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Configuring Alerts
To configure alerts, complete the following steps:
- In the WebUI, use the filter to select .
The dashboard context for the selected filter is displayed.
- Under , click .
The page is displayed in the view.
- In the page, click the icon.
The is displayed.
- Use the tabs to navigate between the alert categories.
- Optionally, for Access Point, Switch, Controller, and Central System alerts, you can click the Enable All or Disable All button respectively to enable all the disabled alerts on a single click and vice versa. For more information on Enabled Alerts, see Viewing Enabled Alerts.
- Select an alert and click to enable the alert with default settings. To configure alert parameters, click on the alert tile and do the following:
- —Set the severity. The available options are Critical, Major, Minor, and Warning. By default, the following alerts are enabled and the severity is :
- Virtual Controller Disconnected
- Rogue AP Detected
- New User Account Added
- Switch Detected
- Switch Disconnected
For a few alerts, you can configure threshold value for one or more alert severities. Enter a value in the text box to set a threshold value for the alerts. The alert is triggered when one of the threshold values exceed the duration.
- —Enter the duration in minutes.
- —(Optional) You can restrict the scope of an alert by setting one or more of the following parameters:
- —Select a group to limit the alert to a specific group.
- —Select a label to limit the alert to a specific label.
- —Select a device to limit the alert to a specific device.
- —Select a site to limit the alert to a specific site.
- Other Filter Options
- —For few alerts, you can select the band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. , 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. or 5 GHz or 6 GHz to limit the alert to a specific band.
6 GHz Band is only supported for devices with 6 GHz capability.
- —For few switch port alerts, you can mention an interface value to limit the alert criteria to a specific port.
- —For few alerts, you can select a SSID Service Set Identifier. SSID is a name given to a WLAN and is used by the client to access a WLAN network to limit the alert to a specific SSID.
- —Select the check box and enter an email address to receive notifications when an alert is generated. You can enter multiple email addresses, separate each value with a comma. The Default Recipient check box is selected by default. If you want to disable specific email addresses from the default list to avoid sending alert notification, click the number displayed in parenthesis and click
against each email address. To add or delete default recipient, see Adding Default Recipients. Uncheck the Default Recipient check box in order to disable alert notifications to all the default email addresses.The number displayed in the parenthesis denotes the total number of email addresses that have been already configured as default recipients to receive notifications when an alert is generated.
- —Select the check box o receive the streaming notifications when an alert is generated.
- —Select the check box and select the Webhook from the drop-down list. For more information on Webhooks, see Aruba Central Help Center.
- —Select the checkbox to receive the syslog notifications when an alert is generated.
- —Select the checkbox to receive SNMP Simple 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. notifications when an alert is generated.
- —Select the check box and enter an email address to receive notifications when an alert is generated. You can enter multiple email addresses, separate each value with a comma. The Default Recipient check box is selected by default. If you want to disable specific email addresses from the default list to avoid sending alert notification, click the number displayed in parenthesis and click
- Click .
- —(Optional) For a few alerts, the option appears. For such alerts, you can add additional rule(s). The rule summaries appear at the top of the page.
- —Set the severity. The available options are Critical, Major, Minor, and Warning. By default, the following alerts are enabled and the severity is :
You can use the , to search for alerts using keywords.
HPE Aruba Networking Central allows you to configure the following alerts:
