Viewing the Summary Tab

In the access point (AP) dashboard, the Summary tab displays the device details, network information, radio details including the topology of clients connected to each radio, and the health status of the AP in the network.

To navigate to the Summary tab, 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.

3. Click an AP listed under Device Name.

   The Summary tab is displayed.

   To exit the AP dashboard, click the back arrow on the filter.

   You can change the time range for the Summary tab by clicking the time range filter and selecting one of the available options: 3 hours, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months.

   The Summary tab displays the following sections:

   • Device
   • Network
   • Radios
   • Data Path
   • Health Status
   • WLANS
   • Actions
   • Go Live

Device

The Device section displays all or some of the following details:

• AP Model—The AP hardware model.
• Country Code—Country code in which the AP operates.
• MAC—MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address of the AP.
• Serial Number—Serial number of the AP.
• Uptime—Time since when the AP is operational.
• Last Reboot Reason—The reason for the latest rebooting of AP.
• Firmware Version—The firmware version running on the AP. If the device is running an older firmware version, this field prompts the user to upgrade to the latest firmware version along with the link to the Maintenance > Firmware page.
• Configuration Status—Displays the configuration status and the timestamp of the last device configuration changes.
• Band Selection—Displays the operating band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. of the AP. The supported bands are Dual Band, Dual 5 GHz, Tri-Radio, or Tri Band.
• Power Draw—The power utilized by the device in watts (W) or kilowatts (kW).
• Power Negotiation—The power in watts (W) negotiated on the ethernet port of the device in a wired network.
  
• Recommended Power—The recommended power in watts (W) negotiated on the ethernet port of the device in a wired network.
• Controller—The name of the controller.
• Secondary Controller—The name of the secondary controller.

• Group—The group to which the AP belongs. Click the group name to go to the Overview > Summary page for that group.

  When an AP belongs to an unprovisioned group, the hyperlink to the unprovisioned group is disabled

• Labels—The labels associated with the AP. You can also add a new label to the AP by clicking the edit icon. To view all the labels associated with a device, hover your mouse over the Labels column.
• LEDs on Access Point—Enables the blinking of LEDs on the APs to identify the location. Click Blink LED Light Emitting Diode. LED is a semiconductor light source that emits light when an electric current passes through it. to enable the blinking of LEDs on the AP. The default blinking time is set to 5 minutes and it stops automatically after 5 minutes. To stop the blinking, click Stop Blinking.

  A WebSocket connection is required to enable Blink LED.

• Site—The site to which the AP belongs. Click the site name to go to the Overview > Site Health page for that site.
• Location—The currently configured physical location of an AP. Location detail is displayed only for APs with firmware version ArubaOS 8.9.0.0 or later.
• Contact—The currently configured contact of an AP. For example, E-mail ID, or contact number. Contact detail is displayed only for APs with firmware version ArubaOS 8.9.0.0 or later.
• Controller AP Group—Displays the name of the Controller AP group.
• Note—When you click the edit icon, a text-box is displayed. It allows you to add information that can be used as reference. For example, AP location, and upgrade information.

Network

The Network section displays information of the network and interfaces to which the AP is connected. Along with the network profile name, the following fields are displayed in the Network section:

• ETH0—Displays the status of the ETH0 network.
• Speed (Mbps)/Duplex—The speed of the network measured in Mbps. This field also indicates whether the network has a full-duplex or half-duplex communication.
• VLAN—The number of VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN. connections associated with the network.
  • LLDP Details—Click the LLDP Details link to view the ETH0 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. details. The pop-up window displays the Neighbor Name, Neighbor MAC, Neighbor Port, and Neighbor VLAN details.
• ETH1—Displays the status of the ETH1 network.
• Speed (Mbps)/Duplex—The speed of the network measured in Mbps. This field also indicates whether the network has a full-duplex or half-duplex communication.
• VLAN—The number of VLAN connections associated with the network.
  • LLDP Details—Click the LLDP Details link to view the ETH1 LLDP details. The pop-up window displays the Neighbor Name, Neighbor MAC, Neighbor Port, and Neighbor VLAN details.
• Current Uplink—The current uplink connection on the AP.
• Uplink connected to—The switch name to which the AP is connected. Click this link to view the switch details page, if the switch is managed by Aruba Central On-Premises.
  • Port—The port number of the switch to which the AP is connected.
• IP Address—IP address of the AP.
• Public IP Address—IP address logged by servers when the AP device is connected through internet connection.
• DNS Name Servers—The server that has a directory of domain names and their associated IP addresses.
• Default Gateway—A 32 bit value that is used to uniquely identify the device on a public network.
• NTP Server—Displays information about the NTP Network Time Protocol. NTP is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computers over a network. Server.

