Reporting in FortiWLM MEA
The FortiWLM MEA provides standard report types to assist the administrator to generate a report or schedule a report. You can select and combine multiple report categories and the subsequent report types (maximum 5) to generate a single report instead of generating multiple reports for each category. These are saved as Report Templates and can be scheduled similar to other reports. Navigate to the Reports tab.
Basic Information
Enter the report Name and Title and select the report category. The following report categories and associated types are supported.
- Station Reports
- AP Reports
- Inventory Reports
- Network Health Reports
- Service Reports
- Application Visibility
Station Reports
The following types of station reports can be generated.
Report Type |
Description |
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Station RF and Channel Distribution |
Generates a report based on the statistics accumulated over the reporting interval. The number of stations per channel over the reporting period is displayed. Graphs - The following graphs are displayed.
Station RF and Channel Distribution Details - This section provides each station's OUI, Date/Time (GMT), Station Mac, RF Type, AP Name, AP Radio, SSID and Channel. |
Station Session Details |
Generates the station statistical report (Throughput, Loss, Airtime Utilization and Noise) for a connected station. Graphs - The following graphs are displayed.
Station Session Details - This section provides each stations Date/Time, IP4 Address, IP6 Address, Controller, AP ID, SSID, User, Throughput (Kbps), Loss%, Airtime Utilization%, and AP Name. |
Top Stations | Generates reports for the busiest stations based on the Throughput and Airtime Utilization. This report type generates the Top N stations based on the number of bytes transferred and received and total Rx/Tx. The information includes each stations Station Mac, Controller, AP Id, SSID, Throughput (Kbps), and Date/Time (GMT). |
EAP-AKA Error |
Generates a report with details of EAP-AKA errors associated with specific ESSIDs and on specific stations connected to network within the reporting interval.User selected Top 5 EAP-AKA Errors - The top 5 most common EAP-AKA errors with the number of stations the errors were reported on and the number of EAP authentication failures for each station. User selected Top 5 Station by Errors - The top 5 stations (MAC addresses) with highest EAP-AKA errors reported and the number of EAP authentication failures for each station. EAP-AKA Errors - The list of EAP-AKA errors within the reporting interval. The details displayed are, date and time of the error, associated controller, access point, station MAC address, and the ESSID, and the error description/reason. |
Unique Stations |
This report type generates a report with all the stations connected to network within the reporting interval. The Unique Station Reports are available to all groups and list stations connected to network during last 24 hours.
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AP Reports
The following types of AP reports can be generated.
Report Type |
Description |
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Rogue Details |
Generates the report on the individual rogue. It displays the rogue mobility trend. The trend is plotted against time and APs detecting the rogue. The data displayed is a maximum of hourly data sample.
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Rogue Summary |
Generates the report based on the trend of the number of rogues reported on a per controller basis, per hour. The data is a maximum of hourly data samples. Summary - This section provides the details of the total number of rogues. Graph - The following graphs are displayed.
New Rogues Detected During Reporting Interval - This section provides the details of the new rogues detected during reporting interval. The details are Date/Time, Controller, AP Detecting Rogue, AP Location, Rogue MAC, Rogue Type, and Channel RSSI. |
Top Radio | Generates a report displaying all the top radios based on Station Count, Throughput, and High Loss. The top radio report type displays the AP Name, Radio, Controller Name, AP Location, Station, and Date/Time (GMT). |
Inventory Reports
The following types of inventory reports can be generated.
Report Type |
Description |
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Access Point Inventory |
Generates the AP inventory summary reports for any APs that are accessible to your user group. Summary - This section provides the total number of APs. Graph - The AP Model Distribution graph provides the pictorial representation of the distribution of APs. AP Inventory Summary - This section provides the details of the AP inventory. The details are Name, Mac address, Model, Software Version, IP Address, Controller, Availability State, Connectivity Preference, and Floor. |
Controller Inventory |
Generates the controller inventory summary reports for any controllers that are accessible to your user group. Summary - This section provides the total number of controllers. Graph - The following graphs are displayed.
