Real Time Maps

Real-time network heat maps use a color spectrum, ranging from warm to cool, to illustrate real-time device signal strength throughout a building floor plan. Warm colors represent a stronger signal strength. Cool colors represent a weaker signal strength.

ExtremeCloud‌ IQ supports the following map type views:

Wi-Fi Map
IoT Map

Note

Maps generated within the Manage > Planning section are visible in real-time maps.

With ExtremeCloud‌ IQ real-time network heat maps, you can:

View a detail summary for a selected AP (including uploading installation photos)
Perform actions on a selected AP
View the summary details of clients connected to an AP (including their roaming paths)
Adjust thresholds
Change color schemes

Use this task to view real-time network data coverage.

Go to Manage > Real Time Maps.
From the Global View location list, select a floor or use the Search field to search for a specific site, building, or floor.

Note
The Search field helps you find a specific location in a large network. Enter the first few characters to see a list of locations. The more characters you enter, the more precise the search results will be.

Note
The selected floor must include a floor plan. For more information, see Add a Floor Plan.
From the floor view pane, select View Map Type.

To view the heat map for Wi-Fi devices, select Wi-Fi, configure the following Wi-Fi map settings, and then select Show map.

Table 1. Wi-Fi Map Settings
Map Type	Radio Frequency
RSSI	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz
Coverage Overlap	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz
SNR	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz
Channel	All frequencies: 2.4 GHz, 5GHz, and 6 GHz
Interference	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz
Co-channel Interference	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz

To view the heat map for IoT devices, select IoT, configure the following IoT map settings, and then select Show map.

Table 2. IoT Map Settings
Map Type	Radio Frequency
RSSI	2.4 GHz
SNR	2.4 GHz
Interference	2.4 GHz
Co-channel Interference	2.4 GHz

Note

IoT heat maps support 2.4 GHz radio frequencies only.

To view AP device details, select an AP on the map.
To view summary details for the clients connected to an AP, select the purple halo above the AP.
- The purple halo shows the number of connected clients.
- From the client summary pop-up window, select a client to view details.
  - To access Client 360 details, select Client 360 View. This opens a new pop-up window displaying the Client 360 information. To return to the client summary, close the pop-up window.
  - To view the roaming trail of the client, select Client Roaming. For more information, see View Client Roaming Trail.

Select

to set Wi-Fi coverage thresholds, configure threshold settings, and then select Apply.

Thresholds provide a visual to see where coverage is optimal, acceptable, and where improvements are needed.

Table 3. Wi-Fi Coverage Threshold Settings
Threshold	Description
Excellent	Above this set threshold, for example -30 dBm, the signal is considered excellent.
Good	Near this set threshold, for example -67 dBm, the signal is considered good.
Medium	Near this set threshold, for example 72 dBm, the signal is considered medium.
Poor	Below this set threshold, for example -90 dBm, the signal is considered poor.

To change the color scheme, select and select a new color scheme.

Note
The Select Color Map icon might display different colors, depending on the last color scheme selected.
Select + to zoom in, and - to zoom out. Select and drag the map to move within the window.

Note
When you zoom in or out, the scale of the heatmap changes in real time below the zoom icons. The scale represents the relationship between the displayed area on the heatmap and the original map scale.