Getting to Know the Dashboard

The Dashboard, which is the first page that appears after you log in to the RUCKUS IoT Controller, offers an overall picture and status of the IoT infrastructure. The Dashboard shows the total number of IoT devices and IoT APs, the top IoT APs by device count, and the devices and APs by protocol.

RUCKUS IoT Controller Dashboard

RUCKUS IoT Controller Dashboard

Dashboard Elements

Box Name Description
Devices Last seen

Shows the total number of devices last seen.

IoT APs By Device Count

Shows the total number of devices connected per Access Point.

Total Devices

Shows the total number of devices.

Total IoT APs

Shows the total number of Access Points.

Total Beacons

Shows the total number of Beacons.

Devices

Shows the status of devices that are connected to the RUCKUS IoT Controller.

Devices by Battery Level Shows the status of devices that are grouped together by battery level.
Active Plugins

Shows the plugins that are enabled.

IoT AP

Shows the status of Access Points that are connected to the RUCKUS IoT Controller.

Device By Protocol

Shows the total number of devices connected by the protocol being used.

RUCKUS supports two protocols: BLE and Zigbee.

IoT Radio Modes

Shows the number of APs-Radios running by the protocol being used.

RUCKUS supports two protocols: BLE and Zigbee.
License status

Shows the total of number of licenses, and the status of the licenses that are available or used by the RUCKUS IoT Controller.

To set up the Dashboard, click the Settings button. The Dashboard Settings menu is displayed.

Dashboard Settings

Dashboard settings

You can perform the following actions to configure the Dashboard.

  • To edit the Dashboard, click Edit Dashboard and either move the position of the tile using the icon or delete the tile using the icon.
  • To reset the widgets, click Reset Widgets to retrieve the widgets on the Dashboard.
  • To reset the widget display time, click Refresh Interval to change the display time of the widgets on the Dashboard.
    Note: The default interval is 30 seconds.

The options under Add Widgets allow you to add widgets to the Dashboard. Click + for Devices, Active Plugins, Total devices, License Status, Total Beacons, Total IoT APs, and Total LNS Hubs to add widgets to the Dashboard.

Parent topic: Getting Started