User Guide for the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine, 1.3
Using Reports

Table Of Contents

Using Reports

Using the Device Center

Viewing the Fault Summary Report

Viewing Device History

Viewing Config History

Viewing Firmware History

Displaying Wireless Client Reports

Displaying a Client Detail Report

Displaying a Client Statistics Report

Displaying a Client Historical Association Report

Displaying Current Reports

Displaying a Group Report

Displaying a Group Security Report

Displaying a Group SSID Report

Displaying a Group VLAN Report

Displaying a Per VLAN Client Report

Displaying a Group Policy Report

Displaying an AP Summary Report

Displaying a Detailed Report

Displaying a Current Client Association Report

Displaying an EAP Authentication Report

Displaying an AP Ethertype Protocol Filters Report

Displaying an AP IP Protocol Filters Report

Displaying an AP IP Port Filters Report

Displaying an AP Policy Report

Displaying an AP QBSS QoS Report

Displaying an AP SSID Report

Displaying an AP VLAN Report

Displaying a Per VLAN Client Report

Displaying a Switch Summary Report

Displaying an AP and Bridge Connected to Switch Report

Displaying a Router Summary Report

Displaying an AP and Bridge Connected to Router Report

Displaying a Server Summary Report

Displaying Trends

Displaying a Group Performance Report: RF Utilization

Displaying a Group Performance Report: Ethernet Utilization

Displaying a Top N Number of Associations Report

Displaying a Top N Percentage Errors

Displaying an AP and Bridge RF Transmission Statistics Report

Displaying an AP and Bridge Ethernet Transmission Statistics Report

Displaying an AP and Bridge Performance Graph

Displaying an AP and Bridge Performance: Tabular

Displaying Top N Busiest Clients

Displaying Top N Client Error Rate

Displaying a Server Response Time Graph

Exporting a Report

Emailing a Report

Scheduling Email Jobs

Viewing Email Job Details


Using Reports


The Reports tab displays information about your devices. You can save and email reports. You can also set specific times for emailed reports to be run and sent automatically.

The reports available are dependent on the groups of devices and individual devices you choose from the selector in the left pane.

Following are the subtabs under Reports:


Note Some of the subtabs may not be visible to some users.


Device Center—See Using the Device Center

Wireless Clients—See Displaying Wireless Client Reports

Current—See Displaying Current Reports

Trends—See Displaying Trends

Scheduled Email Jobs—See Scheduling Email Jobs

Using the Device Center

The device center enables you to quickly access various types of reports for a particular device.


Note Your login determines whether you can use this option.


Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Device Center. The Device Center appears above the device selector in the left pane.

Step 2 If you want to search for the device, use the dialog box in the left pane above the device selector:

a. From the list, select the method you want to use to search for the device: by name or by IP address.

b. Enter the IP address or name, or use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to denote numbers and letters, then click Search. The requested device appears in the Search Results folder.

Step 3 Select the device from the folder in the left pane, and the right pane displays the Summary Report for the device.

Step 4 Click on the buttons for different report types:

For access points and bridges:

Summary report—See Displaying an AP Summary Report

Detailed report—See Displaying a Detailed Report

Fault Status—See Viewing the Fault Summary Report

Device History—See Viewing Device History

Config History—See Viewing Config History

Firmware History—See Viewing Firmware History

AP Web Page—Opens up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.

For switches:

Summary report —SeeDisplaying a Switch Summary Report

Fault Status—See Viewing the Fault Summary Report

Device History—See Viewing Device History

For routers:

Summary Report—See Displaying a Router Summary Report

Fault Status—See Viewing the Fault Summary Report

Device History—See Viewing Device History

For servers—See Displaying a Server Response Time Graph.

Viewing the Fault Summary Report

The following table is displayed for the device's fault summary:

Table 5-1 Device Fault Summary 

Column
Description

Type

The fault type.

Description

A description of the fault.

Click to see fault details. See Viewing Fault Details.

Severity

The fault severity level.

State

The current state of the fault.

Timestamp

The time the fault was reported.

Click to see fault details. See Viewing Fault Details.

For more information, see Time Display.


To sort table data, click on the column heading by which you want to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Viewing Device History

The following table is displayed for the device's history:

Table 5-2 Device History  

Column
Description

Timestamp

The time the device's state last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.

