About Authentication Logs

This window displays information about successful authentication attempts involving cloud-based PPSK and RADIUS users, and users authenticating through a cloud-hosted captive web portal using either social log in credentials or a PIN. The authentication events displayed in the table appear for a time range that you define using start and end dates and times in the fields at the top of the window. Search for a specific client or user name in the Search field above the table.

The table displays the following information about successful network authentication attempts:

• Auth Status: The status of the authentication.
• User Name: The name of the cloud-based PPSK or RADIUS user, or the email address of a user authenticating through a cloud-hosted captive web portal.
• SSID: The SSID associated with this authentication.
• Auth Type: The method of authentication:
  • Private PSK
  • Enterprise (for RADIUS)
  • One of the social log in options: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn
  • PIN
• Client Device: The MAC address of the authenticated client device.
• Reject Reason: The reason why an authentication attempt failed.
• NAS Device: The MAC address of the AP running guest management and serving as the network portal.
• NAS Identifier: The network name for the NAS device
• Auth Date: The date of the authentication attempt.

Note

These entries are not real-time, but are historical records showing when individuals were authenticated. Entries are automatically deleted after seven days.

For information about how to download Authentication logs, see Download Log Information