Displays details about a specific switch, including device information, network summary, and port and hardware status. It also displays uplink and usage details. Use the time range filter to change the time period for the displayed information.

See Switch > Overview > Summary.

Displays switch hardware details, including status of power supplies and fans, CPUCentral Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions. and memory utilization, and device temperature.

See Switch > Overview > Hardware.

Displays routing information for the switch, such as, type of route, number of static and connected routes, and distance of the route.

See Switch > Overview > Routing.

NOTE: The Routing tab is displayed only for AOS-Switches.

Displays details about the wired clients that are connected to the switch.

See Switch > Clients > Clients.

Displays details about the devices neighboring the switch.

See Switch > Clients > Neighbours.

Displays details about ports and the LAGs configured in the switch.

See Switch > LAN > Ports.

Displays details about PoEPower over Ethernet. PoE is a technology for wired Ethernet LANs to carry electric power required for the device in the data cables. The IEEE 802.3af PoE standard provides up to 15.4 W of power on each port. status, PoE ports, and the power consumption from these ports.

See Switch > LAN > PoE.

Displays 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. information configured on the switch and details about tagged and untagged ports.

See Switch > LAN > VLAN.

Displays VSX configuration details between AOS-CX switches and the status of the inter-switch link (ISL).

See Switch > VSX.

NOTE: The VSX tab is displayed only for AOS-CX switch series.

Enables AOS-Switch configuration in the AOS-S Config view. See Configuring AOS-Switches in UI Groups.

Configuration using UI groups contains the following second-level tabs:

• Switches—Configure and view general switch properties, such as, hostname, IP address, and netmask. See Configuring or Viewing the Switch Properties.
• Stacks—Create stacks, add members, or view stacking details, such as, stack type, stack id, and topology. See Configuring AOS-Switch Stacks Using UI Groups.
• Interface:
  • Ports—Assign or view port properties, such as, PoE, access policies, and trunk groups. See Configuring Switch Ports on AOS-Switches.
  • PoE—Configure or view PoE settings for each port. See Configuring PoE Settings on AOS-Switch Ports.
  • Trunk Groups—Configure or view trunk groups and their associated properties, such as, members of the trunk group, and type of trunk group. See Configuring Trunk Groups on AOS-Switches in UI Groups.
  • VLANs—Configure or view VLAN details and the associated ports and access policies. See Configuring VLANs on AOS-Switches.
  • Spanning Tree—Configure or view spanning tree protocol and its associated properties. See Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol on AOS-Switches in UI Groups.
  • Loop Protection—Configure or view loop protection and its associated properties. See Configuring Loop Protection on AOS-Switch Ports.
• Security:
  • Access Policies—Add or view access policies. See Configuring Access Policies on AOS-Switches.
  • DHCP Snooping—Configure or view DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A network protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to an IP-enabled device from a defined range of numbers configured for a given network.  snooping, authorized DHCP servers IP addresses, and their associated properties. See Configuring DHCP Snooping on AOS-Switches.
  • Port Rate Limit—View or specify bandwidth to be used for inbound or outbound traffic for each port. See Configuring Port Rate Limit on AOS-Switchesin UI Groups.
  • RADIUS—Configure RADIUSRemote Authentication Dial-In User Service. An Industry-standard network access protocol for remote authentication. It allows authentication, authorization, and accounting of remote users who want to access network resources.  (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server settings on AOS-Switches. See Configuring RADIUS Server Settings on AOS-Switches.
  • Downloadable User Role—Enable DUR and configure ClearPassClearPass is an access management system for creating and enforcing policies across a network to all devices and applications. The ClearPass integrated platform includes applications such as Policy Manager, Guest, Onboard, OnGuard, Insight, Profile, QuickConnect, and so on. settings to download user roles, policy, and class from the ClearPass Policy ManagerClearPass Policy Manager is a baseline platform for policy management, AAA, profiling, network access control, and reporting. With ClearPass Policy Manager, the network administrators can configure and manage secure network access that accommodates requirements across multiple locations and multivendor networks, regardless of device ownership and connection method. server. See Configuring Downloadable User Role on AOS-Switches.
  • Tunneled Node Server—Configure user-based tunnel or port-based tunnel on switches. See Configuring Tunnel Node Server on AOS-Switches.
  • Authentication—Configure and enable 802.1X802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based network access control designed to enhance 802.11 WLAN security. 802.1X provides an authentication framework that allows a user to be authenticated by a central authority. and MACMedia Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. authentication on switches. You can also configure authentication order and priority for authentication methods. See Configuring Authentication for AOS-Switches.
• System:
  • Access/DNS—Configure or view the administrator and operator logins. See Configuring System Parameters for an AOS-Switch.
  • Time—Configure time synchronization in switches. See Configuring Time Synchronization on AOS-Switches.
  • SNMP—Add or view SNMPSimple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is a TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks. Devices that typically support SNMP include routers, switches, servers, workstations, printers, modem racks, and more. It is used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.  v2c and v3 community and its trap destination. See Configuring SNMP on AOS-Switches.
  • CDP—Configure CDPCisco Discovery Protocol. CDP is a proprietary Data Link Layer protocol developed by Cisco Systems. CDP runs on Cisco devices and enables networking applications to learn about the neighboring devices directly connected to the network. and its associated properties. See Configuring CDP on AOS-Switches.
  • DHCP—Add or view a DHCP pool and its associated properties. See Configuring DHCP on AOS-Switches.
• Routing—Configure or view a specific routing path to a gateway. See Configuring Routing on AOS-Switches.
• IGMP—Configure IGMPInternet Group Management Protocol. Communications protocol used by hosts and adjacent routers on IP networks to establish multicast group memberships. and its associated properties. See Configuring IGMP on AOS-Switches.
• QoS—Configure QoSQuality of Service. It refers to the capability of a network to provide better service and performance to a specific network traffic over various technologies. traffic policies on switches to classify and prioritize traffic throughout a network. See Configuring QoS Settings on AOS-Switches.
• Device Profile—Configure device profile on switches to dynamically detect devices based on certain parameters. See Configuring Device Profile.
• Configuration Audit—View configuration sync errors and overrides. See Verifying Device Configuration Status.

