Adding and editing a WAP Radio Monitor

The Wireless Access Point (WAP) Radio active monitor, included in the WhatsUp Gold Premium, Distributed, and MSP Editions, uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to query WAP devices and report the status of the wireless access point. This monitor indicates that the wireless radio is in either an up or down state. Currently, the WAP Radio active monitor supports Cisco Aironet WAPs.

Important: The Cisco WAP you want to monitor must support Cisco Dot 11 and IEEE 802.11 MIBs for WhatsUp Gold WAP Monitor features to operate.

To determine the monitor status, the monitor first looks at the ifType (OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.3) value. The ifType value of 71 - IEEE 80211 must be present for the monitor to continue checking the WAP radio device status. If the ifType value is true, then the ifAdminStatus (OID: 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.7) value is checked. Finally, if the ifAdminStatus value for the interface is in the down or testing state, the active monitor is considered down and the ifOperStatus (OID: 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8) value is checked. If the ifOperStatus value is 1 - up or 5 - dormant, the WAP radio is determined to be in the up state; otherwise the device is considered to be in the down state.

This monitor is pre-configured and exists in the Active Monitor Library upon installation of WhatsUp Gold. Unlike many pre-configured active monitors, the WAP Radio monitor's default configuration cannot be modified. However, you can modify the monitor name and description, as well as the SNMP timeout and number of retries used while attempting to connect to devices.

To add a new WAP Radio active monitor:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Monitors. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
4. Select WAP Radio Monitor, then click OK. The New WAP Radio Monitor dialog appears.
5. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
6. (Optional) Click Advanced to set the advanced options.
7. Click OK to save changes.
8. After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices.

To edit an existing WAP Radio active monitor:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Monitors. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.

   Select the monitor you would like to edit, then click Edit. The Edit WAP Radio Monitor dialog appears.

3. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
4. (Optional) Click Advanced to set the advanced options.
5. Click OK to save changes.

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