Controller Inventory Summary - This section provides the details of controller Inventory. The details are Hostname, IP Address, Mac address, Node Name, Software Version, Model, Description, Availability State, Management State, and Location. |
Device Availability | Generates the report for each controller and AP. It displays the Device Name, UP Duration, Down Duration time and Availability(%) for the AP and controller. |
Network Health Reports
The following types of network health reports can be generated.
Report Type |
Description |
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Alarm |
Generates a report on the alarms raised. Summary - This section provides the total number of alarms raised. This includes the Critical Alarms, Major Alarms, and Minor Alarms. Graph - The following graphs are displayed.
Alarm Report tables - The following types of alarm reports are generated.
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Network Utilization and Capacity |
Generates a report on the overall load of the system. The overall load is the highest overload contributed by of any of the constituent variables. Graph - The following graphs are displayed.
Network Utilization and Capacity Report tables - The following types of Network Utilization and Capacity Reports are generated.
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Service Reports
The following types of service reports can be generated.
Report Type |
Description |
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Service Usage Summary |
Generates a report displaying all the ESSIDs. Graph - The following graphs are displayed.
Network Usage Summary - Displays the ESSID, Average Station Count, Max Station Count, Time When Max Station Occurred, Total Unique Stations and Maximum Throughput. |
Service Usage Trend |
Generates a report for a selected ESSID. Graphs - The Server Usage Trend graphs are displayed with a trend of maximum, minimum, and average stations connected and stations throughput on hourly basis during reporting interval. This is a graphical report represented with a line chart having two lines, one for maximum and second one for average station count. Service Usage Trend Details - The service usage trend report type displays Date/Time (GMT), Max Stations Connected, Min Stations Connected, Avg Stations Connected, and Throughput (Kbps). |
Application Visibility
Th is report type generates a report displaying all the selected devices.
Report Type |
Description |
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Application Visibility |
Graph - The following graphs are supported.
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Scope
You can select the scope of the report by selecting the devices to generate the report for. Click on Select to select a controller, controller group, AP, or AP group and the list of the available devices for the selected type is displayed. Select one or multiple associated SSIDs.
Reporting Interval
Configure the time interval to generate the report. You can specify the interval manually or use the Calendar option. Additionally, the following options are also supported.
- Last one day - The last one day's report is displayed.
- Last one week - The last one week's report is displayed.
- Last one month - The last one month's report is displayed.
Recurrence
You can schedule report generation at fixed intervals or make it happen just one time. You can select the One Time option to generate the report once or Schedule it. Update the following parameters to schedule report generation.
Parameter |
Description |
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Daily | Generates the report every day. |
Weekly | To generate the weekly reports, select this option and then select the day of the week for report generation. |
Monthly | To generate the monthly reports, select this option and specify the day of month between 1 and 31. |
Report Generation Options
You can customize and generate the reports in various file formats.
Parameter |
Description |
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File Format |
The following report generation formats are supported.
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Email To | Provide an email ID to email the report in the selected file format. |
Customize Report |
You can generate customized reports by selecting the desired attributes to be displayed on the report. Select the Customize link and the Customize Report wizard is displayed. Display Summary Graphs - This graph provides the following options.
Available Attributes - This column displays a list of available attributes that can be selected for the report generation. Attributes to be displayed in report - This column displays a list of selected attributes to be displayed in report. |
Managing Reports
You can view, print, and save the generated reports in the View Reports window. All generated reports are displayed here. To view scheduled reports that are generated at specific intervals go to Scheduled Reports; you can edit or add a new schedule from this page.
FortiWLM MEA can be validated against specific PCI requirement compliance. To run a compliance test, go to PCI Report and set Run PCI tTst to Yes. Now select the tests to validate FortiWLM MEA and click Run Test. After the test is executed, an alert box displays the status of the text. The page is refreshed to show the list of PCI requirements that are validated for FortiWLM MEA. The validation results are shown in green if they are passed and in red if the compliance is not validated or failed. You can download the PCI report in a .pdf format.