Device Name

The name of the device.

IP Address

The IP address of the device.

State

The current state of the device.


To sort table data, click on the column heading by which you want to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Viewing Config History

The following table is displayed for the device's configuration history:

Table 5-3 Device Configuration History  

Column
Description

Start Time

The start time for the device's configuration.

End Time

The end time for the device's configuration.

Job Status

The state of the configuration job.

Template Name

The name of the configuration template used.

Job Protocol

The protocol used for the configuration job.

Job Name

The name of the configuration job.

Job Type

The type of configuration job.


To sort table data, click on the column heading by which you want to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Viewing Firmware History

The following table is displayed for the device's firmware history:

Table 5-4 Device Firmware History  

Column
Description

Start Time

The start time for the device's firmware upgrade job.

End Time

The end time for the device's firmware upgrade job.

Job Status

The state of the firmware job.

Image Name

The name of the firmware image.

Image Version

The version of the firmware.

Image Device Type

The device type.

Job Protocol

The protocol used for the firmware job.

Job Name

The name of the firmware job.


To sort table data, click on the column heading by which you want to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Displaying Wireless Client Reports

Wireless client reports provide information about the type of client that is associating with an access point, information about how much bandwidth the client is using, and a history of which access points the client has been associated with.

Using this window, you can search for a wireless client based on its MAC address or name.

The frequency with which the Wireless Clients reports are updated is 5 minutes by default. To change the default setting, see Managing System Parameters.


Note Your login determines whether you can use this option.


Following are the report types you can view:

Client Detail Report—See Displaying a Client Detail Report

Client Statistics Report—See Displaying a Client Statistics Report

Client Historical Association Report—See Displaying a Client Historical Association Report

Displaying a Client Detail Report

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Wireless Clients. The Wireless Clients selector appears in the left pane.

Step 2 From the list, select the method you want to use to search for clients: by MAC address or name.

Step 3 Enter the MAC address or name. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to denote numbers and letters.


Note The MAC address must be entered in hexadecimal, for example 0070eb37c90.


Step 4 Click Search. A list appears in the left pane.

If you chose MAC address in the previous step, MAC addresses are listed; if you chose name, names are listed.

Step 5 Click the MAC address or name. The right pane refreshes and displays the Client Detail Report, which is the default report, with the following information:

Table 5-5 Client Detail Report  

Column
Description

Name

The name assigned to the wireless client device.

IP Address

The IP address of the wireless client device.

Classification

The type of wireless client device.

Associated with

The name or IP of the access point with which it was last associated.

State

The operational state of the wireless client device.

Time last seen

The time the client was last seen by the system.

Software Version

The version of wireless client software.

MAC Address

The MAC address of the wireless client.


Step 6 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 7 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Client Statistics Report

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Wireless Clients. The Wireless Clients selector appears in the left pane.

Step 2 From the list, select the method you want to use to search for clients: by MAC address or name.

Step 3 Enter the MAC address or name. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to denote numbers and letters.

Step 4 Click Search. A list appears in the left pane.

Step 5 Select the MAC address or name. The right pane refreshes.

Step 6 From the Report Name list, select Client Statistics Report.

Step 7 Click View. The Client Statistics Report displays in the right pane with the following information:

Table 5-6 Client Statistics Report  

Column
Description

Name

The name of the wireless client.

IP address

The IP address of the wireless client.

Time last seen

The time the wireless client was last seen by the system.

Packets transmitted

The number of packets transmitted.

Octets transmitted

The number of octets transmitted.

Packets received

The number of packets received.

Octets received

The number of octets received.

Latest received signal strength

A tally of the received signal quality.

Latest signal quality

The current index of radio signal quality.

Sleep time in power save mode

The number of beacon intervals across which the station will sleep in power-save mode, or 1 if the station will never be in power-save mode.

Preferred transmission rate

The preferred data transmission rate.

Short retries

The number of times the RTS (request to send) packet had to be retried.

Latest short retries

A tally of the number of retries.

Long retries

The number of times the data packet had to be retried.

Latest long retries

A tally of the number of retries.

Received WEP errors

The number of received encryption errors.

