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Extended Details on AP Drill Down

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Extended Details on AP Drill Down

This feature provides extended details of an AP. On the Managed FortiAPs page, you can drill down to view all available details of a FortiAP, including:

  • AP system information.
  • Dynamic health and performance information.
  • Dynamic radio and client details.
  • Relevant links such as location of the AP in the location map.

Sample topology

Sample configuration

In WiFi & Switch Controller > Managed FortiAPs, right-click a FortiAP and select Drill Down to Details.

The details pane includes the following information:

  • The top left shows a summary of configuration and connection status for the AP. The Actions button provides some actions to the AP such as Authorize/Deauthorize, Upgrade, Restart, and LED Blink. The Edit button opens the Managed FortiAP page.
  • The top right shows the General Health assessment of the AP and the health assessment based on radio band.
  • The Locate button appears if the FortiAP is on a WiFi Map.
  • The bottom section includes tabs to show the Radios summary, Clients list, and a filtered Logs view of all logs of the FortiAP.

If a FortiAP is on a WiFi Map, click the Locate button and that FortiAP is highlighted with a flashing yellow circle on the WiFi Map.

Click Edit to open the Managed FortiAP page to show the FortiAP's operation information and a summary of its health status. Click View More Details to open the details pane.

On the WiFi Map, click a FortiAP icon to open its details pane.

Extended Details on AP Drill Down

This feature provides extended details of an AP. On the Managed FortiAPs page, you can drill down to view all available details of a FortiAP, including:

  • AP system information.
  • Dynamic health and performance information.
  • Dynamic radio and client details.
  • Relevant links such as location of the AP in the location map.

Sample topology

Sample configuration

In WiFi & Switch Controller > Managed FortiAPs, right-click a FortiAP and select Drill Down to Details.

The details pane includes the following information:

  • The top left shows a summary of configuration and connection status for the AP. The Actions button provides some actions to the AP such as Authorize/Deauthorize, Upgrade, Restart, and LED Blink. The Edit button opens the Managed FortiAP page.
  • The top right shows the General Health assessment of the AP and the health assessment based on radio band.
  • The Locate button appears if the FortiAP is on a WiFi Map.
  • The bottom section includes tabs to show the Radios summary, Clients list, and a filtered Logs view of all logs of the FortiAP.

If a FortiAP is on a WiFi Map, click the Locate button and that FortiAP is highlighted with a flashing yellow circle on the WiFi Map.

Click Edit to open the Managed FortiAP page to show the FortiAP's operation information and a summary of its health status. Click View More Details to open the details pane.

On the WiFi Map, click a FortiAP icon to open its details pane.