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Omada SDN Controller User Guide

Monitor the Network

This chapter guides you on how to monitor the network devices, clients, and their statistics. Through visual and real-time presentations, Omada SDN Controller keeps you informed about the accurate status of the managed network. This chapter includes the following sections:

? 8. 1 View the Status of Network with Dashboard

? 8. 2 View the Statistics of the Network

? 8. 3 Monitor the Network with Map

? 8. 4 View the Statistics During Specified Period with Insight

? 8. 5 View and Manage Logs

8. 1 View the Status of Network with Dashboard

8. 1. 1 Page Layout of Dashboard

Dashboard is designed for a quick real-time monitor of the site network. An overview of network topology is at the top of Dashboard, and the below is a tab bar followed with customized widgets.

Topology Overview on the top shows the status of ISP Load and numbers of devices, clients and guests. ISP Load has four statuses: Unknown, Good, Medium, Poor.

You can hover the cursor over the gateway, switch, AP, client or guest icons to check their status. For detailed information, click the icon here to jump to the Devices or Clients section.

You can customize the widgets displayed on the tab for Dashboard page. Three tabs are created by default and cannot be deleted.

Network

Clients

In the tab bar, you can take the following action to edit the tabs and customize the widget to be displayed.

8. 1. 2 Explanation of Widgets

The widgets are divided into two categories: Network , Client . You can click the icon to add or remove the widgets.

Network

Client

Network

Widgets in Network use lists and charts to illustrate the traffic status of wired and wireless networks in the site, including traffic statistics, the most active devices, VPN connection, distribution, PoE utilization , and interference.

? Alerts

The Alerts widget displays the total number of unarchived alerts happened in the site and details of the latest five. To view all the alerts and archive them, click See All to jump to Log > Alerts . To specify events appeared in Alerts, go to Log > Notifications and configure the events as the Alert level. For details, refer to 8. 5 View and Manage Logs .

? ISP Load

ISP Load use a line chart to display the throughput and latency of gateway’s WAN port within the time range. Click the tab on the right to view the statistics of each WAN port and move the cursor on the line chart to view specific values of throughput and latency. For detailed statistics of certain gateway’s WAN port within a time range, refer to 8. 2 View the Statistics of the Network .

To test the current download and unload speed and the latency of WAN port, click Test Speed on the widget to display the speed test result.

? VPNs

VPNs displays the information of PPTP and L2TP VPN server and PPTP and L2TP VPN client, including VPN name, status, VPN tunnels, average Tx data and average Rx data. Click the tab to display the statistics of the VPN server and VPN client.

Name

Status

Tunnels

Average Tx Data

(For VPN Client) Displays the amount of traffic transmitted to the VPN client.

Average Rx Data

(For VPN Client) Displays the amount of traffic received from the VPN client.

? Most Active EAPs/Most Active Switches

These two widgets can display, respectively, 15 most active EAPs and switches in the site based on the total number of traffic within the time range. Only the devices that has been adopted by the controller will be displayed.

To view all the devices discovered by the controller, click See All to jump to the Devices section. You can also click the traffic number in the widget to open the device’s Properties window for further configurations and monitoring. For details, refer to 6 Configure and Monitor Omada Managed Devices .

? Wi-Fi Traffic Distribution

The Wi-Fi Traffic Distribution widget displays channel distribution of all connected EAPs in the site. Good, Fair, and Poor are used to describe channel status which indicates channel interference from low to high. You can hover your cursor over the band to view the number of EAPs and clients on the channel.

? Wi-Fi Summary

The Wi-Fi Summary widget summarizes the real-time status of wireless networks in the site, including the number of connected EAPs and clients, the channel utilization, and the total number of traffic within the time range.

? Switching Summary

The Switching Summary widget summarizes the real-time status of switches in the site, including the number of connected switches and clients, the port utilization, and the total amount of traffic within the time range.

? Traffic Distribution

The Traffic Distribution widget uses a pie chart to display the traffic distribution on EAPs and switches in the site within the time range. Click the tab to display the statistic of EAPs or switches, and click the slice to view the total number of traffic, its proportion, and the device name.

? Client Distribution

The Client Distribution widget uses a sunburst chart to display the real-time distribution of connected clients in the site. The chart has up to three levels. The inner circle is divided by the device category the clients connected to, the middle is by the device name, and the outer is by the frequency band. You can hover the cursor over the slice to view specific values.

? Traffic Activities

The Traffic Activities widget displays the Tx and Rx data of EAPs and switches within the time range. Only activities of the devices in the connected status currently will be counted.

Click the tab to display the statistic of EAPs or switches, and move the cursor on the line chart to view specific values of traffic. For detailed statistics of certain devices within a time range, refer to 8. 2 View the Statistics of the Network .

? Retried Rate/Dropped Rate

The Retried Rate/Dropped Rate widget displays the rate of retried and dropped packets of the connected EAPs within the time range. Select an AP from the list and click the tab to display the chart of retried rate or dropped rate. You can move the cursor on the point to view specific values.

Retried Rate

Dropped Rate

? Top Devices Usage

The Top Devices Usage widget displays the CPU utilization and memory utilization of devices within the time range. Click the tab to select the CPU or memory for display. Click the traffic number in the widget to open the device’s Properties window for further configurations and monitoring. For details, refer to 6 Configure and Monitor Omada Managed Devices .

? PoE Utilization

The PoE Utilization widgets describes the PoE utilization of a switch. Select a switch from the switch list to display the ports connected to PoE devices. You can hover the cursor over a certain port to view specific values. The bar below displays the current power capacity provided by PoE and its proportion of the PoE budget.

? Top Interference

The Top Interference widget displays the environment interference of wireless products. Click the tab to select the 2.4 GHz band or 5 GHz band. Click the traffic number in the widget to open the device’s Properties window for further configurations and monitoring. For details, refer to 6 Configure and Monitor Omada Managed Devices .

Client

Widgets in Clients use lists and charts to illustrate the traffic status of wired and wireless clients in the site, including the most active clients, activity statistics and distribution.

? Most Active Clients

The Most Active Clients widget can display 15 most active clients. Only the clients in the connected status currently will be displayed.

To view all the clients connected to the network, click See All to jump to the Clients section. You can also click the traffic number in the widget to open the client’s Properties window for further configurations and monitoring. For details, refer to 7.1 Manage Wired and Wireless Clients in Clients Page .

? Longest Client Uptime

The Longest Client Uptime widget can display up to15 clients sorted by the uptime. Only the clients in the connected status currently will be displayed. You can also click the uptime in the widget to open the client’s Properties window for further configurations and monitoring. For details, refer to 7.1 Manage Wired and Wireless Clients in Clients Page .

? Clients Freq Distribution

The Clients Freq Distribution widget uses a donut chart to display the distribution of wireless clients connected to the 5 GHz band and 2.4 GHz band in the site. The chart has two levels. The inner circle shows the total number of wireless clients, and the outer displays the proportion of clients that connect to the two bands. You can hover the cursor over the slice to view the number of clients in 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band.

? Clients Association Activities

The Clients Association Activities widget displays how the number of client connected to EAPs changes over time and the duration during which the clients communicate with the EAPs. In the stacked chart, you can easily compare the total number of clients and analyze the variation of each time period.

The total value of a column shows the total number of clients connected to EAPs in this time period, and the segments in four colors represents the client number of different durations in specific time.

? Client Activities

The Client Activities widget displays how the number of connected client changes over time within the time range. In the stacked chart, you can easily compare the total number of clients and analyze the variation of each time period.

The total value of a column shows the total number of connected clients in this time period, and the segments in three colors shows the change of client number compared with the last time period. Blue represents the newly connected clients, orange is the clients have been connected in the last period, and gray is the newly disconnected clients.

? Association Failures

The Association Failures widget list three failure types and the times of clients failed to connect to the EAPs?networks in the site. A single bar is next to the count to show the proportion of the three failure reasons using gray colors from dark to light. Click the reason in the list to view the distribution of failures on EAPs.

Association Timeout

Blocked by Access Control

8. 4. 1 Known Clients .

WPA Authentication Timeout/Failure

? Clients SSID Distribution

The SSID Distribution widget uses a sunburst chart to display the distribution of wireless clients connected to the different SSIDs in the site. The chart has two levels. The inner circle is divided by the EAP’s SSID that the clients connected to, and the outer is by the frequency band. You can hover the cursor over the slice to view the number of clients connected to the SSID in 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band. Click a certain SSID to further display the statistics of its band frequency distribution.

? Clients with on Boarding Times

The Clients with on Boarding Times widget describes the time wireless clients uses when connecting to a certain SSID. The donut chart on the left shows the proportion of clients that uses less than 10 seconds to connect to the devices. The line graph on the right displays the number of clients according to the different time that the clients takes to connect to the SSIDs.

? Clients with RSSI

The Clients with RSSI widget describes the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication) that wireless clients experience in the environment. RSSI is a negative value measuring the power level being received after any possible loss at the antenna and cable level. The higher the RSSI value, the stronger the signal. The donut chart on the left shows the proportion of clients whose RSSI value is bigger than -72 dBm. The line graph on the right displays the number of clients according to the different range values of RSSI.

