Access Point > Overview > RF

In the access point (AP) dashboard, the RF tab provides details corresponding to 2.4 GHzGigahertz., 5 GHz, and 5 GHz Secondary radios of the AP.

Viewing the Overview > RF Tab

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

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.
Under Manage, click Devices > Access Points.

A list of APs is displayed in the List view.
Click an AP listed under Device Name.

The dashboard context for the AP is displayed.
In the AP dashboard context, click the RF tab.

The RF tab is displayed.

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

You can change the time range for the RF 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 RF tab provides the following details corresponding to 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio channels of the AP:

Channel Utilization

The Channel Utilization graph indicates the percentage of channel utilization for the selected time range from the time range filter. The channel utilization information is categorized as follows:

Transmitting: The percentage of channel currently being transmitted.
Receiving: The percentage of channel currently being received.
Non-Wifi Interference: The percentage of channel currently being used by non-Wi-FiWi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. interferers.
Total Utilization is the sum of Transmitting, Receiving, and Non-Wifi interference, which indicates the total percentage of channel utilization for the selected time range.

The following figure displays the channel utilization graph for 2.4 GHz radio channel:

Noise Floor

The Noise Floor graph indicates the noise floor detected in the network to which the device belongs.

Frames - 802.11

The Frames - 802.11 line graph indicates the trend of frames transmitted through the network. The frames can be one of the following types: Drops, Errors, and Retries. The graph indicates the status of data frames that were dropped, encountered errors, retried to be transferred, in a wireless network.

Channel Quality

The Channel Quality graph indicates the quality of channel in percentage.

When you hover over the Channel Utilization, Noise Floor, Frames - 802.11, and Channel Quality graphs, it displays specific data for the selected timestamp.

The tri-radio feature is available only for AP-555. In the RF tab, the Radio 5 GHz (Secondary) tab is available only if the tri-radio mode is enabled. For more information, see About Tri-Radio Mode.

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.

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