Documentation forNetwork Performance Monitor
Monitoring network performance is a key capability of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (formerly Hybrid Cloud Observability) and is available in the Essentials edition. Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is also available in a standalone module.

Display wireless heat maps for NPM in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console

  1. Create the wireless heat map in the Network Atlas.
  2. Log in to the SolarWinds Platform Web Console.
  3. To open a wireless heat map, use one of the following options:
    • Go to the All Wireless Heat Maps resource, and click the thumbnail for the map. The map will open in the Wireless Heat Map view that includes all resources specific for wireless heat maps.
    • By default, the All Wireless Heat Maps resource is available on the NPM Summary view.

    • Add the Map resource on the view, click Edit, select the map in the list, and click Submit. See Add resources and columns to views, and define subviews for more details about adding the resource.

See also View the location of clients connected to access points in maps.

Change the time and frequency for regenerating the map

By default, the wireless heat map is regenerated once a day, and the information about clients connected to wireless access points is collected every 5 minutes.

  1. Click Settings > All Settings.
  2. In the Thresholds & Polling grouping, click Polling Settings.
  3. Scroll down to the Wireless Heat Map.
  4. Adjust the time when wireless heat maps should be regenerated in Map Generation Start Time.
  5. Specify how often the information about clients connected to wireless access points should be collected in Default Client Signal Strength Poll Interval.
  6. Click Submit.