Step 2
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Click the location option ( ) in the top-menu bar to display the location pane.
The location pane has the following functionality:
Location Option |
Item |
Description |
toggle button
List View
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Click this toggle button to display the sites and buildings from your network in a list format.
Click the drop-down list for the following options:
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Hierarchical Site View: Sorts the list at a site level.
From the Apply to Page Location column, click Apply for a site or building to display data only for that location on to the Network dashboard.
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Building View: Sorts the list at a building level.
From the Apply to Page Location column, click Apply for a building to display data only for that building on to the Network dashboard.
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toggle button
Map View
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Click this toggle button to display the health of all the network sites on a geographic location-oriented network health map.
By default, the network sites that are represented are color-coded according to the severity of the problem.
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Topology tool
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Click this icon to open the Topology tool. The Topology window, has the following views:
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Geographical View: Click this toggle button to display your network in a geographical map.
Hover your cursor over a location to view the percentage of healthy devices.
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Topology View: Click this toggle button to display a topology of how the components in the network are connected.
Hover your cursor over a device to display device information, such as device role, IP address, and software version. To obtain
a 360° view of the device, click View Details 360.
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Step 5
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Use the PoE dashlets for the following functionality:
AP Power Save Mode Distribution |
AP Power Save Mode Distribution displays AP power save capability as well as the average number of APs in Power Save vs Normal mode.
The Latest tab shows the number of APs that support the Power Save Capability and the Power Save mode versus Normal mode.
The Trend tab provides the following information:
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If you chose 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 10-minute data points for the entire 24-hour range.
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If you chose greater than 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 1-hour data points (aggregated from
the 10-minute data) for the entire time range.
Note
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The data point that is displayed is the start time of the corresponding 10-minute or 1-hour window. For example, all the data
that is received between 10:00 to 10:10 is displayed with the time value of 10:00. Similarly, for the hourly window, the data
that is received between 10:00 to 11:00 is displayed with a time stamp of 10:00. This data point is available at the end of
the corresponding time window.
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Click View Details to open a slide-in pane with additional details. From the slide-in pane, hover your cursor over the color-coded chart to view the total number of APs distributed in power save capability over Power
save mode and Normal mode at a specific time. You can filter the data in the table that is displayed below the chart based
on the number of the APs in the top sites and top device types.
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AP Power Savings |
AP Power Savings mode will either shut down AP's radio or reduce their radio spatial stream to decrease power consumption, and displays overall
power consumed and saved during the time range.
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If you chose 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 10-minute data points for the entire 24-hour range.
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If you chose greater than 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 1-hour data points (aggregated from
the 10-minute data) for the entire time range.
Note
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The data point displayed is the start time of the corresponding 10-minute or 1-hour window. For example, all the data that
is received between 10:00 to 10:10 is displayed with the time value of 10:00. Similarly, for the hourly window, the data that
is received between 10:00 to 11:00 is displayed with a time stamp of 10:00. This data point is available at the end of the
corresponding time window.
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Click View Details to open a AP Power Savings
slide-in pane with additional details. On the slide-in pane, the color-coded chart shows the power consumed by APs over a time range. Hover your cursor over the chart to view the total
number of APs, power saved in power save mode, and normal mode over a period of time.
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PoE AP Power Mode Distribution |
Displays the distribution of fully powered and partially powered APs.
The Latest tab provides a 10-minute snapshot view.
The Trend tab provides the following:
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If you chose 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 10-minute data points for the entire 24-hour range.
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If you chose greater than 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 1-hour data points (aggregated from
the 10-minute data) for the entire time range.
Note
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The data point displayed is the start time of the corresponding 10-minute or 1-hour window. For example, all the data that
is received between 10:00 to 10:10 is displayed with the time value of 10:00. Similarly, for the hourly window, the data that
is received between 10:00 to 11:00 is displayed with a time stamp of 10:00. This data point is available after the end of
the corresponding window.
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Click View Details to open a slide-in pane with additional details. From the slide-in pane, you can click a color segment in the chart or its corresponding legend to refresh the data in the table that is displayed
below the chart.
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PoE Operational State Distribution |
Displays the number of PoE-capable devices in your network. The color-coded chart provides the count of devices based on whether
they are being supplied with PoE or not. For devices that are not being supplied with PoE, this is further characterized by
the reason why.
The Latest tab provides a 10-minute snapshot view.
The Trend tab provides the following:
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If you chose 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 10-minute data points for the entire 24-hour range.
