Monitoring Access Points in List View

The access point (AP) List view page provides information associated with the online and offline APs, radios provisioned, and managed in Aruba Central On-Premises.

To navigate to the AP List view page, complete the following steps:

1. In the Aruba Central On-Premises app Short form for application. It generally refers to the application that is downloaded and used on mobile devices. , set the filter to one of the options under Groups, Labels, or Sites. For all devices, set the filter to Global. Ensure that the filter selected contains at least one active AP.

   The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Manage, click Devices > Access Points.

   A list of APs is displayed in the List view.

The AP List view page displays the following information:

• Access Points—Displays the total number of APs. When you click the Access Points tab, it provides information about all APs in the Access Points table. For more information, see Access Points Table.
• Online—Displays the total number of online APs. When you click the Online tab, it provides information about the online APs in the Access Points table.
• Offline—Displays the total number of offline APs. When you click the Offline tab, it provides information about the offline APs in the Access Points table.

• Radios—Displays the total number of radios. When you click the Radios tab, it provides information about all radios in the Radios table.

  • 2.4 GHz—Displays the total number of 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. radios. When you click the 2.4 GHz tab, it provides information about 2.4 GHz radios in the Radios table.

  • 5 GHz—Displays the total number of active 5 GHz and 5 GHz (Secondary) radios. When you click the 5 GHz tab, it provides information about 5 GHz and 5 GHz (Secondary) radios in the Radios table.

  • 6 GHz—Displays the total number of 6 GHz radios. When you click the 6 GHz tab, it provides information about 6 GHz radios in the Radios table.
  • The tri-radio feature is available only for AP-555. In the 5 GHz tab, the Radio 5 GHz (Secondary) data is available only if the tri-radio mode is enabled. For more information, see About Tri-Radio Mode.
  • The 6 GHz radios is only supported for devices with 6 GHz capability. For more information about the APs that supports 6 GHz, see Supported APs.

Access Points Table

In the Access Points table, you can view and perform the following:

Figure 1  Access Points Table Parameter Descriptions

Parameter	Description
Device Name	Displays the name of the AP.
Status	Displays the operational status of the AP. The status is as follows: Online—Indicates that the AP is online. Offline—Indicates that the AP is offline. Online—Indicates that the AP is operating under thermal management. For more information, see Thermal Shutdown Support in Instant Access Points.
IP Address	Displays the IP address of the AP.
Model	Displays the model number of the AP.
Serial	Displays the serial number of the device.
Firmware Version	Displays the firmware version running on the AP.
Clients	Displays the clients connected to the AP.
Alerts	Displays the opens alerts related to APs.
MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. Address	Displays the MAC address of the AP.
Controller	Displays the name of the controller.
Secondary Controller	Displays the name of the secondary controller.
Config Status	Displays the configuration changes associated with the AP. The Config Status column is not supported in the exported CSV Comma-Separated Values. A file format that stores tabular data in the plain text format separated by commas. file.
Group	Displays the group to which the AP belongs.
Labels	Displays the labels associated with the AP. If multiple labels are associated with the AP, hover over the label link to view all the labels.
Site	Displays the site to which the device belongs.
Uptime	Displays the time since when the device is operational. The Uptime column is not applicable for offline devices and remains blank for all the devices in the Offline page.
Last Seen	Displays the last active time and date of the device. The Last Seen column is not applicable for online devices and remains blank for all the devices in the Online page.
Public IP	Displays the IP address logged by servers when the device is connected through internet connection.
Persona	Displays the type of role of the AP. For example, Campus AP Campus APs are used in private networks where APs connect over private links (LAN, WLAN, WAN or MPLS) and terminate directly on controllers. Campus APs are deployed as part of the indoor campus solution in enterprise office buildings, warehouses, hospitals, universities, and so on. and IAP.
LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol. LLDP is a vendor-neutral link layer protocol in the Internet Protocol suite used by network devices for advertising their identity, capabilities, and neighbors on an IEEE 802 local area network, which is principally a wired Ethernet. Neighbor	Displays the name of the LLDP neighbor. Click the LLDP Neighbor name to view the switch details page, if the switch is managed by Aruba Central On-Premises.
LLDP Port	Displays the port number of LLDP neighbor.
AI Insights	Displays the number of insights generated for the AP in the last three hours. The AI Insights column is not supported in the exported CSV file.
Note	Displays the information captured in the Note parameter, in the AP Details section. The search filter allows you to search for exact and partial text search with prefix. The text search with suffix is not supported.
Zone	Displays the zone to which the AP belongs. Zone details are displayed in the column only for APs with firmware version ArubaOS 8.7.0.0 or later.
Controller AP Group	Displays the name of the Controller AP group.
	Click the icon to delete an offline AP. For more information, see Deleting an Offline AP.
	Click the icon to reboot an AP. For more information, see Rebooting an Access Point in the List View.
	Click the icon to download the .csv file of the AP list table. For more information, see Downloading the AP List View Table .

