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The Clients page provides a summary view of all the clients connected to the network. You can filter clients based on the network the clients are connected to. The page displays key client information and also allows you to view a specific client detail page.

By default, the Clients page displays a unified list of clients for the selected group. The list of clients is populated for a time range of 3 hours. To view the list of clients for a different time range, click the Time Range Filter link and select the required time period. Total data usage for the selected time period is displayed above the client summary bar.

To filter clients based on the device to which the clients are connected, select the device type from the Clients drop-down list:

Unified—Displays a unified list of clients connected to the network.

AP—Displays a list of clients connected to the Instant AP.

Switch—Displays a list of clients connected to the switch.

Controller—Displays a list of clients connected to the Aruba Controller.

 

The wired client will show up in the Unified Clients page only if the client is connected to an Aruba 2540 Series, Aruba 2920 Series, Aruba 2930F Series, Aruba 2930M Series, Aruba 3810 Series, or Aruba 5400R Series switch.

To filter clients based on the network to which the clients are connected, click the network type from the Client Summary bar:

Wireless—Displays a list of clients connected to the wireless network.

Wired—Displays a list of clients connected to the wired network.

The Clients table lists the details of each client. By default, the table displays the following columns: Client Name, Status, IP Address, Connected To, VLAN, ,Link, AP Role, Controller Role, and Health. Click the ellipsis icon to perform additional operations:

Download CSV—Downloads the client details in the .csv file format.

Select All—Selects all columns.

Reset Columns—Resets the table view to the default columns.

If a filter icon appears next to the column header, click it and enter the filter criteria or select a filter criteria. For example, in the Client Name column, enter the name of the client and in the Status column, select from one of the predefined filter criteria: Connected, Offline, or Failed.

Table 1: Unified Client Details

Column

Applicability

Description

Client Name

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

Username, hostname, or MACMedia Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address of the client. Click the client name to view the client details page.

Status

Unified

AP

Switch

Client connection status. Use the filter option to view the following:

Connected clients

Offline clients

Failed clients.

Hover your mouse over the status to view:

Client name

IP address

Connected—Date and time at which the client connected.

Offline—Last seen time.

Failed—Failure reason and last seen time.

IP Address

Unified

AP

Switch

IP address of the client.

VLAN

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

VLANVirtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN. of the device to which the client is connected.

Connected To

Unified

AP name, Switch name, or Controller name. This is the first layer 2 hop for the client. If the device does not have a name, the MAC address is displayed.

Link

Unified

Displays SSIDService Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network. for wireless clients and port number for wired clients.

AP Role

Unified

AP

Role assigned by the Instant AP.

Controller Role

Unified

Controller

Role assigned by the Aruba Controller.

Health

Unified

AP

Controller

Client health. The value can be one of the following:

Good—71-100.

Fair—31-70.

Poor—0-30.

Group Name

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

Group name of the device managed by Aruba Central.

Site Name

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

Name of the site in which the devices managed by Aruba Central are installed.

MAC Address

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

MAC address of the client.

Hostname

Unified

AP

Controller

Host name of the client.

User Name

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

Username of the client.

Key Management

Unified

AP

Security mode used by the client.

Authentication

Unified

AP

Authentication type.

IPV6 Address

Unified

AP

IPv6 address of the client.

Capabilities

Unified

AP

Client capabilities.

Usage

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

Total data usage for the selected time period.

OS

Unified

AP

Controller

Operating system of the client.

Last Seen Time

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

Date and time at which the client was last seen.

Connected Since

Unified

AP

Switch

Controller

Date and time since when the client was connected.

AP Name

Unified

AP

Name of the Instant AP.

AP Mac Address

Unified

AP

MAC address of the Instant AP.

Channel/Band

Unified

AP

Last connected channel and bandBand refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation..

Switch Name

Unified

Switch

Name of the switch.

Port

Unified

Switch

Controller

Port number of the switch.

Controller Name

Unified

Controller

Name of the Aruba Controller.

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