Clients Connected to Wireless Networks Overview

The wireless client overview tab displays the wireless client summary, AI Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. AI reduces trouble tickets by identifying the network entity that is facing problems through event correlation and root cause analysis. insights, location, sessions, and profile details for each client.

Wireless Client Health Bar

The client heath bar displays the client connection, device health, and transmission rate along with name of the device the client is connected to. For more information, see Health Bar.

The Health bar displays the following information:

Table 1: Wireless Client Health Bar
Field	Description
Connection status icon	Displays the icons with the connection status of the client. Connection status is updated immediately on state change. The available statuses are: Connecting—Displays a list of client connections that are in progress. Connected—Displays a list of clients that are successfully connected to the network. Failed—Displays a list of all failed client connections. Offline—Displays a list of all offline clients. Blocked—Displays a list of all blocked clients.
Device Health	Signal strength of the client device. The signal strength value is displayed in percentage: 0-30—Poor 31-70—Fair >71—Good
Signal Quality	SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio. SNR is used for comparing the level of a desired signal with the level of background noise. for the client as measured by the AP. The SNR value is displayed in decibels: 0-20—Poor 21-35—Fair >35—Good
Tx \| Rx Rate	Data transmission and reception rate.
Connected To	Name of the AP that broadcasts the SSID Service Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network. to which the client is connected. Click the name of the AP to view the device details page.
Refresh icon	Restarts the Live Health Bar session. This icon appears only after 15 minutes of pinning the Health Bar to the Client Details page and it is called as the Live Health Bar because the data is updated every 5 seconds. For more information, see Client Live Monitoring.

Summary

The wireless Client Details page displays the information about the type of data path that the client uses, the network and connectivity, and basic client details such as IP address of the client, type of encryption, and so on. The client details page refreshes automatically to display real time data and graphs. To refresh the page manually, click the refresh icon.

The following table describes the information displayed in the sections:

Table 2: Wireless Client Details
Section	Description
Data Path	Displays the data path of the client in the network. Click the AP icon to view the AP details page. The data path can be one of the following: Client > SSID > AP Client > SSID > AP > Switch Client > SSID > AP > Switch > Gateway Client > SSID > AP > Gateway Client > SSID > AP > VPNC Client > SSID > AP > Switch > VPNC
Client	Displays the following information: Username—User name of the client. Hostname—Hostname of the client. Client Type—Type of the client, wireless or wired. IP Address—IP address of the client. MAC Address—MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address of the client. Global Unicast IPv6 Address—Global unicast IPv6 address of the client. Link Local IPv6 Address—Link local IPv6 address of the client. Client Category—Category of the profiled device. For example, Access Points, Computer, Smart Device, VoIP Voice over IP. VoIP allows transmission of voice and multimedia content over an IP network. phone, and so on. For details, see Classifying Clients. Client Family—Displays the type of operating system or vendor. For example, if the client category is Computer, the client family can be Windows, Linux, or Apple Mac. For details, see Classifying Clients. Client OS—Displays the operating system that the device runs on. For example, if the client category is Computer and the client family is Windows, the client OS can be Windows or Windows 8/10. For details, see Classifying Clients. Connected Since—Date and time since when the client is connected. Manufacturer—Manufacturer of the client device. Encryption—Type of client encryption. AI Insights—The total number of AI insights seen on the client device.
Network	Displays the following information: VLAN—Displays the VLAN Virtual 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. ID on which the client is connected to the AP. VLAN Derivation—Displays the VLAN derivation method used for assigning an IP address to the client. HPE Aruba Networking devices can assign a static or dynamically derived IP address from a DHCP Dynamic 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. pool to the clients. AP Role—Displays the role assigned to the client by the AP. AP Derivation—Displays the role derivation method used for assigning a role to a client. For example, clients that authenticate successfully can be assigned a default role as per the AAA Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. AAA is a security framework to authenticate users, authorize the type of access based on user credentials, and record authentication events and information about the network access and network resource consumption. profile. Gateway Role—Displays the role assigned to the client by the Gateway. Switch Role—Displays the role assigned to the client by the Switch. Segmentation—Displays the type of dynamic segmentation configured for the client. Supported values are UBT User-Based Tunneling. UBT allows you to redirect specific wired users traffic from the switches to the Gateway to enforce DPI and firewall functionality, application visibility, and bandwidth control offered by Aruba Gateway., PBT, Underlay, or Overlay. Auth Server—Server that last authenticated the client device. The field displays the IP address of the server that performed either 802.1X 802.1X 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. or MAC authentication for the client device. If the client connects to the network through 802.1X and MAC authentication, HPE Aruba Networking Central displays only the IP address of the server that performed 802.1X authentication. DHCP Server—DHCP server that last assigned IP address to the client. Tunneled—Displays whether the client is tunneled or not. Tunnel ID—Displays the tunnel ID the client is connected to.
Connection	Displays the following information: Channel—Radio channel assigned to the client. Band—Radio band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. on which the client is connected. Client Capabilities—Capabilities of the client device. Client Max Speed—Wireless link data transfer speed. LEDs on Access Point—Enables the blinking of LEDs on the AP to identify the location. Click Blink LED Light Emitting Diode. LED is a semiconductor light source that emits light when an electric current passes through it. to enable the blinking of LEDs on the AP. The default blinking time is set to 5 minutes and it stops automatically after 5 minutes. To stop the blinking, click Stop Blinking.
Throughput	Displays the incoming and outgoing throughput traffic for the client during a specific time range. By default, the graph on the Throughput pane is plotted for a time range of 3 hours. To view the graph for a different time range, click the Time Range Filter link. You can choose to view the graph for a time period of 3 hours, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, or 3 months.
Health	Displays the health score and status of a wireless client. By default, the graph on the Health pane is plotted for a time range of 3 hours. To view the graph for a different time range, click the Time Range Filter link. You can choose to view the graph for a time period of 3 hours, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, or 3 months. The graph is plotted against the client health and client score, where the client health is measured as Poor, Fair, or Good and the health score ranges between 0 to 100. The value is displayed in percentage: 0-30—Poor 31-70—Fair >71—Good
Signal Quality	Displays the signal quality and the SNR for the wireless client as measured by the AP. The SNR value is displayed in decibels: 0-20—Poor 21-35—Fair >35—Good
Retry Frames	Displays the percentage of Tx and Rx retries by a wireless client.
Tx/Rx Rate	Displays the data transmission and reception rate for the wireless client .
Roaming Experience	Displays the details of a roaming event and the latency of the client. When a wireless client roams between two APs, the destination AP creates an event. By default, the Roaming Events & Latency table displays data for the last 3 hours. To view the table for a different time range, click the Time Range Filter link. You can choose to view the data for a time period of 3 hours, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, or 3 months. The Roaming Events & Latency displays two views, grid view and trend view. The grid view displays the following information: Date/Time—Displays the time of occurrence of the client roaming/ association events. SSID—The SSID to which the client is connected. Latency(ms)—Roaming Latency Latency is an expression of time that a data packet takes to travel from one designated point to another. Network latency can be measured by determining the round-trip time (RTT) for a packet of data to travel to a destination and back again. in milliseconds between source and destination AP. To BSSID—The BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier. The BSSID identifies a particular BSS within an area. In infrastructure BSS networks, the BSSID is the MAC address of the AP. In independent BSS or ad hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly. of the destination AP. Source AP—AP to which the client was connected. Destination AP—AP to which the client is connected. Roaming Type—The type of roam. Band—Radio band on which the client is connected. RSSI(dBm)—Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values.) on the client, estimated measure of power level that the client is receiving from the AP. The trend view displays a chart that shows the percentage of high latency roaming events, total roaming events, and the number of high latency roaming events at a particular instance based on the value selected in the Time Range Filter. Clicking the chart icon brings you back to the grid view.