See Using Configuration Templates for AOS-Switch Management.

Configuration of AOS-Switches using template groups contains the following second-level tabs:

• Templates—Configure switch using template groups. See Provisioning Devices Using Configuration Templates.
• Variables—Modify, download, or upload variables associated with devices that you can use in template configuration. See Managing Switch Variable Files.
• Configuration Audit—View configuration sync errors and overrides. See Verifying Device Configuration Status.

Configuration of AOS-Switch stacks using template groups contains the following second-level tabs:

• Templates—Configure switch stack using template groups. See Configuring AOS-Switch Stacks Using Template Groups.
• Variables—Modify, download, or upload variables associated with devices that you can use in template configuration. See Managing Switch Variable Files.
• Configuration Audit—View configuration sync errors and overrides. See Verifying Device Configuration Status.

Enables AOS-CX switch configuration in the AOS-CX view. See Using Configuration Templates for AOS-CX Switch Management.

Configuration of AOS-CX switches using template groups contains the following second-level tabs:

• Templates—Configure switch using template groups. See Provisioning Devices Using Configuration Templates.
• Configuration Audit—View configuration sync errors and overrides. See Verifying Device Configuration Status.

Enables AOS-CX switch stack configuration in the AOS-CX view. See AOS-CX VSF Stack.

The Alerts & Events tab displays all types of alerts and events generated for events pertaining to device provisioning, configuration, and user management. See Alerts & Events.

You can also configure and enable certain categories of switch alerts.

See Switch Alerts.

Displays the details of logs generated for all device management, configuration, and user management events triggered in Aruba Central.

See Viewing Audit Trail.

The Network Check tab allows administrators and users with troubleshooting permission to diagnose issues related to wired network connections.

See Troubleshooting Network Issues.

The Device Check tab allows network administrators and users with troubleshooting permission to identify, diagnose, and debug issues on AOS-Switch and AOS-CX switches using predefined tests.

See Troubleshooting Device Issues.

The Commands tab allows network administrators and user with troubleshooting permission to identify, diagnose, and debug issues on AOS-Switch and AOS-CX switches at an advanced level using commands.

See Advanced Device Troubleshooting.

The Reports tab allows you to create, manage, and view various reports. You can create recurrent reports, generate reports on demand, or schedule reports to run at a later time.

See Reports .