Wireless Devices - Historical Data

This screen displays the historical data for wireless devices tracked by ExtremeLocation Essentials in the selected site. You can use the Search field to filter data or devices of interest to you.
Note

Note

If a client's data is deleted in ExtremeCloud IQ, all configured, cached, Live, and Historical data related to that client is also deleted from ExtremeLocation Essentials.
Note

Note

If Reset VIQ is selected in ExtremeCloud IQ, all configured data for locations, devices, and clients is cleared from ExtremeLocation Essentials. In addition, all cached, Live, and Historical data related to that VIQ is cleared from ExtremeLocation Essentials.
  1. Occasionally use button to refresh data.
    The data in this screen does not refresh automatically. The screen has to be manually refreshed to view the latest data.
  2. Use the button to download the list of devices to your local PC as a .csv (comma separated value) file.
  3. Use the Search field to filter to the data of interest. Enter a search string in this field.
    Search terms are not case sensitive.
    The displayed data is automatically sorted based on the search string.
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    Search Function
  4. Select a site from the Site drop-down list.
    The screen refreshes to display a list of all devices identified by ExtremeLocation Essentials in this site.
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    Live List of Wireless Devices
  5. If the Historical option is not selected, select it.
    The user interface changes to display more fields to refine the historical data.
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    Historical Data Filter Fields
  6. Use the calendar control to set the Date to filter historical data. The default value for this field is one day less than the current date. You can display data for the last thirty (30) days before today.
  7. Use the By drop-down list to classify by either Site Visit or Category Visit.

    Where data can be classified based on:

    • Site Visit - Displays the data for all the devices monitored at the site.
    • Category Visit - Displays the data for all devices monitored at the site and shows the category last visited by each device.
  8. Select the Show button.
    The screen refreshes to display the data for the selected date and visit type.
  9. Select Site Visit from the By drop-down list.

    Review the data displayed on this screen to look for devices and activities of interest.

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    Site Visit Data
    Note

    Note

    Asset entities are not considered in Historical View or analytics. Because Assets remain in the customer location, the Dwell Time widgets do not apply to Assets.

    The following information is displayed for each wireless device.

    Field Description
    Client MAC This field displays the client device's MAC address.
    Device Type This field displays the device type. This is the classification of the identified device. You can classify devices within a specific vertical. See Device Classification Settings for information on vertical device classification.
    Visit Type This field displays the device's visit type classification. Visit types can be one of Bounced, Inside Bounced, or Inside Engaged.
    First Seen Time This field displays the exact time when the device was first seen in the site or in a specific category.
    Last Seen Time This field displays the exact time when the device was last seen in the site or in a specific category.
  10. Select Category Visit from the By drop-down list.
    Review the data displayed on this screen to look for devices and activities of interest.
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    Field Description
    Client MAC This field displays the client device's MAC address.
    Device Type This field displays the device type. This is the classification of the identified device. You can classify devices within a specific vertical. See Device Classification Settings for information on vertical device classification.
    Floor Name This field displays the floor on which the device was identified.
    Category This field displays the area where this device was identified or seen. A category is a user defined part of a site that logically divides the site based on the usage of the area. For example, "Warehouse", "Lobby", "Canteen" or similar.
    First Seen Time This field displays the exact time when the device was first seen in the site or in a specific category.
    Last Seen Time This field displays the exact time when the device was last seen in the site or in a specific category.
  11. Use the Search field to filter to the data of interest. Enter a search string in this field.
    Search terms are not case sensitive.
    The displayed data is automatically sorted based on the search string.
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    Search Function