Using the Configuration Audit Report

The Configuration Audit Report provides a snapshot of your device configurations on the network. You can get an inventory one device at a time, one folder at a time, or one device group at a time. Reports include hypertext links to additional configuration pages.

Follow these steps to view the current audit report and configure a device using this report:

  1. Navigate to the Reports > Generated page.
  2. Scroll to the bottom, and select Latest Configuration Audit Report to display Detail device configuration information for all devices. The ensuing Detail report can be very large in size, and provides multiple links to additional device configuration or information display pages.
  3. You can display device-specific configuration to reduce report size and to focus on a specific device. When viewing configured devices on the Detail page, select a device in the Name column. The device-specific configuration appears.
  4. You can create or assign a template for a given device from the Detail page. Select Add a Template when viewing device-specific configuration information.
  5. You can audit the current device configuration from the Detail page. Select Audit when viewing device-specific information.
  6. You can display archived configuration about a given device from the Detail page. Select Show Archived Device Configuration.

Figure 1 and Table 39 illustrate and describe the general Configuration Audit report and related contents.

Figure 1  Daily Configuration Audit Report Page, partial view

 

 

Table 39: Daily Configuration Audit Report

Field

Description

Name

Displays the device name for every device on the network. Selecting a given device name in this column allows you to display device-specific configuration.

Folder

Displays the folder in which the device is configured in AirWave. Selecting the folder name in this report displays the Devices > List page for additional device, folder and configuration options.

Group

Displays the group with which any given device associates. Selecting the group for a given device takes you to the Groups > Monitor page for that specific group, to display graphical group information, modification options, alerts, and an audit log for the related group.

Mismatches

This field displays configuration mismatch information. When a device configuration does not match ideal configuration, this field displays the ideal device settings compared to current settings.