Viewing Wireless Client Details

The Wireless Client details page provides detailed information about clients in your network. The Client details page is accessed from the Overview tab.

Wireless clients include laptops, personal computers, tablet, mobile phones, etc. that connect to the Instant On network through wireless.

To view the wireless client details page for a specific client, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Clients tile on the Instant On home page. The Clients page is displayed.
  2. Click the Overview tab to view the list of connected clients to your site.
  3. Click on a client name from the list to view the Client Details page for that device.

The Wireless Client page lists the following information:

  • Identification
  • Hardware
  • Connectivity
  • Connection
  • Client Usage

Table 1: Wireless Client Details

Column Label

Description

Identification

Name

Denotes the name of the wireless client. The client name can be edited and updated to a custom name of your choice. The length of the client name can be between 1 to 32 characters. Blank spaces and special characters are accepted as a valid characters in the client name.

Health

Displays the health status of the connected clients:

  • Good —Indicates that the health of the client is good.
  • Fair — Indicates that the health of the client is fair.
  • Poor — Indicates that the health of the client is poor.

State

Denotes the state of the connected client, whether Online or Offline.

Online Since

Displays the time since the client is connected to the network.

Classification

Denotes the category of the client device. The client devices can be classified by category, family, and OS. For example, a client can be classified as a computer, smart device, or VoIP, and its family can be Windows, Linux, or Apple Mac.

Hardware

MAC Address

MAC address of the client.

Connectivity

IP Address

IP address of the client.

Connection

Network

The network to which the client is connected. Clicking on the network name will take you to the Network Details page.

Device

The network device to which the client is connected. Clicking on the device name will take you to the Device Details page.

Radio Frequency

Displays the radio frequency (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) to which it is connected.

Protocol

The Wi-Fi standard of the client connection. The Wi-Fi standard mapping is displayed as follows:

  • Wi-Fi 5— 802.11ac standard.
  • Wi-Fi 4— 802.11n standard.

The Wi-Fi standard will not be displayed for legacy Wi-Fi clients using 802.11b or 802.11g standards.

Security

Displays the security standard used by the wireless client to connect to the network.

Signal Strength

Indicates the client signal quality.

Download Data Rate

Displays the most recently recorded download speed.

Upload Data Rate Upload

Displays the most recently recorded upload speed.

Receive Data Rate

Displays the rate (in Mbps) at which the data was received for the client.

Transmit Data Rate

Displays the rate (in Mbps) at which the data was transmitted for the client.

Client Usage (For Last 24 hours)

Application Category

This section displays the data usage by the client, for various application categories. The categories that are visited by the client is also represented by a donut chart. This is displayed only for wireless clients.

Downloaded

Displays the total amount of data (in MB), downloaded in the network throughout the day.

Uploaded

Displays the total amount of data (in MB), uploaded in the network throughout the day.

Downloading at

The download throughput of the device in the last 30 seconds, in bytes per second.

Uploading at

The upload throughput of the device in the last 30 seconds, in bytes per second.

Block Client

You can also block the wireless client from the Client details page. Click the Block button next to Block Client. The client is immediately blocked and moved to the Blocked list.

Watchlist Client

You can also add the wireless client to the watchlist. Click the Add button next to Add Client to Watchlist. The client is added o the Watchlisted list.

To remove a client from the watchlist, click Remove next to Remove Client from Watchlist.