RF Health Report Format

The RF Health report supports the following KPIs:

Based on the KPIs and the format selected while creating a report, the data in the RF Health report are available only in the view listed below.

  • List view—Displays the selected KPI in list format.

The report displays up to 25 entries for each KPI. The following topic describes the parameters present in each KPI of RF Health report.

Report Header

The report header contains the following parameters:

Table 1: Report Header Parameter Details

Parameter

Description

Name of the report

Displays the name of the report.

Report Type

Displays the type of the report.

Scope

Displays the context in which the report is generated. For example, at a global-level, site-level, or multiple-site-level.

Report Period

Displays the time span for which the report is generated.

Generated On

Displays the date and time when the report is completed.

Top Sites by Poor Radio Statistics

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for sites, broken down by selected radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 2: Top Sites by Poor Radio Statistics

Parameter

Description

Site

Displays the name of the site.

Avg % Time Poor Channel Quality

Displays the percentage of the average time of poor channel quality.

Avg % Time High Channel Utilization

Displays the average time the most channel utilization threshold was crossed for the site.

Avg % Time High Frame Drops

Displays the percentage of the average time of high frame drops for the site.

Top Access Points by Problem Radios

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by selected radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 3: Top Access Points by Problem Radios

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the AP name.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

% of Time

Displays the percentage of the average time the most channel utilization threshold was crossed for the AP.

Avg. Channel Quality

Displays the average channel quality of the AP.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Avg. Utilization

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Non-Wifi Interference

Displays the average value of non Wi-Fi interference for the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Channel Changes

Displays the count of channel changes for the AP.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP.

Avg. Errors

Displays the percentage of the average errors for the AP.

Avg. Drops

Displays the percentage of the average drops for the AP.

Avg. Retries

Displays the percentage of the average retires for the AP.

Clients

Displays the number of unique and maximum clients connected to the AP.

Usage

Displays the bandwidth usage for the AP.

Site

Displays the name of the site.

Top Access Points by Channel Quality

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by selected radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 4: Top Access Points by Channel Quality

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the AP name.

% of Time

Displays the percentage of the average time the most channel utilization threshold was crossed for the AP.

Avg. Channel Quality

Displays the average channel quality of the AP.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Avg. Utilization

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Non-Wifi Interference

Displays the average value of non Wi-Fi interference for the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Channel Changes

Displays the count of channel changes for the AP.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP.

Avg. Errors

Displays the percentage of the average errors for the AP.

Avg. Drops

Displays the percentage of the average drops for the AP.

Avg. Retries

Displays the percentage of the average retires for the AP.

Clients

Displays the number of unique and maximum clients connected to the AP.

Usage

Displays the bandwidth usage for the AP.

Site

Displays the name of the site.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

Top Access Points by Most Channel Utilization

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by selected radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 5: Top Access Points by Most Channel Utilization

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the AP name.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

% of Time

Displays the percentage of the average time the most channel utilization threshold was crossed for the AP.

Avg. Utilization

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Non-Wifi Interference

Displays the average value of non Wi-Fi interference for the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Channel Quality

Displays the average channel quality of the AP.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Channel Changes

Displays the count of channel changes for the AP.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP.

Avg. Errors

Displays the percentage of the average errors for the AP.

Avg. Drops

Displays the percentage of the average drops for the AP.

Avg. Retries

Displays the percentage of the average retires for the AP.

Clients

Displays the number of unique and maximum clients connected to the AP.

Usage

Displays the bandwidth usage for the AP.

Site

Displays the name of the site.

Top Access Points by Noise

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 6: Top Access Points by Noise

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the AP name.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

% of Time

Displays the percentage of average time the noise threshold was crossed for the AP.

Avg. Utilization

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Non-Wifi Interference

Displays the average value of non Wi-Fi interference for the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Avg. Channel Quality

Displays the average channel quality of the AP.

Channel Changes

Displays the count of channel changes for the AP.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP.

Avg. Errors

Displays the percentage of the average errors for the AP.

Avg. Drops

Displays the percentage of the average drops for the AP.

Avg. Retries

Displays the percentage of the average retires for the AP.

