Reports

The Aruba Central (on-premises) dashboard enables you to create various types of reports. You can create recurrent reports or configure the reports to run on demand. To create a report, you must have read/write privileges or Admin rights.

The Reports page has the following sections:

Create—Creates a report that can run instantly, on scheduled time, or recurrent reports.

Manage—Edits or deletes the scheduled reports.

Browse—Lists all the archived reports.

Report Categories

Aruba Central (on-premises) allows you to create various types of reports based on your network requirements. The report types supported by Aruba Central (on-premises) are:

Clients

Infrastructure

Security Compliance

Applications

Types of Reports

The following table lists the different types of reports under each report category:

Table 1: Clients Reports

Section	Description
Client Inventory	Displays the client details summarized by all aggregation fields. The report includes the following details: Report Name Date Run Device Group Client count by SSIDService Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network. Client count by role Client count by connection mode client count by connection type Client count by OS Client count by vendors
Client Session	Displays the details of client sessions for the SSIDs provisioned on Instant APs. The report includes the following details: Report Name Date Run Device Group Summary Clients Sessions Traffic Session Data by OS / Connection Mode / SSID / Role / MACMedia Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network.  Vendor Clients by OS / Connection Mode / SSID / Role / MAC Vendor Time Spent by OS / Connection Mode / SSID / Role / MAC Vendor Data Usage by OS / Connection Mode / SSID / Role / MAC Vendor Client Device OS / Connection Mode / SSID / Role / MAC Vendor Top 10 clients by usage filtered based on SSID
Client Usage	Displays the client usage and count details. The report includes the following details: Client Usage Top 10 clients by usage filtered based on SSID Client Count Top 10 applications by usage Top 10 web categories by usage Top 10 app categories Web reputation
Guest	Displays the number of guests, guest SSID, and guest connection for the selected group.
Summary	Displays the device growth over 2 years for wireless and wired clients, and the wireless and wired usage over time. The report includes the following details: Usage Clients per day Average clients per day Usage over time Top clients by usage Top OS by usage