Errors in transmitted packets

The number of errors in transmitted packets.

Errors in received packets

The number of errors in received packets.

Errors in received octets

The number of errors in received octets.

Announcements sent

The total number of announcement packets sent since the device was reset.


Step 8 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 9 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Client Historical Association Report

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Wireless Clients. The Wireless Clients selector appears in the left pane.

Step 2 From the list, select the method you want to use to search for clients: by MAC address or name.

Step 3 Enter the MAC address or name. You can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to denote numbers and letters.

Step 4 Click Search. A list appears in the left pane.

Step 5 Select the MAC address or name. The right pane refreshes.

Step 6 From the Report Name list, select Client Historical Association Report.

Step 7 Click View. The Client Historical Association Report displays in the right pane with the following information:

Table 5-7 Client Historical Association Report  

Column
Description

Associated with

The name or IP address of the AP.

Click on this link to view the AP Summary Report and the Fault Summary.

For more information, see Displaying an AP Summary Report.

Client IP Address

The IP address of the wireless client device.

Software Version

The software version of the wireless client device.

Associated Time

The time when the WLSE has polled the access point to retrieve the client association time.

Tip To ensure that you are viewing the most up-to-date information, verify when the last inventory cycle occurred. Client inventory status can be seen by selecting Administration > Discover > Tasks History > Inventory.

Step 8 To sort table data, click on the column heading you want to use to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Step 9 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 10 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying Current Reports

This window allows you to view current information about the monitored devices in your network. You can view, export, and email the reports.

The frequency with which configuration data is collected from the devices is 15 minutes by default. To change the default setting, see Managing System Parameters.


Note Your login determines whether you can use this option.


Using this option, you can view the following types of current reports:

Group Reports

Individual Access Point and Bridge Reports

Individual Switch Reports

Individual Router Reports

Individual Server Reports

Group Reports

Group Report—See Displaying a Group Report

Group Security Report—See Displaying a Group Security Report

Group SSID Report—See Displaying a Group SSID Report

Group VLAN Report—See Displaying a Group VLAN Report

Per VLAN Client Report—See Displaying a Per VLAN Client Report

Group Policy Report—See Displaying a Group Policy Report

Individual Access Point and Bridge Reports

Summary Report—See Displaying an AP Summary Report

Detailed Report—See Displaying a Detailed Report

Current Client Association—See Displaying a Current Client Association Report

EAP Authentication Report—See Displaying an EAP Authentication Report

AP Ethertype Protocol Filters—See Displaying an AP Ethertype Protocol Filters Report

AP IP Protocol Filters—See Displaying an AP IP Protocol Filters Report

AP IP Port Filters—See Displaying an AP IP Port Filters Report

AP Policy Report—See Displaying an AP Policy Report

AP QBSS QoS Report—Displaying an AP QBSS QoS Report

AP SSID Report—Displaying an AP SSID Report

AP VLAN Report—Displaying an AP VLAN Report

Per VLAN Client Report—Displaying a Per VLAN Client Report

Individual Switch Reports

Switch Summary Report—See Displaying a Switch Summary Report

AP and Bridge Connected to Switch Report—See Displaying an AP and Bridge Connected to Switch Report

Individual Router Reports

Router Summary Report—See Displaying a Router Summary Report

AP and Bridge Connected to Router Report—See Displaying an AP and Bridge Connected to Router Report

Individual Server Reports

Server Summary Report—See Displaying a Server Summary Report

Displaying a Group Report

This report lists all the currently connected access points and bridges in a given group and the total number of clients connected to them. It shows the last polled values and the overall status for the group.

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane.

Step 2 From the device selector in the left pane, click to expand the folder for the group reports you want to view. The right pane refreshes.

Step 3 From the Report Name list, select Group Report.

Step 4 Click View. The group report is displayed with the following headings:

Table 5-8 Group Report  

Column
Description

Number of Clients Associated to this Group

The total number of clients currently associated with the group of access points or bridges.

Count of Active Stations in this Group

The number of access points or bridges currently in the group.

As Of

The time the state of the group last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.

AP Name

The name of the access point.

Click to view the following:

AP Detailed Report—See Displaying a Detailed Report.

Fault Summary—See Viewing the Fault Summary Report.

