Stations
This dashboard displays a variety of performance trends for a selected station. On the Stations dashboard obtain a Station Key. Select a controller and enter the time manually or click the Calendar icon, the End Time is automatically selected to the current date. To modify the time, de-select the Now option. Select one of the stations and click Save; the selected station is displayed in the Station Key field.
The following charts display the station trends. Hover over the chart to view the date, time and value for that point and right-click and select Show Details to view more information.
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Chart |
Description |
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| Station Throughput | Displays a station's combined transmitted and received bytes during a 10 minutes or 1 minute based on the configured polling interval. This chart is updated every 10 minutes or 1 minute based on the configured polling interval. |
| Signal Strength | Displays the signal strength (dBm) for this station in the time period indicated. This chart is updated every 10 minutes. |
| Loss % | Displays the station's transmit loss percentage for all unicast data frames. |
| Airtime Utilization | Displays station airtime utilization percentage. |
The following station information is displayed.
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Parameters |
Description |
|---|---|
| MAC Address | Displays the MAC address of the Station. |
| IPv4 Address | Displays the IPv4 address of the Station. |
| IPv6Address | Displays the IPv6 address of the Station. |
| User Name | Displays the user name. |
| Station Type | Displays the type of station; Wireless Station or Wired Station. |
| OUI Name | Displays the OUI Name of the station. |
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Device Type |
Displays whether the type of device to which the station is connected to. For example, Google Nexus 4 Phone, Blackberry and so on. |
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OS Type |
Displays the Station distribution based on the OS Type. For example, Apple iOS, Microsoft Windows XP and so on. |
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Radio Type |
Displays the radio type to which the station is connected. |
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Data Rate |
Displays the data rate in Mbps for the selected point on the graph. |
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Service Name |
Displays the service name to which the station is connected to. |
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AP ID |
Displays the AP to which the station was associated at the time of the event. |
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AP Name |
Displays the name of the AP to which the station was associated at the time of the event. Select the link of the AP Name. The AP Dashboard is displayed. |
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Controller |
Displays the IP address of the controller connected to the station. |
The history of events accomplished through FortiWLM MEA for this station is displayed. View this list in CSV format by clicking CSV. The following information is included for each event in the Station History.
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Category |
Description |
|---|---|
| Go to Visualization | The Visualization feature allows to monitor the coverage and performance of the WLAN APs using maps (graphics files) that is imported to represent the site. Heat maps display the actual AP statistics that are retrieved from the controller and extrapolated into heat maps. |
| Show AP Location | The AP Locator screen displays the selected AP located on the floor. |
| Date/Time | Displays the Date/Time of the station event occurred. |
| Duration | Displays the Duration of the station associated with the AP. |
| Controller | Displays the Controller ID to which the station was associated at the time of the event. The service appliance ID is always number 1 and controllers are assigned numbers from 2 through (2^32 - 1). |
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AP ID |
Displays the ID of the AP to which the station was associated at the time of the event. |
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AP Name |
Displays the name of the AP to which the station was associated at the time of the event. Select the link of the AP Name. The AP Dashboard is displayed. |
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Radio |
Displays the number of radios. |
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Station IP4 |
Displays the station IPv4 address. |
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Station IPv6 |
Displays the station IPv6 address. |
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User Name |
Displays the authorized user name (If any) used to log in. |
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SSID |
Displays the SSID that the station associated with in the last session. |
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Start Time |
Displays the time the station connected during the last association. |
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Stop Time |
Displays the time the station disconnected during the last association. |
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CSV |
Select the CSV link. A summary of the station history of all the above mentioned fields are displayed. |
The Station Activity Log displays the most recent 1000 station events in the selected interval. Most station events are updated almost immediately after the event occurs. All events are available on the server; to view other events, refine the time interval. The events are divided into the six Station Details categories. Hover over an event to see the date and time with a short description of the event. Right-click and select Show Details to view event details. Up to 1000 events are displayed; once the number reaches 1000, additional events are not listed. If additional events are important for troubleshooting, refine the time interval. The Station Events table displays the following information for each of the event.
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Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
| Date/Time | Displays the Date/Time of the event occurred. |
| Event Type | Displays the event type. |
| Description | Displays the description provided for each of the Event. |
You can limit the number of events displayed by indicating a specific station MAC address. You can also limit the time frame or filter the event type. To filter the event type, click Filter and select the event categories that you want displayed. You can filter events for viewing based on any or all of these criteria:
- IP Address Discovered
- 802.11 State
- 802.1x Authorization
- MAC Filtering
- SIP
- DHCP
- CP User Authorization
- Encryption
- Band Steering
- Diagnostics