Wireless Assistant Home Screen

The Wireless Assistant Home Screen provides real-time status information on the current state of the wireless network. Information is grouped under multiple functional areas, and the Wireless Assistant Home Screen provides a graphical representation of information related to the active APs (such as the number of wired packets, stations, and total APs). Navigate the Wireless Assistant using the top menu bar tabs.

Wireless Assistant Top Menu Bar

The bottom status bar displays the type and description of the current wireless controller, user and admin login status, flash status, software version and the number of admin users currently logged into the controller.

Wireless Assistant Home Screen describes the panes on the Wireless Assistant Home Screen.

Wireless Assistant Home Screen

Home Screen Heading	Description
Network Status	Includes real-time totals for the following components. Click the number displayed to display additional information, such as name, serial number, and IP address. Local APs - total number of active or inactive local configured APs. Foreign APs - total number of active or inactive foreign configured APs. Availability pair must be configured to display additional information. Pending APs - total APs pending verification. Load Groups - total active load groups. Click to display the Active Wireless Load Groups report. Local Stations - total number of active mobile stations. Click to display the All Active Client report. Local & Foreign - total number of active and foreign stations. Click to display the All Active Client report. VNS - total defined VNSs (enabled and disabled). Click to display the total number of enabled and disabled VNS assignments, respectively, configured on the system. Availability - status of the controller availability. Click to display controller settings (Stand-alone, Paired, Fast Failover FFO). Mobility Tunnels - status of the mobility tunnel. Click to display controller settings.
Admin Sessions	Displays information on the total number of recent administrative activities including: Read/Write sessions - total number of currently active GUI and CLI (either SSH or serial console ones) Read/Write sessions. Read-only sessions - total number of currently active GUI and CLI (either SSH or serial console ones) Read only sessions. Guest Access sessions - total number of currently active GuestPortal Manager sessions that can only be achieved through the GUI. Auth Type - lists the presently configured login mode. Click each heading to access the Wireless Controller > Login Management screen. For more information, see Configuring the Login Authentication Mode.
Stations by Protocol	Displays a graphical representation of the total number of active stations grouped by protocol. Click the Stations by Protocol heading to access the All Active Clients Report. For more information, see Viewing Statistics for APs.
APs by Channel	Displays a graphical representation of the total number of active stations and the number of APs. Click the APs by Channel heading to access the Active Wireless AP Report. For more information, see Viewing Statistics for APs.
Stations by AP	Displays a graphical representation of the total number of active APs grouped by channel. Click the Status by AP heading to access the Active Clients by Wireless APs Report. For more information, see Viewing Statistics for APs.
Applications by WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)	If Application Visibility is enabled on the WLAN Configuration screen, a pie chart displaying the top five applications on that WLAN displays. If Application Visibility is not enabled, click Enable Application Visibility to display the Apps, operating systems, and devices used by clients. The Application Visibility option displays the following information for clients associated with a selected WLAN: IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses Host Name Operating System Device Type Top 5 Application Groups by Throughput (2-minute interval) Top 5 current Application Groups by Bytes, from session start. Throughput chart for an application group. Average TCP Round Trip Time. For more information, see Enabling Application Visibility with Device Identification and Device Identification.
Licensing	Displays licensing information including: License mode: License Manager can operate in Lone or Paired mode. Lone (standalone) - Only local APs are counted against locally installed capacity keys. ALL Radar In-Service and Guardian APs are counted against locally installed Radar keys. This is the default license mode. License Manager switches to Paired mode on the following conditions: Availability is enabled while License Manager is running and it receives a license request or Availability is enabled before the License Manger starts up and the database has counters for the peers capacity and Radar keys. Paired - Both local and foreign APs are counted against sum of locally installed capacity keys and capacity keys, pooled from the peer controller. ALL Radar In-Service and Guardian APs are counted against sum or locally installed Radar keys, installed on the peer controller. License Manager switches to Lone (standalone) mode if Availability is disabled or if the peer IP address is changed. Unused AP Licenses: total number of unassigned AP licenses (for more information, see Applying Product License Keys). Local AP Licenses: total number of AP licenses local to the primary controller. Foreign AP Licenses: total number of AP licenses local to the secondary (backup) controller. Local Radar Licenses: total number of Radar licenses local to the primary controller. Foreign Radar Licenses: total number of Radar licenses local to the secondary (backup) controller. Unused Radar Licenses: total number of unassigned licenses for Radar (for more information, see Radar License Requirements). Days Remaining: number of days remaining on this license key. Regulatory Domain: Domain information for this license period. Click the Licensing heading to access the Wireless Controller > Software Maintenance screen. For more information, see Installing the License Keys.
Health	Displays network health statistics including: Local AP Uptime (min) APs with > 30 clients APs in low power mode This feature is for AP39xx only. This option displays when there is one or more AP39xx in low power mode. Click to display details of the AP. Failed VNS RADIUS Txs Click each heading to access the Active Wireless APs Report. For more information, see Viewing Statistics for APs.
Radar	Displays totals for the following security related statistics: AP Remote Access - click to access the APs > AP Registration page Unsecured WLANs - click to access the WLAN Security Report Uncategorized APs - click to access the list of Uncategorized APs Active Threats - click to access the Active Threats Report Active Countermeasures - click to access the Active Countermeasures Report APs denied by license - click to access the list of APs denied by license constraints. For more information, see Wireless AP Registration, and Working with Radar Reports.
Events	Displays major events that impact network performance and efficiency. Each event listed includes a timestamp of the event, the type or classification of the event, which component is impacted by the event, and a log message providing specific information for the event. Click the Events heading to access the Log > Logs & Traces page. For more information, see Working with Reports and Statistics.

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