Access Point > Overview > Performance

In the AP dashboard, the Performance tab displays the size of data transmitted through the AP.

Viewing the Overview > Performance Tab

To navigate to the Performance tab in the AP dashboard, complete the following steps:

1. In the Network Operations app, set the filter to one of the options under Groups, Labels, or Sites. For all devices, set the filter to Global. Ensure that the filter selected contains at least one active access point.

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Manage, click Devices > Access Points.

A list of access points is displayed in the List view.

3. Click an access point listed under Device Name.

The dashboard context for the access point is displayed.

4. In the access point dashboard context, click the Performance tab.

The Performance tab is displayed.

To exit the AP dashboard, click the back arrow on the filter.

You can change the time range for the Performance tab by clicking the time range filter and selecting one of the available options: 3 hours, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months.

The Performance tab provides the following details:

Throughput

The Throughput graph indicates the size of data sent to and received by the device in bits per second for the wired or wireless networks. For example, Eth 0 or Eth 1 wired network profiles and specific SSIDsService Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network. of wireless networks. You can also view data for all the wireless SSIDs by selecting All SSIDS from the drop-down list. You can view the overall data usage measured in bytes in the Overall Usage field.

Clients

The Clients graph indicates the number of clients connected to the device for a selected time range in the time range filter. You can select a specific SSID or all SSIDs, Eth 0, or Eth 1 from the drop-down list provided in the Clients section.

When you hover over the Throughput and Quality graphs, it displays specific data for the selected timestamp.

Actions

The Actions drop-down list contains the following options:

Reboot AP—Reboots the access point. For more information, see Rebooting an Instant AP.

Reboot Swarm—Reboots the AP cluster. For more information, see Rebooting an Instant AP Cluster .

Tech Support—Enables the administrator to generate a tech support dump required for troubleshooting the access point. For more information, see Tech Support for an Instant AP .

Console—Opens the remote console for a CLI session through SSHSecure Shell. SSH is a network protocol that provides secure access to a remote device. for an access point. For more information, see Opening a Remote Console.

Go Live

Aruba Central supports live monitoring of Instant APs that support Aruba Instant 8.4.0.0 firmware version and above. Aruba Central allows you to monitor live data of an AP updated at every 5 seconds. For more information, see Enabling Live Instant AP Monitoring.