EAP Authentication Report—See Displaying an EAP Authentication Report.

AP IP Address

The IP address of the access point.

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.

Number of Clients Connected

The number of wireless clients connected to the device.

Number of Bridges Connected

The number of bridges connected to the access point.

Number of AP-Repeaters Connected

The number of repeaters connected to the access point.

Status (Fault)

Click to view the Fault Summary.

For more information, see Viewing the Fault Summary Report.

As Of

The time the access point's state last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.


Step 5 To sort table data, click on the column heading you want to use to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Step 6 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 7 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Group Security Report

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane.

Step 2 From the device selector in the left pane, click to expand the folder for the group security reports you want to view.

Step 3 From the Report Name list, select Group Security Report.

Step 4 Click View. The group report is displayed with the following headings:

Table 5-9 Group Security Report  

Column
Description

AP Name

The name of the device.

Click to view the following:

AP Detailed Report—Displaying a Detailed Report.

Fault Summary—Viewing the Fault Summary Report.

EAP Authentication Report—Displaying an EAP Authentication Report.

AP IP Address

The IP address of the device.

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.

RF Interface

The radio frequency interface.

Encryption type

Indicates the type of encryption used: No Encryption, Optional, or Full Encryption.

Length of WEP Key1 through 4 (in bits)

The WEP key length.

Authentication Type - Open System

Indicates whether any device, regardless of its WEP keys, can authenticate and attempt to associate.

Authentication Type - Shared Key

Indicates whether an access point sends a query to any device attempting to associate with the access point.

Status (Fault)

Click to view the Fault Summary.

For more information, see Viewing the Fault Summary Report.

Link to EAP Authentication Report

Click to view the EAP Authentication report.

For more information, see Displaying an EAP Authentication Report.

As Of

The time the fault was reported.

For more information, see Time Display.


Step 5 To sort table data, click on the column heading you want to use to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Step 6 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 7 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Group SSID Report

This report displays all the configured SSIDs (both primary and auxiliary) and their corresponding properties in all the devices in the group.

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane. From the device selector in the left pane, click the group folder for which you want to see a report. The right pane refreshes.

Step 2 From the Report Name list, select Group SSID Report.

Step 3 Click View. The following report displays the following:

Table 5-10 Group SSID Report  

Column
Description

SSID

The unique identifier the client device uses to associate with the access point.

VLAN ID

The identification number of the VLAN.

VLAN Name

The name of the VLAN.

AP Name

The name of the access point.

Click to view the following:

AP Detailed Report—See Displaying a Detailed Report.

Fault Summary—See Viewing the Fault Summary Report.

EAP Authentication Report—See Displaying an EAP Authentication Report.

AP IP Address

The IP address of the access point.

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.

Number of Clients Connected

The number of wireless clients connected to the device.

Priority

The priority configuration based on the traffic type.

Default Policy Group

The number of the default policy group (which contains access parameters).

Click to view the Policy Report—See Displaying a Group Policy Report.

As Of

The time the access point's state last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.


Step 4 To sort table data, click on the column heading you want to use to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Step 5 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 6 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Group VLAN Report

This report displays all the configured VLANs and their corresponding properties in the group.

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane. From the device selector in the left pane, click the group folder for which you want to see a report. The right pane refreshes.

Step 2 From the Report Name list, select Group VLAN Report.

Step 3 Click View. The following report displays the following:

Table 5-11 Group VLAN Report  

Column
Description

VLAN ID

The identification number of the VLAN.

VLAN Name

The name of the VLAN.

AP Name

The name of the access point.

Click to view the following:

AP Detailed Report—See Displaying a Detailed Report.

Fault Summary—See Viewing the Fault Summary Report.

EAP Authentication Report—See Displaying an EAP Authentication Report.

AP IP Address

The IP address of the access point.

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.

SSID

The unique identifier the client device uses to associate with the access point.

Number of Clients Connected

The number of wireless clients connected to the device.

Priority

The priority configuration based on the traffic type.

Default Policy Group

The number of the default policy group (which contains access parameters).

Click to view the Policy Report—See Displaying a Group Policy Report.

As Of

The time the access point's state last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.


