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.

View wireless data in NPM

The Wireless Summary view consists of three tabs - Access Points, Clients, and Rogues. The tabs list monitored wireless access points (APs), clients connected to each AP, and rogue access points.

You can display the coverage of your wireless access points or the location of connected clients in a map. See Creating Wireless Heat Maps and Viewing the location of clients in wireless heat maps.

Access point details include the AP name, IP address, device type, SSID, channels used, and the number of clients currently connected.

Client details include client name, SSID, IP Address, MAC Address, Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), time connected, data rate, bytes received, and bytes transmitted.

Rogue access point details include MAC Address, SSID, and the number of channels.

The following IPv6 statistics are currently not monitored:

  • Connections between wireless users and access points
  • Connections between thin access points and controllers

To view wireless access points and clients:

  1. Log in to the SolarWinds Platform Web Console.

  2. Navigate to Wireless Summary View through My Dashboards > Wireless in the Network menu.

  3. To list monitored access points, clients, or rogues, click the corresponding tab.

    To locate an access point, client, or rogue, use the filters, ordering options, or the search box in appropriate tab.

  4. To see clients currently connected to an access point, locate it in Access Points and click the clients link at the end of the access point row. Clients will be listed in the right part of the page. Expand clients to see more detail, such as SSID, MAC Address, Received or Transmitted data.

  5. To display the details view for an access point, click the access point. The node details view is specific for the selected device. See Specify views for device types.