Inventory
The Inventory screen displays an inventory of RF
Domain member APs, connected wireless clients, wireless LAN utilization and radio
availability. Use this screen to evaluate if the inventory adequately supports client
needs within the wireless network radio coverage area.
To display RF Domain inventory statistics:
- Select the Statistics menu from the Web
UI.
- Expand the System node on the top, left-hand side of the screen.
The System node expands to display the RF Domains created within the
managed network.
- Select an RF Domain from the list.
The RF Domain statistics menu displays in the right-hand side
of the screen, with the Health tab selected by default.
- Select Inventory from the RF Domain menu.
The
Inventory screen
displays.
- Review the different fields displayed on the screen:
- Device
Types - Displays the total members in the RF Domain. The exploded
pie chart depicts the distribution of RF Domain members by controller, service
platform and AP model type.
- Radios by
Band - Displays the total number of radios using 802.11an and
802.11bgn bands within the RF Domain. The number of radios designated as
sensors is also represented, to reflect available sensor resources for
intrusion detection.
- Radios by
Channel - Displays the radio channels utilized by RF Domain
member devices in two separate charts. One chart displays for 5 GHz channels
and the other for 2.4 GHz channels
- Top 5
Radios by Clients - Refer the following table, which displays the
highest 5 performing wireless clients connected to RF Domain members:
Total Wireless
Clients
|
Displays the total number of clients
connected to RF Domain members. |
AP Name |
Displays the clients connected and
reporting APs. The AP's name displays as a link that can be
clicked to display AP data in greater detail. |
Client Count |
Displays the number of connected
clients to each listed RF Domain member AP. |
Radio |
Displays each
radio's administrator defined hostname and its radio
designation (radio 1, radio 2 etc.). |
Radio Band |
Displays each client's operational
radio band. |
Location |
Displays system assigned deployment
location for the client. |
- WLANs - Refer to this table to review RF Domain WLAN, radio and
client utilization. Use this information to help determine whether the WLANs
within this RF Domain have an optimal radio and client utilization.
- Clients
by Band - This bar graph displays the total number of RF Domain
member clients by their IEEE 802.11 radio type.
- Clients
by Channel - This pie charts displays the channels used by RF
Domain member clients using 5GHz and 2.4GHz radios.
- Periodically select Refresh to update the
contents of the screen to their latest values.