Step 4 To sort table data, click on the column heading you want to use to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Step 5 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 6 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Per VLAN Client Report

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane. From the device selector in the left pane, click the group folder for which you want to see a report. The right pane refreshes.

Step 2 From the Report Name list, select Per VLAN Client Report.

Step 3 Click View. The following report displays the following:

Table 5-12 Per VLAN Client Report  

Column
Description

VLAN ID

The identification number of the VLAN.

VLAN Name

The name of the VLAN.

AP Name

The name of the access point.

Click to view the following:

AP Detailed Report—See Displaying a Detailed Report.

Fault Summary—See Viewing the Fault Summary Report.

EAP Authentication Report—See Displaying an EAP Authentication Report.

Client MAC Address

The MAC address of the client.

Client Name

The name of the client.

Client IP Address

The IP address of the client.

SSID

The unique identifier the client device uses to associate with the access point.

Client Type

The type of client.

As Of

The time the access point's state last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.


Step 4 To sort table data, click on the column heading you want to use to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Step 5 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 6 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Group Policy Report

This report lists all the policy groups configured on each of the access points in this group.

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane. From the device selector in the left pane, click the group folder for which you want to see a report. The right pane refreshes.

Step 2 From the Report Name list, select Group Policy Report.

Step 3 Click View. The following report displays the following:

Table 5-13 Group Policy Report  

Column
Description

AP Name

The name of the access point.

Click to view the following:

AP Detailed Report—See Displaying a Detailed Report.

Fault Summary—See Viewing the Fault Summary Report.

EAP Authentication Report—See Displaying an EAP Authentication Report.

AP IP Address

The IP address of the access point.

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.

Policy Group Id

The identification number of the policy group.

Policy Group Name

The name of the policy group.

Ethertype Filter Id (In)

The identification number of the (receive) Ethertype filter.

Click to view the AP Ethertype Protocol Filters Report—See Displaying an AP Ethertype Protocol Filters Report.

Ethertype Filter Id (Out)

The identification number of the (transmit) Ethertype filter.

Click to view the AP Ethertype Protocol Filters Report—See Displaying an AP Ethertype Protocol Filters Report.

IP Protocol Filter Id (In)

The identification number of the (receive) IP protocol filter.

Click to view the AP IP Protocol Filters Report—See Displaying an AP IP Protocol Filters Report.

IP Protocol Filter Id (Out)

The identification number of the (transmit) IP protocol filter

Click to view the AP IP Protocol Filters Report—See Displaying an AP IP Protocol Filters Report.

IP Port Filter Id (In)

The identification number of the (receive) IP port filter.

Click to view the AP IP Port Filters Report—See Displaying an AP IP Port Filters Report.

IP Port Filter Id (Out)

The identification number of the (transmit) IP port filter.

Click to view the AP IP Port Filters Report—See Displaying an AP IP Port Filters Report.

As Of

The time the device's state last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.


Step 4 To sort table data, click on the column heading you want to use to sort the data:

A triangle indicates ascending order.

An upside-down triangle indicates descending order.

No triangle indicates that the data is not sorted.

Step 5 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 6 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying an AP Summary Report

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane.

Step 2 If you want to search for the device, use the dialog box in the left pane above the device selector:

a. From the list, select the method you want to use to search for the device: by name or by IP address.

b. Enter the IP address or name, or use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to denote numbers and letters, then click Search. The requested device appears in the Search Results folder.

Step 3 From the device selector in the left pane, click to expand the folder and select the device for which you want a report. The right pane refreshes.

Step 4 From the Report Name list, select Summary Report.

Step 5 Click View. Two tables are displayed: the AP Summary Report and the Fault Summary.


Note If the selected device has dual interfaces, two summary reports are displayed, one for each interface.


Table 5-14 AP Summary Report  

Column
Description

Name

The system name for the device.

As Of

The time the device's state last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.

MAC Address

The device's MAC address.

IP Address

The device's IP address.

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.

Software Version

The version of software running on the device.

Number of Clients connected

The number of wireless clients connected to the device.

Number of Bridges Connected

The number of wireless bridges connected to the device.

Number of AP-Repeaters Connected

The number of AP repeaters connected to the device.

Model

Model number of the device.

SSID

The unique identifier the client device uses to associate with the access point.

