Manage Sites

In Aruba Central On-Premises, a site refers to a physical location where a set of devices are installed; for example, campus, branch, or a venue. You can create a branch or a campus site; for example Branch A or Campus A, for a specific geographical location and assign devices to it. You can use these sites as filters for viewing your deployment topology, monitoring network and device health.

The Manage Sites page allows you to create, edit, and delete sites, view the list of sites configured in your setup, and assign devices to sites.

You cannot move devices directly from one site to another site. To move devices from site to another, you must first remove the device from its current site. The device will be moved to the unassigned device list. From the unassigned device list, move the device to desired site.

To access the Manage Sites page 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. , navigate to Network Structure tab under MaintainOrganization. Click the Sites tile to view the Manage Sites page.

The following table describes the various functions on the Manage Sites page.

Table 1: Sites Page

Parameter

Description

Convert Labels to Sites

Allows you to convert existing labels to sites. To convert labels, download the CSV Comma-Separated Values. A file format that stores tabular data in the plain text format separated by commas. file with the list of labels configured in your setup, add the site information, and upload the CSV file. For more information, see Manage Sites.

New Site

Allows you to create a new site.

Bulk upload

Allows you to add sites in bulk from a CSV file.

Sites Table

The sites table displays a list of sites configured. It provides the following information:

Table 2: Sites Table

Parameter

Description

Site Name

Name of the site.

Address

Physical address of the site.

Device Count

Number of devices assigned to a site.

The table also includes the following sorting options to reset the table view on the right:

  • All Devices—Displays all the devices provisioned in Aruba Central On-Premises.
  • Unassigned—Displays the list of devices that are not assigned to any site.

You can also use the filter and sort icons on the Sites and Address columns to filter and sort sites respectively.

Devices Table

The devices table displays a list of devices provisioned. It provides the following information:

Table 3: Devices Table

Parameter

Description

Name

Name of the device.

Group

Group to which the device is assigned.

Type

Type of the device.

For more information about the operations involved in managing sites on Aruba Central On-Premises, see the following topics: