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Access Point > Overview > Floor Plan

In the access point (AP) dashboard, the Floor Plan tab provides information regarding the current location of the Instant Access Point (IAP).

Viewing the Overview > Floor Plan Tab

To navigate to the Floor Plan 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 AP.

    The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.

  2. Under Manage, click Devices > Access Points.

    A list of APs is displayed in the List view.

  3. Click an AP listed under Device Name.

    The dashboard context for the AP is displayed.

  4. In the AP dashboard context, click the Floor Plan tab. The Floor Plan tab is displayed.

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

You can change the time range for the Floor Plan 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 Floor Plan tab displays a sitemap and the floor plan showing the current location of the IAP . The sitemap is derived from the Visual 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. application, if Visual RF service is enabled for the Aruba Central (on-premises) account. You can also edit the location of the IAP device by clicking the edit icon provided next to the address in the Floor Plan tab.

Actions

The Actions drop-down list contains the following options:

  • Reboot AP—Reboots the AP. For more information, see Rebooting an IAP.
  • Reboot Swarm—Reboots the AP cluster. For more information, see Rebooting an IAP Cluster .
  • Tech Support—Enables the administrator to generate a tech support dump required for troubleshooting the AP. For more information, see Tech Support for an IAP .

Go Live

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