Table 2: Infrastructure Reports

Section	Description
Capacity Planning	Displays the throughput and client density information for devices provisioned in Aruba Central (on-premises). The report includes the following details: Report Name Date Run Device Group Subscription Utilization: Total Subscription, Used subscriptions, and Available subscriptions Top 25 APs by usage Top 25 switches by usage Top 25 APs by peak client Top-25 APs by average client
Configuration & Audit	Displays the configuration and audit logs for all the device management, configurations, and user management events triggered in Aruba Central (on-premises). The report includes the following details: Configuration Audit Status Aruba Switches Configuration Audit Status Virtual Controllers Configuration Audit Status
Infra Inventory	Displays the inventory and subscription information for the devices that are online during a specific duration. The report includes the following details: Subscription Utilization: Total Subscription, Used subscriptions, and Available subscriptions Subscription Keys Number of APs Number of Switches Number of Controllers Firmware Version Summary (IAP) AP Count by Site Firmware Version Summary (Switch) Switch Count by Site Firmware Version Summary (Controller) Controller Count by Site Model and Firmware version (IAP) Model and Firmware version (Switch) Model and Firmware version (Controller) AP interfaces summary
Network	Displays the following parameters: Top 20 Sites By Availability Bottom 20 Sites By Availability Top 20 Sites By WLANWireless Local Area Network. WLAN is a 802.11 standards-based LAN that the users access through a wireless connection. Usage Bottom 20 Sites By WLAN Usage Number of APs AP Model Top Ten Clients By Usage filtered based on SSID Device Types (Current) Top Ten APs By Usage Total Usage By SSID Wireless Clients by SSID Peak and Average Wireless Data Usage Number of Switches Switch Model Top Ten Switches by Usage Top Ten Ports by Usage Wired Peak and Average Uplink Stats
New Infra Inventory	Displays the inventory and subscription information to the devices that are newly added.
Resource Utilization	Displays the details of infrastructure devices that exceeded the configured thresholds on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The report includes the following details: Resource Utilization Threshold CPUCentral Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions./Memory Compliance Sites with Non-Compliant Devices Non-Compliance by Device Type Non-Compliant Access Points Non-Compliant Switches
RFRadio Frequency. RF refers to the electromagnetic wave frequencies within a range of 3 kHz to 300 GHz, including the frequencies used for communications or Radar signals. Health	Displays the following RF usage statistics for the AP radios. Problem Radios (5 GHzGigahertz. / 2.4 GHz) Most Noise (5 GHz / 2.4 GHz) Most Errors (5 GHz / 2.4 GHz) Most Utilized by Channel Usage (5 GHz / 2.4 GHz) Least Utilized by Channel Usage (5 GHz / 2.4 GHz) Most Channel Changes (5 GHz / 2.4 GHz) Most Transmission Power Changes (5 GHz / 2.4 GHz) Radio with Least GoodputGoodput is the application level throughput that refers to the ratio of the total bytes transmitted or received in the network to the total air time required for transmitting or receiving the bytes. (5 GHz / 2.4 GHz) NOTE: For APs that support 5 GHz dual bandBand refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. in synchronization with Aruba Instant 8.3.0.0, the Device column in the RF Health Report shows the radio number of the operating radio along with the model number of the device.
WANWide Area Network. WAN is a telecommunications network or computer network that extends over a large geographical distance. Availability	Displays WAN overlay and underlay availability information. The Underlay report contains the following details: Controller Site Serial Number Host name MAC Uplink Name Type 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. %Uptime Uptime Downtime The Overlay report contains the following details: Controller Site Serial Number Host name MAC Uplink VLAN Tunnel Name SIPSession Initiation Protocol. SIP is used for signaling and controlling multimedia communication session such as voice and video calls. DIP %Uptime Uptime Downtime
WAN Inventory	Displays a list of Controllers onboarded. The report is segregated by ArubaOS software version and contains the following information: Report Name Report Type Date Run Device Group Software Version Site Name Serial Number Host name MAC IP Address Model Status Street Address
WAN Compliance	Displays the worst performing or best performing links according to the SLA compliance violations. The report contains the following details: Report Name Report Type Date Run Device Group Policy Name Controller Site Serial Number Host Name MAC Uplink Name Type Value Compliance
WAN Transport Health	Displays the top N links with probed values. The report contains the following details: Report Name Report Type Date Run Periodicity Title Probe Destination IP Controller Site Serial Number Host name MAC Uplink Name Uplink Value Either Loss (%
WAN Utilization	Displays WAN bandwidth utilization information for Underlay, Overlay, and Uplinks. The report contains the following details: Controller Site Serial Number Host name MAC Uplink Name Type VLAN Usage Average Bandwidth (MbpsMegabits per second) SLA Bandwidth (Mbps) %Utilization
WAN Web Content Classification	Displays the details of Reputation, Categories, and Destination Countries. The report can categorize information by: Transport Type— Internet or VPNVirtual Private Network. VPN enables secure access to a corporate network when located remotely. It enables a computer to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if it were directly connected to the private network, while benefiting from the functionality, security, and management policies of the private network. This is done by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection through the use of dedicated connections, encryption, or a combination of the two.. Top N Count—Top N count of events, the number should be be between 1-250. Classify On—Classify the report on geo location, web category, or web reputation. Report type— Choose either a complete summary report or blocked urls report. Report Period—Choose the time period for the report from: Last day Last seven days Last 30 days Custom Range Recurrence—Set the recurrence for the report generation. The reports contain the following Device Details: Site—Location of the Controller or VPNC. Serial #—Serial number of the device. Hostname—The hostname. MAC—Device MAC address. The report also contains the top 5 Web Reputation, Web Category, Destination, and total usage details. If required, a user can generate a report for web traffic going over a VPN.

Table 3: Security Compliance Reports

Section	Description
PCI Compliance	Displays the PCI Compliance result as Fail or Pass.
RAPIDS	Displays the details of all rogue or interfering devices.
Security Compliance	Displays the security compliance results. The report includes the following details: Rogue APs Total Rogue APs Detected Wireless Intrusions Total Wireless Intrusions

Table 4: Applications Reports

Section	Description
AppRF	Displays application usage report for a specific device group. The report displays the following widgets: Report Name Report Type Top 10 applications accessed by the clients Top 10 web categories accessed by the clients Top 10 applications for device types Others
UCC	Displays the security compliance results. The report includes the following details: Rogue APs Total Rogue APs Detected Wireless Intrusions Total Wireless Intrusions

Creating a Report

You can generate reports for devices associated with a group, site, or label. You can also set a periodicity for running the reports.

Although your page view is set to a specific group, site, or label, you can create reports for a different group, site, or label. However, if your page view is set to an Instant AP cluster or Switch, you can schedule report generation only for that Instant AP cluster or Switch.

