Station Events

Use the following information to troubleshoot access and performance for a specific client. Review client details and events associated with a client. The event source can be the Access Control Engine or the Wireless Manager. The fields in End-System Event Fields are documented in alphabetical order.

Table 1. End-System Event Fields
Field Description
Access Control Engine IP address of the NAC (Network Access Control) server.
Authentication Type Indicates the type of 802.1x authentication or MAC authentication. For example, 802.1X (PEAP).
Device Type Indicates device type for the client.
End System Indicates MAC address of the client.
Extended State Details about the action that triggered the event. Valid values are:
  • Authentication
  • State Change
  • De-registration
  • Registration
  • No Error
Location MAC addresses and network identifiers that the client has been associated with. Indicates client position on the network.
RADIUS Response Attributes Attributes from the RADIUS server that describe the form of access that is granted to the client.
RADIUS Server IP address of the external RADIUS server, if any.
Reason Indicates the specific rule from the Access Control Rule Engine that allowed client access to the network.
Registration Type Indicates type of registration when Extended State equals Registration. Valid values are:
  • Guest
  • Secure Guest
  • Guest Web Access
  • Authenticated
  • Authenticated Guest
Role Indicates the policy role that allowed client access to the network.
State State of the action that initiated the event. Valid values are:
  • Accept
  • Disconnected
  • Reject
  • Pending
State Description Additional details about the event state.
Source Indicates where the event originates. Valid values are:
  • Access Control Engine
  • Wireless Manager
Timestamp Indicates date and time of the event.
User Name Logged in user associated with the client.