The Global Dashboard

Displays information of the networks sorted by site, including information on network devices and WANWide Area Network. WAN is a telecommunications network or computer network that extends over a large geographical distance. connectivity of individual sites.

For more information, see Network Health.

Displays details such as the bandwidth usage, client count, top APs by usage, top 5 clients, top AP clusters by usage, top AP clusters by clients, and WLANWireless Local Area Network. WLAN is a 802.11 standards-based LAN that the users access through a wireless connection. network details. By default, the graphs are plotted for a time range of 3 hours. To view the graphs for a different time range, click the Time Range Filter.

For more information, see Global—Summary

Displays the access points information in the following views:

Summary view: Monitoring Access Points in Summary View

List view: Monitoring Access Points in List View

Displays the switches information in the following views:

Summary view: Viewing the Switches Summary Page

List view: Viewing the Switches List Page

Displays the controller information in the following view:

Summary view: Controller > Overview > Summary

Displays information about all the clients connected to the devices configured for the group.

For more information, see All Clients.

Provides a summary of client traffic and their data usage to and from applications and websites. Also, analyzes the client traffic flow using the graphs displayed.

For more information, see Application Visibility.

Monitors voice, video, and application sharing sessions, provides traffic visibility, and allows you to prioritize the required sessions. The app also leverages the functions of the service engine on the cloud platform to provide visual metrics for analytical purposes.

For more information, see Enabling Unified Communications.

Helps to identify and act on interfering devices that can be later considered for investigation, restrictive action, or both.

For more information, see Rapids.

Monitors traffic coming into and going out of the Aruba Central-managed network and acts as an investigative resource for users to track blocked sessions within the network.

For more information, see Configuring Management Subnets.

Displays all types of alerts and events generated for events pertaining to device provisioning, configuration, and user management.

For more information, see Alerts & Events.

Shows the total number logs generated for all device management, configuration, and user management events triggered in Aruba Central.

For more information, see Viewing Audit Trail.

Enables network administrators and users with troubleshooting permission to perform troubleshooting or diagnostics tests on devices and networks managed by Aruba Central.

For more information, see Home.

Enables you to create various types of reports. You can create recurrent reports or configure the reports to run on demand.

For more information, see Reports .

Provides an overview of the latest supported version of firmware for the device, details of the device, and the option to upgrade the device.

For more information, see Upgrading Device Firmware.

A group in Aruba Central is the primary configuration element that functions as a container for device management, monitoring, and maintenance. Groups enable administrators to manage devices efficiently by using either a UI-based configuration workflow or CLI-based configuration template.

For more information, see Home.

A site refers to a physical location where a set of devices are installed; for example, campus, branch, or venue. Labels are tags attached to a device provisioned in the network. Labels determine the ownership, departments, and functions of the devices.

For more information, see Managing Sites and Managing Labels.