Clients

Displays the number unique and maximum clients connected to the AP.

Usage

Displays the bandwidth usage for the AP.

Site

Displays the name of the site.

Top Access Points by Least Channel Utilization

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 7: Top Access Points by Least Channel Utilization

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the name of the device.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

% of Time

Displays the percentage of the average time the least channel utilization threshold was crossed for the AP.

Avg. Utilization

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Channel Quality

Displays the average channel quality of the AP.

Avg. Non-Wifi Interference

Displays the average value of non Wi-Fi interference for the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Channel Changes

Displays the count of channel changes for the AP.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP.

Avg. Errors

Displays the percentage of the average errors for the AP.

Avg. Drops

Displays the percentage of the average drops for the AP.

Avg. Retries

Displays the percentage of the average retires for the AP.

Clients

Displays the number of unique and maximum clients connected to the AP.

Usage

Displays the bandwidth usage for the AP.

Site

Displays the name of the site.

Top Access Points by Channel Changes

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 8: Top Access Points by Channel Changes

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the name of the device.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

% of Time

Displays the percentage of the average time the least channel utilization threshold was crossed for the AP.

Channel Changes

Displays the count of channel changes for the AP.

Avg. Non-Wifi Interference

Displays the average value of non Wi-Fi interference for the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Utilization

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Channel Quality

Displays the average channel quality of the AP.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP.

Avg. Errors

Displays the percentage of the average errors for the AP.

Avg. Drops

Displays the percentage of the average drops for the AP.

Avg. Retries

Displays the percentage of the average retires for the AP.

Clients

Displays the number of unique and maximum clients connected to the AP.

Usage

Displays the bandwidth usage for the AP.

Site

Displays the name of the site.

Top Access Points by Non-WiFi Interference

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 9: Top Devices by Non-WiFi Interference

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the name of the device.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

% of Time

Displays the percentage of the average time the least channel utilization threshold was crossed for the AP.

Avg. Non-Wifi Interference

Displays the average value of non Wi-Fi interference for the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Utilization

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Channel Quality

Displays the average channel quality of the AP.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Channel Changes

Displays the count of channel changes for the AP.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP.

Avg. Errors

Displays the percentage of the average errors for the AP.

Avg. Drops

Displays the percentage of the average drops for the AP.

Avg. Retries

Displays the percentage of the average retires for the AP.

Clients

Displays the number of unique and maximum clients connected to the AP.

Usage

Displays the bandwidth usage for the AP.

Site

Displays the name of the site.

Top Access Points by Transmit Power Changes

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Table 10: Top Access Points by Transmit Power Changes

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the name of the device.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

% of Time

Displays the percentage of the average time the least channel utilization threshold was crossed for the AP.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP.

Avg. Non-Wifi Interference

Displays the average value of non Wi-Fi interference for the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Utilization

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Avg. Channel Quality

Displays the average channel quality of the AP.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Channel Changes

Displays the count of channel changes for the AP.

Avg. Errors

Displays the percentage of the average errors for the AP.

Avg. Drops

Displays the percentage of the average drops for the AP.

Avg. Retries

Displays the percentage of the average retires for the AP.

Clients

Displays the number of unique and maximum clients connected to the AP.

Usage

Displays the bandwidth usage for the AP.

Site

Displays the name of the site.

RF Details by Access Points

The following table describes parameters in the RF Health report for access points, broken down by radio frequency for the report duration in the list view:

Note:

  • This KPI is optional (it is not selected by default).

  • This KPI is only available as a table.

Table 11: RF details by Access Points

Parameter

Description

Name

Displays the name of the device.

Band Range

Displays the band details of 5 GHz frequency. This field is displayed only for the 5 GHz frequency.

Avg. Channel Utilization

Average channel utilization measures the percentage of time a channel is busy.

Avg. Noise

Displays the average value of noise for the AP.

Avg. Usage

Displays the average utilization of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the device.

Serial

Displays the serial number of the device.

Site

Displays the name of the site.
Total Usage

Displays the total data consumption of the AP for the selected radio frequency.

Transmit Power Changes

Displays the count of transmit power changes for the AP for the selected radio frequency.