To create a report:

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.

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Analyse, click Reports. The reports overview page is displayed.

3. Click Create. The Reports page is displayed.

4. Select one of the categories from the page display and click on the type of report you wish to create.

5. Under Context, select one of the following options:

a. Groups

b. Sites

c. Labels

6. To generate reports for the devices attached to a group, select Groups and then select a device group.

7. To generate reports for devices attached to a label, click Labels and then select a label.

8. To generate reports for devices deployed on a specific site, click Sites and select a site.

For Client Session report, the Show Detailed Report option is available only for a selected site. Selecting this option restricts the Report Period to Last Day and Custom Range only. Selecting custom range enables you to select a one day time range from the particular day till the last seven days only.

9. To set a role based or SSID based filter for a Client Inventory report or a Client Session report, select all groups, multiple groups, or a single group. The Filter By window is displayed. Set the filter to Roles or SSIDs, and select the required role or SSID filter.

10. To set the threshold values for a Resource Utilization report, select the AP, Switch, and Gateway thresholds under the Threshold window.

11. Click Next.

12. Under Report Period, select one of the following options:

a. Last day

b. Last 7 days

c. Last 30 days

d. Custom Range

13. Click Next.

14. Select one of the recurrent options:

a. One time (now)

b. One time (Later)

c. Every day

d. Every week

e. Every month

15. Under Report Information, add a report title, and an email address the report should be delivered to.

16. Select the PDF or CSV check box, to specify the format of the report.

17. Click Generate. The report gets generated is displayed under the Generated Reports tab. The report gets emailed as an attachment to the email address provided. If not, you can download the PDF and/or CSV from the Generated Reports table.

18. If you selected One Time as the option in step 12, the report will display under Archived Reports. If the report is scheduled for a later time, the details will display under Scheduled Reports.

Editing a Report

To edit a report:

1. From 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.

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Analyze, click Reports. The reports overview page is displayed.

3. Click Manage.

4. Under Scheduled Reports, select a report and then click the edit icon. The Create Report page is displayed.

5. Under Context, select one of the following options:

a. Groups

b. Sites

c. Labels

6. To generate reports for the devices attached to a group, select Groups and then select a device group.

7. To generate reports for devices attached to a label, click Labels and then select a label.

8. To generate reports for devices deployed on a specific site, click Sites and select a site.

9. Click Next.

10. Under Report Period, select one of the following options:

a. Last day

b. Last 7 days

c. Last 30 days

d. Custom Range

11. Click Next.

12. Select one of the recurrent options:

a. One time (now)

b. One time (Later)

c. Every day

d. Every week

e. Every month

13. Select the Run Time for generating the report at a specific time.

14. Under Report Information, add a report title, and an email address the report should be delivered to.

15. Select the PDF or CSV check box, to specify the format of the report.

16. Click Generate. The report gets generated is displayed under the Generated Reports tab. The report gets emailed as an attachment to the email address provided. If not, you can download the PDF and/or CSV from the Generated Reports table.

17. If you selected One Time as the option in step 12, the report will display under Archived Reports. If the report is scheduled for a later time, the details will display under Scheduled Reports.

Viewing or Downloading a Report

To view or download a report:

1. From 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.

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Analyze, click Reports. The reports overview page is displayed.

3. Click Browse. The Report table is displayed. Existing reports are listed under Generated Reports page.

4. Under Generated Reports, click the report name. The report details are displayed.

Deleting a Report

To delete a report:

1. From 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.

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Analyze, click Reports. The reports overview page is displayed.

3. Click Browse. The Report table is displayed. Existing reports are listed under Generated Reports page.

4. Under Generated Reports, hover the cursor over the report name. The PDF, CSVComma-Separated Values. A file format that stores tabular data in the plain text format separated by commas., Email, and Delete icons are displayed.

5. Click the delete icon. The selected report gets deleted.

Deleting Multiple Reports

To delete multiple reports, perform 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.

The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

2. Under Analyze, click Reports. The reports overview page is displayed.

3. Click Browse. The Report table is displayed. Existing reports are listed under Generated Reports page.

4. Under Generated Reports, select multiple reports by clicking each row. A pop-up displays the number of selected rows.

5. Click the delete icon within the pop-up. The Delete Report window appears.

6. Click Yes to delete the selected reports. The selected reports get deleted.