Using Wireless Dashboard Reports

In addition to the reports available under Wireless, the WhatsUp Gold Home dashboard includes a dashboard view containing a number of Wireless dashboard reports by default. You can also add Wireless dashboard reports to the WhatsUp Gold home page, providing custom report views you want to make available on your WhatsUp Gold dashboard. The following Wireless dashboard reports can be added to the WhatsUp Gold home page:

• Bandwidth
• Bandwidth Summary
• Client Count
• Rogue Count
• RSSI
• Wireless System Summary
• Wireless Active Clients
• Wireless Details
• Wireless Errors
• Wireless Last 10 Syslog Messages

When configuring Wireless dashboard reports, device groups must be selected. A single device version of each of these reports except for the system summary can also be added to the WhatsUp Gold dashboard. When configuring single device Wireless dashboard reports, a single device must be selected. Top 10 versions of Bandwidth, Client Count, Rogue Count, and RSSI are also available in WhatsUp Gold. For details on Top 10 dashboard reports, see Top 10 reports.

To access WhatsUp Gold Dashboard Reports:

For detailed instructions, see Adding Dashboard Reports to a Dashboard View .

To add Wireless dashboard reports:

1. In the title bar of the dashboard pane, click Add Content. The Add Content pane appears.
2. Select the Wireless folder icon from the grid.

   Note: If you are adding one of the Wireless Top 10 dashboard reports, select the Top 10 folder instead of the Wireless folder.

3. Select the Wireless report you want to add. A dialog that previews the report appears.
4. Click + Add. The selected report appears on the WhatsUp Gold home page. Repeat this step until you have added all the Wireless dashboard reports you want to include on the WhatsUp Gold home page.
5. Click Close.
6. Click I'm Done at the bottom of the home page.

Tip: You can view other Wireless dashboard reports in the preview dialog without returning to the WhatsUp Gold home page by using the PREV and NEXT buttons at the left and right of the dialog.

Each Wireless dashboard report can be customized to fit your specific needs. From any Wireless dashboard report menu, select Configure to open the configuration dialog.

To configure the dashboard report settings:

1. In the upper-right corner of the dashboard report, click Menu > Configure. A Configure Report dialog appears.
2. From this dialog, you can:
   • Modify the Report name.
   • Specify the devices for which the report displays data.
   • Select a predefined date range.
   • Set the height and width of the report.
   • Choose between a graphical or tabular display.
   • Choose how report data is grouped (by device, access point, or SSID).
   • Choose whether or not the report in graphical form contains a legend.

   Note: For some Wireless dashboard reports, configuration options are limited. Configuration dialogs only display options applicable to the selected report.

3. Make configuration changes as needed and click OK to save. The dashboard report updates to reflect configuration changes.

See Also Wireless Reporting Wireless Alerts and Thresholds