements. You can select the transport type for the report from the available options:
- —The Capacity Planning report provides information about the subscription utilization and most used devices in the network that assists the administrator to add more devices in a specific location to enhance the scalability and to increase the uplink capacity of the switching infrastructure. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
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- —Displays the PCI Compliance result with the number of violations and the PCI DSSv3.2 for an Instant AP. The PCI compliance report automatically executes some of the test cases of the PCI DSS test requirements and projects compliance results that reduces the manual efforts in validating the test cases. The context available for this report is only .
- —Displays the details of all the rogue devices in the network that assists the administrator about the possible threat and provides essential information needed to locate and manage the threat. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
- —Displays the details of the rogue APs and wireless intrusions detected in the network that assists the administrator in validating the compliance to the security guidelines. You can select the context of the report from the available options:
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- —Displays the application usage report for a specific device group in the network. The AppRF report provides information about the application usage patterns and the web usage patterns in the network that assists the administrators in evaluating the deviations from the data usage patterns. The context available for this report is only .
Important Point to Note
- When you select under , the , , and options are not available under .
- For the report, the option is available only for a selected site. Selecting this option restricts the to and only. Selecting custom range enables you to select a one day time range from the particular day till the last seven days only.
- In the report, select the option in the section to generate the report with details of the devices that are offline. The PDF displays the distribution of inactive devices by the device type and CSV displays the list with additional information.
- In the report with local overrides details, the count for device override is available only for the context. To include local overrides column in the report, select the option in the section.
- When a new switch connects to Aruba Central (on-premises), the and columns value is displayed as for all the ports that are down in the .csv file, that is created for the Switch Ports in the report. When a port continues to be in a down state, the and columns value will be displayed as for the time period of the generated report.
