Viewing Client Details
The Instant On clients are of two types — wired and wireless. Wireless clients include laptops, personal computers, tablet, mobile phones, etc. that connect to the Instant On network through wireless. Wired clients on the other hand are printers, server, switches, and infrastructure devices connected to the wired network. Wired clients are further classified into infrastructure clients. Infrastructure clients are switches and other network devices through which other wired clients are connected to the network.
page provides detailed information about clients in your network. The Client Details page is accessed from the Connected clients page.To view the
page for a specific client, follow these steps:- Click the Instant On home page. The page is displayed. tile on the
- Select the Connected clients tab to view the list of clients to your site.
- Click on
icon beside the client name from the list to view the Client Details page.
The Client Details page lists the following information:
- Client Name and Device Details
- Security Details
- Connection Details
- Connection Health
- Data Usage and Transfer Rates
- Application Data Usage (only for wireless clients)
Column Label |
Description |
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Client 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. |
IP Address |
IP address of the client. |
MAC Address |
MAC address of the client. |
OS |
Operating system (OS) of the client device. |
Security Details |
This section displays the security standard used by the wireless client to connect to the network. |
Network |
The network to which the client is connected. Clicking on the network name will take you to the Network Details page. |
Duration |
Displays the duration for which the client is connected to the network. |
Device |
The network device to which the client is connected. Clicking on the device name will take you to the Device Details page. |
Displays the details of the Instant On 1960 Series switch in a stack to which the client is connected to. This information is displayed only for clients connected to a stack. |
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Wi-Fi Standard |
The Wi-Fi standard of the client connection. The Wi-Fi standard mapping is displayed as follows:
The Wi-Fi standard will not be displayed for legacy Wi-Fi clients using 802.11b or 802.11g standards. |
AP Radio |
The radio of the AP to which the client is connected. |
Status |
The general health status of the client. |
Signal / Speed |
Indicates the client signal quality. Based on the client’s Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), the signal quality is denoted as follows:
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Downloading |
The download throughput of the device in the last 30 seconds, in bytes per second. |
Uploading |
The upload throughput of the device in the last 30 seconds, in bytes per second. |
Transferred |
Shows the total amount of data transferred during the session, in bytes. |
Top 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 pie chart. This is displayed only for wireless clients. |