Radios

The Radios section displays the following information related to Radio 2.4 GHz, Radio 5 GHz, Radio 5 GHz Secondary, and Radio 6 GHz:

• Mode—The type of mode for the radios. For example, Client Access, Monitor, and Spectrum.
• Status—Displays the operational status of the radios connected to the AP. The status is as follows:
  • Up—Indicates that the radio is online.
  • Down—Indicates that the radio is offline.
  • Down - Thermal shutdown—Indicates that the radio is offline as the AP is operating under thermal management. For more information, see Thermal Shutdown Support in Instant Access Points.
• Radio MAC Address—The MAC address of the radios connected to the AP.
• Channel—The channels assigned to the radios.
• Power—The transmit power of the radios.
• Type—The type of wireless LAN Local Area Network. A LAN is a network of connected devices within a distinct geographic area such as an office or a commercial establishment and share a common communications line or wireless link to a server. used for the radios.
• Clients—The number of clients connected to the AP.
• Wireless Networks—The number of SSIDs configured in the network.
• Antenna—The type of antennae. For example, internal and external.
• Spatial Stream—Displays the number of spatial streams. By default, the spatial stream value for Radio 5 GHz is 8x8. When tri-radio mode is enabled, the spatial stream values for Radio 5 GHz and Radio 5 GHz (Secondary) is 4x4.

Data Path

The Data Path section displays the topology of the clients connected to each of the radios of the AP, which in turn is connected to switches or controllers through VLAN. When you hover over the upstream device in the data path topology, a pop-up displays the Name, Serial Number, and Port details of the upstream devices.

PORT shows the number of ports available in the AP that also includes USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the  external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. ports. CLIENTS connected to the PORT in the data path shows the number of wired clients connected to the port.

Figure 1  Data Path

Health Status

The Health Status trend graph indicates the health status of the device in the network for the time selected in the time range filter. When you hover over the graph, you can view information such as date and time, Health Status, Noise Floor, CPU, Memory, Channel Utilization (Radio 1), Channel Utilization (Radio 2), and Channel Utilization (Radio 3).

In the Health Status graph, the Poor Health Limit text indicates the poor health limit of the device in the network.

Figure 2  Health Status

WLANS

The WLANS table provides a list of all the SSIDs configured for the AP.

Figure 3  WLANS

The WLANS table provides the following information:

• Name—Displays the name of the SSID Service Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network .

Click to expand an SSID in the WLANS table. When you expand an SSID in the WLANS table, you can view the following information for 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 5 GHz (Secondary), and 6 GHz radios:

• BSSID—Displays the MAC address of the radio.
• Radio Type—Dispalys the type of radio.
• Clients—Displays the number of connected clients.

Click to download the .csv file of the WLANS table.

Actions

The Actions drop-down list contains the following options:

• Reboot AP—Reboots the AP point. For more information, see Rebooting an Access Point in the List View and Rebooting an AP in the Details Page.

  A WebSocket connection is required to reboot IAPs, Campus APs, and Remote APs.

• Reboot Swarm—Reboots the IAP cluster. For more information, see Rebooting an IAP Cluster .
• Tech Support—Enables the administrator to generate a tech support dump required for troubleshooting the AP. For more information, see Tech Support for an AP .

Go Live

Aruba Central On-Premises supports live monitoring of IAPs that support Aruba Instant 8.4.0.0 firmware version and above. Aruba Central On-Premises allows you to monitor live data of an AP updated at every 5 seconds. For more information, see Enabling Live IAP Monitoring.