Downloading the AP List View Table

To download the .csv file of the AP list table, click the icon. If the table contains unicode value, you must use a UTF-8 enabled software to view the contents. To view the file in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software, perform the following steps to view table with unicode values:

1. Open the Microsoft Excel software.
2. Click on the Data menu bar option.
3. Click on the From Text icon.
4. Browse to the location of the file that you want to import.
5. Select the file name and click Import.
6. The Text Import wizard is displayed.
7. Select the file type. For .csv format, select the Delimited option.
8. Select the 65001: Unicode (UTF-8)option from the drop-down list that is displayed next to the File origin.
9. Click Next. The Text ImportWizard-Step 1 of 3 page is displayed.
10. Place a check mark next to the delimiter such as the comma or full stop that was used in the file you wish to import into Microsoft Excel.
11. The Data Preview window displays the data based on the selected delimiter.

12. Click Next. The Text ImportWizard-Step 3 of 3 page is displayed. Select the appropriate data format for each column that you want to import.

    Importing one or more columns is optional.

13. Click Finish to import the data into Microsoft Excel.

Radios Table

When you click the Radios, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz tab on the Radios list page, the respective tables with the following columns are displayed:

Figure 2  Radios Table Parameter Descriptions

Parameter	Description
Device Name	Displays the name of the AP. NOTE: The online radios are displayed with a green dot and offline radios are displayed with a red dot.
Radio MAC Address	Displays the MAC address of the radios connected to the AP.
Band	Displays the type of radio band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. . For example, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 5 GHz (Secondary), and 6 GHz. NOTE: The tri-radio feature is available only for AP-555. In the Band column, the Radio 5 GHz (Secondary) data is available only if the tri-radio mode is enabled. For more information, see About Tri-Radio Mode. NOTE: The 6 GHz radios is only supported for devices with 6 GHz capability. For more information about the APs that supports 6 GHz, see Supported APs.
Bandwidth	Displays the bandwidth of data transferred through the radios.
Channel	Displays the channels assigned for the radios.
Utilization (%)	Displays the percentage of time (normalized to 255) that the channels of the radios are sensed to be busy. The AP uses either the physical or the virtual carrier sense mechanism to sense a busy channel. This percentage not only depends on the data bits transferred but also with the transmission overhead that makes use of the channel.
Power (dBm Data Center Bridging. DCB is a collection of standards developed by IEEE for creating a converged data center network using Ethernet. )	Displays the transmit power of the radios measured in decibels.
Noise Floor (dBm)	Displays the The noise at the radio receivers of the radios. Along with the thermal noise, Noise Floor may be affected by certain types of interference sources, though not all interference types result in increased noise floor. Noise Floor value may vary depending on the noise introduced by components used in the computer or client device.

• A search filter is provided only for the Access Point column.
• If the Radios list has at least one IAP, Campus AP, or Remote AP that supports the 6 GHz radio band, then the 6 GHz tab will be available on the Radios list page.