AI Insights

The AI Insight tab displays information about client performance and connectivity issues such as, excessive 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. dwell and low SNR links. AI Insights are displayed for a selected time period based on the time selected in Time Range Filter. The user can select 3 hours, 1 week, 1 day, or 1 month to view the insight data. AI Insights are categorized in high, medium, and low priorities depending on the number of occurrences.

Red—High priority
Orange—Medium priority
Yellow—Low priority

Each insight report provides specific details on the occurrences of these events for ease in debugging. For more information, see AI Insights in Global Dashboard.

The clients AI Insights page displays the following insights:

Location

The Location tab displays the current physical location of the client device on the floor map.

Sessions

The client sessions page consists of the firewall Firewall is a network security system used for preventing unauthorized access to or from a private network. session details for the client connected to an AP or a Branch Gateway. The Sessions page displays information filtered by the IP address of the client. The Sessions Summary pane displays the device the client is connected to, total number of sessions, and the time stamp of when the page was last refreshed.

The Sessions table lists the details of each session. By default, the table displays the following columns: Application, Source IP, Destination IP, Source Port, Destination Port, Action, Flags, Packets, and State. Click the ellipsis icon to perform additional operations:

Autofit columns—Adjusts the column width of the table to fit the page evenly.
Reset to default—Resets the table view to the default columns.

If a filter icon appears next to the column header, click it and enter the filter criteria or select a filter criteria. The following table describes the information displayed in each session:

Table 3: Sessions Tab
Section	Description
Application	Displays the list of applications.
Source IP	Displays the source IP address.
Destination IP	Displays the destination IP address.
Protocol	Displays the communication protocol used.
Source Port	Displays the source port number.
Dest Port	Displays the destination port number.
Action	Displays the application specific action.
Flags	Displays the active flags
Packets	Displays the number of packets.
State	Displays the connection state of the application. The state can either be Denied, Active, or Inactive.
Start Time	Displays the start time.
Receive Time	Displays the receive time.
WebCC Category	Displays the WebCC category.
WebCC Reputation	Displays the WebCC reputation.
WebCC Score	Displays the WebCC score.
Application Category	Displays the application category.

Client Sessions is supported only if the Instant AP is running HPE Aruba NetworkingInstant 8.6.0.0 firmware version or later versions.

For details on the AP client sessions refer, Client Details in Access Point Dashboard. For details on the Branch Gateway client sessions refer, Navigating to the Sessions Tab.