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If you chose greater than 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 1-hour data points (aggregated from
the 10-minute data) for the entire time range.
Note
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The data point displayed is the start time of the corresponding 10-minute or 1-hour window. For example, all the data that
is received between 10:00 to 10:10 is displayed with the time value of 10:00. Similarly, for the hourly window, the data that
is received between 10:00 to 11:00 is displayed with a time stamp of 10:00. This data point is available after the end of
the corresponding window.
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Click View Details to open a slide-in pane with additional details. From the slide-in pane, you can click a color segment in the chart or its corresponding legend to refresh the data in the table that is displayed
below the chart.
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PoE Powered Device Distribution |
View the distribution of the devices currently using PoE for a certain criteria. Use the drop-drop list to specify the following
criteria:
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Allocated Power
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Powered Device Class
The Latest tab provides a 10-minute snapshot view.
The Trend tab provides the following:
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If you chose 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 10-minute data points for the entire 24-hour range.
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If you chose greater than 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 1-hour data points (aggregated from
the 10-minute data) for the entire time range.
Note
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The data point displayed is the start time of the corresponding 10-minute or 1-hour window. For example, all the data that
is received between 10:00 to 10:10 is displayed with the time value of 10:00. Similarly, for the hourly window, the data that
is received between 10:00 to 11:00 is displayed with a time stamp of 10:00. This data point is available after the end of
the corresponding window.
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Click View Details to open a slide-in pane with additional details. From the slide-in pane, you can click a color segment in the chart or its corresponding legend to refresh the data in the table that is displayed
below the chart.
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Power Allocation Load Distribution |
View the distribution of switches based on its power load for PoE.
The Latest tab provides a 10-minute snapshot view.
The Trend tab provides the following:
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If you chose 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 10-minute data points for the entire 24-hour range.
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If you chose greater than 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 1-hour data points (aggregated from
the 10-minute data) for the entire time range.
Note
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The data point displayed is the start time of the corresponding 10-minute or 1-hour window. For example, all the data that
is received between 10:00 to 10:10 is displayed with the time value of 10:00. Similarly, for the hourly window, the data that
is received between 10:00 to 11:00 is displayed with a time stamp of 10:00. This data point is available after the end of
the corresponding window.
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Click View Details to open a slide-in pane with additional details. From the slide-in pane, you can click a color segment in the chart or its corresponding legend to refresh the data in the table that is displayed
below the chart.
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PoE Insights |
View the percentage of the devices currently using PoE which are configured to support the following PoE technologies or meet
IEEE Compliance:
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Perpetual PoE
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Fast PoE
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IEEE Compliant
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UPOE+
Use the drop-down list to choose the characteristic.
Click View Details to open a slide-in pane with additional details. From the slide-in pane, you can click a color segment in the chart or its corresponding legend to refresh the data that is displayed in the table
below the chart.
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Power Usage |
View the total power consumption and allocated power by devices currently using PoE. Use the drop-down list to select Consumption or Allocation view to display the respective data in the Latest and Trend tab.
The Latest tab provides a 10-minute snapshot view. The pie chart displays the Power Allocation details such as PoE Power Allocation,
System Power Allocation, and Available Power, and Power Consumption details such as PoE Power Consumption and System Power
Consumption measured in watts.
The Trend tab provides the following:
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If you chose 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 10-minute data points for the entire 24-hour range
of power usage.
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If you chose greater than 24 hours in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 1-hour data points (aggregated from
the 10-minute data) for the entire time range.
Click View Details to open a slide-in pane with additional details. From the slide-in pane, you can click on a color segment in the chart or its corresponding legend to view the System Power information ( System
Power Consumption and System Power Allocation) and PoE Power information ( PoE Power Consumption and PoE Power Allocation)
of the devices over a time period in the table that is displayed below the chart.
You can select the data displayed as horizontal bars to filter the preceding table that is displayed based on the power usage,
device role and location.
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PoE Port Availability |
View the availability of ports based on their power load for PoE.
The Latest tab provides a 10-minute snapshot view.
The Trend tab provides the following:
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If you chose 24 hours or less in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 1-hour data points (aggregated from the
10-minute data) for the entire time range.
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If you chose 7 days in the time range settings, the trend chart provides 12-hour data points (aggregated from the 1-hour data)
for the entire time range.
Click View Details to open a slide-in pane with additional details. From the slide-in pane, you can click a 1-hour data point in the chart to refresh the data in the table that is displayed below the chart.
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