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FortiWiFi and FortiAP Configuration Guide

Monitoring wireless health and clients

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Monitoring wireless health and clients

You can get an overview of your FortiGate or FortiWiFi unit by navigating to Dashboard > WiFi. The WiFi dashboard provides a comprehensive view of the health of your network’s wireless infrastructure.

The following widgets are displayed on the dashboard:

Dashboard widget

Description

Channel Utilization

Monitor FortiAPs per radio channel utilization.

Clients By FortiAP

Monitor the number of clients per FortiAP.

FortiAP Status

Monitor FortiAP status.

Historical Clients

Real-time number of WiFi clients over the selected time frame.

Interfering APs

Monitor FortiAPs that are reporting interfering APs.

Login Failures

Monitor WiFi login failures.

Rogue APs

Monitor rogue APs.

Signal Strength

Monitor the signal strength of WiFi clients.

To add a new widget, click + Add Widget and select from a list of predefined widget categories.

Monitoring wireless health and clients

You can get an overview of your FortiGate or FortiWiFi unit by navigating to Dashboard > WiFi. The WiFi dashboard provides a comprehensive view of the health of your network’s wireless infrastructure.

The following widgets are displayed on the dashboard:

Dashboard widget

Description

Channel Utilization

Monitor FortiAPs per radio channel utilization.

Clients By FortiAP

Monitor the number of clients per FortiAP.

FortiAP Status

Monitor FortiAP status.

Historical Clients

Real-time number of WiFi clients over the selected time frame.

Interfering APs

Monitor FortiAPs that are reporting interfering APs.

Login Failures

Monitor WiFi login failures.

Rogue APs

Monitor rogue APs.

Signal Strength

Monitor the signal strength of WiFi clients.

To add a new widget, click + Add Widget and select from a list of predefined widget categories.