Manage Network Applications and Application Groups

The Applications and Application Groups windows contain status cards at the top, a filter tool at the left, and data tables in the main window. Use this window as follows:

• Select inside any status card to see more details.
• Use the Filter tool to filter the display of application data. You can create and save filters for later use.
• The Applications and Application Groups tables display information about the applications that are most active in your network.
• Select to display the Top 20 or Top 100 applications or groups. Most of the columns in this table can be sorted using up and down arrows. The following information is displayed:
  • Application: The name of the application or group.
  • Data Usage (% used): The percentage of bandwidth used by the application (in GB, MB, or Kbps).
  • # Clients: The number of clients that are running the application.
  • # Users: The number of users accessing this application:
• Select the download icon to download the table. You can save it to a location or open it in an application such as Word or Excel.
• Select the refresh icon to refresh all of the data in this window at any time.
• Select an application name or application group name in the Applications table to see more information, including:
  • Application name and category (application group name)
  • Data usage, unique clients, and unique user summary for the previous hour.
  • Application description, if available.
  • A usage timeline shows data for a time period which you can define using the range options above the graph.
  • Unique clients using this application, sortable by OS, SSID, or user profile.
  • Network usage for this application, sortable by OS, SSID, or user profile.
  • Top locations where the selected application is being used.
  • Top five clients by usage, including MAC address, operating system, and connection information.
  • Top five users by name, location of their most recent connection, and usage.
• Use Manage Applications to create custom applications. For more information, see Add a Custom Application.