Monitoring Wireless

WhatsUp Gold allows you to monitor the performance of lightweight access points, wireless LAN controllers, and wireless autonomous access points as well as manage wireless rogues. WhatsUp Gold defines "rogues" as devices detected due to proximity to an access point but unknown to the network, which should be investigated to determine potential risk.

Discover

Wireless infrastructure devices are initially discovered along with non-wireless devices connected to the network during the WhatsUp Gold discovery process. You can create a regular scanning interval to detect and update active end-stations connected to your access points using the Schedule tab in the IP Address Scan wizard.

Note: In your discovery scan you must elect to Expand Scan to Include Wireless Environments.

Your ability to manage wireless infrastructure devices is determined by your user rights. To view data on this dashboard, you must have the Access Wireless user right enabled. For the ability to actively manage wireless infrastructure devices as well as include, exclude, or manage rogues, the Configure Wireless option must be selected as well.

Map/organize/interact/monitor (My Network Map)

Wireless infrastructure (access points and WLAN controllers) and clients (devices running as wireless "end stations") can be filtered from other devices on the My Network Map using the Wireless Overlay ().

• Show Wireless Devices. Click on the Wireless Overlay.
• Create Custom Views. Create custom layouts or report views customized for your environment.
• Add and Enable Individual Monitors. Select a device, click on Monitor Setup , then assign and enable individual monitors.
• Apply Controls. Add Thresholds, Notifications, Actions and Policies.

Analyze (dashboard, log, and report)

Analyze log, reporting, and dashboard data to assess performance, quality of service, and impact.

• Wireless Dashboard. Select a Hyper-V host or VMware host and see metrics and system info for associated VMs.
• Wireless Clients Dashboard. Reveals clients connected to your wireless network.
• Rogues Dashboard. Lists unknown wireless devices and the MAC addresses they use.
• Home Dashboard. Add a custom view and configure and drag in Wireless Monitoring performance and inventory reports from the reports palette.
• Wireless Log. Wireless service events.

Capture/share/export

Wireless monitoring data can be visualized, shared, and reused using Export () and Dashboard Options ().

• PDF. Save grid and chart views as PDF.
• Share. Share Monitoring Wireless reports with other users in a single or combined view.
• Export. Export Monitoring Wireless data as PDF, XML, or Excel and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold
• Email. Email reports, charts, and log data. (Create and then edit/manage from Scheduled Reports.)

See Also Network Environment Monitoring Viewing Devices on the Map Performing Device Management Actions Application Monitoring with WhatsUp Gold Monitoring Virtual Machines and Infrastructure Monitoring VoIP IP SLA Addressing Web Alarms