PRTG Manual: Cisco WLC Access Point Overview Sensor
The Cisco WLC Access Point Overview sensor monitors the operational status of a wireless LAN controller (WLC) access point and provides a sum of various network utilization metrics of the available slots.
This sensor is in beta status. The operating methods and the available settings are still subject to change. Do not expect that all functions work properly, or that this sensor works as expected at all.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
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Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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Enabled Beta Sensors experimental feature |
This sensor requires that the Beta Sensors experimental feature is enabled. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What are beta sensors and how can I use them? |
Credentials |
This sensor requires credentials for SNMP in settings that are higher in the object hierarchy. |
Performance impact |
This sensor has a very low performance impact. |
Lookups |
This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels. |
Scanning interval |
The recommended scanning interval of this sensor is 5 minutes. |
Multi-platform probe |
You can add this sensor to a multi-platform probe. |
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- cisco
- snmp
- wlc
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Cisco WLC Access Point Specific
Setting |
Description |
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MAC Address |
The MAC address of the access point that this sensor monitors. PRTG shows this value for reference purposes only. We strongly recommend that you only change it if the Paessler support team explicitly asks you to do so. Wrong usage can result in incorrect monitoring data. |
Name |
The name of the access point. |
Number of Slots |
The number of available slots in the access point. |
Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab. |
Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
This option is not available when the sensor runs on the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Admin Status |
The admin status
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Client Count |
The number of clients This channel is the primary channel by default. |
Clients with Poor SNR Count |
The number of clients with a poor signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) This channel is only available for the Cisco 5500 series. |
Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
Operational Status |
The operational status
|
Total Tx Utilization |
The total percentage of transmit utilization across all slots in the access point This channel has default limits:
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Total Rx Utilization |
The total percentage of receive utilization across all slots in the access point This channel has default limits:
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Total Channel Utilization |
The total percentage of channel utilization across all slots in the access point This channel has default limits:
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KNOWLEDGE BASE
What are beta sensors and how can I use them?
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