Configure the Dashboards

You can customize the default dashboard views (main dashboard or entity dashboards) to fit your network's analytic requirements, such as monitoring the topology, component health, and device performance.

To customize any dashboard:

  1. From the main Dashboard page or from the dashboard page of a specific entity, such as a switch or site, select GUID-5DFC53BC-E428-4C28-BAAC-5EDEF81AA58A-low.png.
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    Dashboard - Edit Mode
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    The Widgets list displays on the right side of the page.
  2. Expand the widget categories. Drag and drop the widgets to the placement you want in the dashboard layout. Depending on which entity dashboard (or main dashboard) you are editing, the following widget categories are available:
    Utilization Provides utilization metrics such as client count, and various top 10 and bottom 10 counts.
    RF Provides Radio Frequency metrics such as RF quality, RF health, channel utilization, and various top 10 and bottom 10 metrics. This group also includes various Smart RF metrics.
    Switch Tracks top and bottom switches by throughput.
    Clients Tracks client distribution based on different parameters.
    Captive Portal Provides metrics regarding associated guests and the amount of time guests spend using the service.
    Application Visibility Provides application visibility metrics.
  3. (Optional) To name the dashboard, enter a name for the dashboard in the Name field (above the widget menu).
  4. From the dashboard controls in the upper right corner, select the Save Dashboard (GUID-C3DD493D-8C6A-42D6-876A-27ED33602F9A-low.png) button.
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    Save Dashboard Button
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    The customized dashboard is saved.