Radio Cell Role

Indicates whether the device is used as a root or repeater.

Link to the Detailed Report

Click to see details.

For more information, see Displaying a Detailed Report.

Link to the Association Report

Click to see associations.

For more information, see Displaying a Current Client Association Report.

Link to the Access Point Web Page

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.


For information on the Fault Summary, see Viewing Fault Details.

Step 6 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 7 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Detailed Report

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane.

Step 2 If you want to search for the device, use the dialog box in the left pane above the device selector:

a. From the list, select the method you want to use to search for the device: by name or by IP address.

b. Enter the IP address or name, or use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to denote numbers and letters, then click Search. The requested device appears in the Search Results folder.

Step 3 From the device selector in the left pane, click to expand the folder and select the device for which you want a report. The right pane refreshes.

Step 4 From the Report Name list, select Detailed Report.

Step 5 Click View. In addition to the Detailed Report, the Fault Summary, and the EAP Authentication Report are also displayed.


Note If the selected device has dual interfaces, two summary reports are displayed, one for each interface.


Table 5-15 Detailed Report  

Column
Description

System Name

The system name for the device.

As Of

The time the device's state last changed.

For more information, see Time Display.

MAC Address

The device's MAC address.

IP Address

The device's IP address.

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.

Software Version

The device's software version.

Number of Clients Connected

The number of wireless clients connected to the device.

Number of Bridges Connected

The number of bridges connected to the device.

Number of AP-Repeaters Connected

The number of AP repeaters connected to the device.

Model

The hardware model of the device.

SSID

The unique identifier the client device uses to associate with the access point.

Radio Cell Role

Indicates the role of the device.

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask.

Ensure Compatibility With 2Mbps Clients

Indicates whether it is compatible with 2Mbps clients.

Ensure Compatibility With non-Aironet 802.11

Indicates whether it is compatible with 802.11.

SNMP Trap Destination

The IP address or host name of the server running the SNMP Management software.

HTTP Port

The device's HTTP setting.

Hot StandBy

Indicates whether the hot standby unit is in monitoring mode.

If true, the current unit is in monitoring mode.

Count of Access Point observed by this AP

Number of access points seen by the access points.

Current operating frequency channel

The radio channel being used.

Ethernet Port Status

The operational status of the Ethernet port.

Radio Port Status

The operational status of the radio port.

Transmit Power (mW)

The access point's transmission power setting in milliwatts.

Switch IP (to which this AP is attached)

The IP address of the switch to which this access point is attached.

Switch Name (to which this AP is attached)

The name of the switch to which this access point is attached.

Encryption type

Indicates that devices using WEP are allowed to communicate with the access point.

Length of WEP key 1 through 4 (in bits)

The WEP key length.

Authentication Type - Open System

Indicates whether any device, regardless of its WEP keys, can authenticate and attempt to associate.

Authentication Type - Shared Key

Indicates whether an access point sends a query to any device attempting to associate with the access point.

Link to the Access Point Web Page

Click to open up a browser window to the AP Summary Status.


For Fault Summary information, see Viewing Fault Details.

For EAP Authentication Report, see Displaying an EAP Authentication Report.

Step 6 To export the report, click Export. (See Exporting a Report.)

Step 7 To email the report, click Email Report. (See Emailing a Report.)


Displaying a Current Client Association Report

Procedure


Step 1 Select Reports > Current. The window refreshes with a device selector in the left pane.

Step 2 If you want to search for the device, use the dialog box in the left pane above the device selector:

a. From the list, select the method you want to use to search for the device: by name or by IP address.

b. Enter the IP address or name, or use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard to denote numbers and letters, then click Search. The requested device appears in the Search Results folder.

Step 3 From the device selector in the left pane, click to expand the folder and select the access point for which you want a report. The right pane refreshes.

Step 4 From the Report Name list, select Current Client Association Report.

Step 5 Click View. The group report is displayed with the following headings:

Table 5-16 Current Client Association Report  

Column
Description

Name

The name of the client associated with the access point.

IP Address

The IP address of the wireless client.

MAC Address

The wireless client's MAC address.

Device Type

The wireless client device type.

As Of

The time the device was last seen by the system.

For more information, see Time Display.

State

The operational state of the device.