Getting to Know the Dashboard

The Dashboard, which is the first page that is displayed after you log in to the RUCKUS Network Director Admin portal, provides a snapshot of your wireless networks, SZs connected to the network and those configured in the RUCKUS Network Director, access points (APs), and the wireless clients associated with the APs. The Dashboard provides a centralized monitoring window for all APs and SZ clusters and displays their operational status and statistics.

RUCKUS Network Director Dashboard (Operations)

RUCKUS Network Director Dashboard (Network Health)

The following table lists the infographic elements of the Dashboard that describe the operations and statistics of the entire network.

Note: The color-coded legends represent the operational status and statistics of clusters and APs in the network. You can double-click the legend to isolate each trace.

Dashboard Elements

Network Element Description
SmartZone Clusters Total number of SmartZone clusters in the network.
Access Points Total number of APs in all the clusters (the entire network).
Clients Total number of clients in the network.
Cluster License Usage AP Displays the percentage of all AP cluster licenses usage level.
RND License Usage Displays the percentage of RND AP licenses usage level.
Disk Space Usage Displays the percentage of disk space used.
Operations Information about the operational state of the clusters and APs and indicates errors in the network and alerts the user to take appropriate action.
Cluster Service States Total number of clusters; also displays the breakdown of the cluster count based on the operational status.
Control Plane States Total number of control planes; also displays the breakdown of the control plane count based on the operational status.
Data Plane States Total number of data planes; also displays the breakdown of the data plane count based on the operational status.
Top 5 Clusters by AP Errors Top five clusters that have the most number of APs that are offline or flagged.
AP States Total number of APs in the cluster; also displays the breakdown of the AP count based on the operational status.
AP Provision Status Total number of APs in the cluster; and also displays the breakdown of the methods by which the APs are added to RUCKUS Network Director: Imported, Default Provisioned, Provisioned, or UnProvisioned.
Network Health Provides the AP statistics based on which the user can modify the network configurations.
Top 5 Clusters with AP Count Top five clusters that have the most number of APs.
Top 5 Clusters with Client Count Top five clusters that have the most number of associated clients.
Top 5 Clusters with AP License Usage Top five clusters that have the most AP license usage.
OS Types Total number of the operating systems used by the associated clients with a percentage breakdown.
Top 5 AP Models Top five AP models that have the most number of clients.
AP Model Distribution Statistics of the AP model distribution.