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Enabling Live IAP Monitoring

Aruba Central (on-premises) supports live monitoring of Instant APs 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.

Enabling and Disabling Go Live

To enable and disable the live monitoring of an AP, 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 access point.The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.
  • Under Manage, click Devices > Access Points. A list of access points is displayed in the List view.
  • Click an access point listed under Device Name.The dashboard context for the access point is displayed.
  • Click the Go Live button to start live monitoring of the AP.
  • Click the Stop Live button to exit live monitoring of the AP.

The Go Live feature is not applicable for offline Instant APs. The Go Live button remains grayed-out for all the APs that are not associated with Instant AP devices running Aruba Instant 8.4.0.0 firmware version and above

Aruba Central (on-premises) allows you to monitor live data for 15 minutes. After this time period, Aruba Central (on-premises) redirects to the AP dashboard in a non-live mode to display the monitoring details for the time selected in the Time Range Filter. For more information on AP dashboard in a non-live mode, see Access Point > Overview > Summary.

AP Details in Go Live Mode

When you click the Go Live button, the page displays live graphs based on noise floor, frames, and channel quality of the neighboring 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. devices for 15 minutes, until you select Stop Live button.

The page displays Noise Floor, Frames, and Channel Quality live graphs for Radio 2.4 GHz, Radio 5 GHz, and Radio 5 GHz Secondary radios.

Important Information

  • The Go Live feature is not applicable for offline APs.
  • Aruba Central allows you to monitor live data for 15 minutes. After this time period, Aruba Central redirects to the AP dashboard in a non-live mode to display the monitoring details for the time selected in the Time Range Filter. For more information on AP dashboard in a non-live mode, see Access Point > Overview > Summary.
  • In Go Live mode, AP dashboard updates and displays data at every 5 seconds.
  • The tri-radio feature is available only for AP-555. In the Go Live page, the Radio 5 GHz (Secondary) tab is available only if the tri-radio mode is enabled. For more information, see About Tri-Radio Mode.
  • The time range selected in the Time Range Filter is not applicable when the Go Live button is enabled.
  • You can monitor live data for multiple APs simultaneously on different tabs.