8. 2 View the Statistics of the Network

Statistics provides a visual representation of device data in Omada SDN Controller. You can easily monitor the network traffic and performance under the following tabs, Performance, Switch Statistics, and Speed Test Statistics.

8. 2. 1 Performance

In Performance, you can view the device performance in a specified period by graphs, such as user counts, CPU and memory usage, and transmitted and received packets. The graphs vary due to the device type and status.

The tabs and calendar on the top are used to specify the displayed statistics, and the legends on the right account for elements in the graphs.

The available time range is restricted by the time interval. Before selecting a long time range, select Hourly or Daily as the time interval.

5 minutes , Hourly , or Daily to specify the time interval of the data. When selecting a long time range, a longer time interval is recommended for a better view.

Statistical Graphs

Statistical graphs vary according to the type of devices. The chart below shows the statistical graphs which correspond to the gateway, switch, and AP.

Gateway

Switch

AP

? User Counts

The User Counts graph displays the number of users connected to the devices during the selected time range. Hover the cursor over the line to display the specific values.

? Usage

The Usage graph uses the orange line and yellow line to display the percentage of CPU usage and used memory during the selected time range, respectively. Hover the cursor over the lines to display the specific values.

? Traffic

The Traffic graph uses the dark blue line and light blue line to display the bytes of data transmitted and received during the selected time range, respectively. Hover the cursor over the lines to display the specific values.

? Packets

The Packets graph uses the dark blue line and light blue line to display the number of packets transmitted and received during the selected time range, respectively. Hover the cursor over the lines to display the specific values.

? Dropped

The Dropped graph uses the dark blue line and light blue line to display the number of dropped Tx packets and Rx packets during the selected time range, respectively. Hover the cursor over the lines to display the specific values.

? Errors

The Errors graph uses the dark blue line and light blue line to display the number of error packets sent to AP and received by AP during the selected time range, respectively. Hover the cursor over the line to display the specific values.

? Retries

The Retries graph uses the dark blue line and light blue line to display the number of times that the data packets are transmitted again and received again during the selected period, respectively. Hover the cursor over the lines to display the specific values.

8. 2. 2 Switch Statistics

In Switch Statistics, you can view the current status of ports and their traffic statistics of the selected switch in the specified time range via a monitor panel and graphs.

The tabs and calendar on the top are used to specify the displayed statistics, and the legends on the right account for elements in the graphs.

The available time range is restricted by the time interval. Before selecting a long time range, select Hourly or Daily as the time interval.

5 minutes , Hourly , or Daily to specify the time interval of the data. When selecting a long time range, a longer time interval is recommended for a better view.

Natural: Displays the line graphs in ascending order of the port number.

Transmitted: Displays the line graphs in descending order based on the traffic volume of transmitted packets.

Received: Displays the line graphs in descending order based on the traffic volume of received packets.

All: Displays the line graphs in descending order based on the total traffic volume of transmitted and received packets.

bps : Displays the traffic rate in bps.

Bytes : Displays the traffic statistics in Bytes.

Packets : Displays the total number of packets.

Packet , click the tab to specify which type of packet statistics to be displayed.

All: Displays statistics of all packets, including broadcast and multicast packets.

Broadcast: Displays statistics of broadcast packets only.

Multicast: Displays statistics of multicast packets only.

Monitor Panel

The monitor panel below the tab bar displays the current status of the ports on the selected switch.

Disabled

6. 3 Configure and Monitor Switches .

Disconnected

1000 Mbps

10/100 Mbps

PoE

Uplink

Mirroring

STP Blocking

Statistical Graphs

Statistical graphs below the monitor panel display the traffic statistics of active ports.

You can specify the data type and measuring unit by clicking the tab. The dark blue and light blue are used to indicate the transmitted and received statistics, respectively. Hover the cursor over the lines to display the specific values. To view and configure the device connected to the port, click the device name beside the port number.

8. 2. 3 Speed Test Statistics

Speed Test Statistics displays the results of the periodic speed test running on WAN ports, including the network latency and speed. To enable the speed test, go to Settings > Sites , enable Periodic Speed Test in Service , and specify the test interval. For details, refer to 4. 2. 2 Services .

The tab and calendar on the top are used to specify the displayed statistics, and the legends on the right account for elements in the graphs.

Statistical Graphs

Statistical graphs below the tab bar display the network latency and speed of the WAN port.

? Latency

The Latency graph displays the time that it takes for a packet to travel from the gateway to the service provider’s gateway.

? Speed

The Speed graph uses the blue line and green line to display the upload and download speed of the WAN port, respectively.

8. 3 Monitor the Network with Map

In the Map section, you can look over the topology and device provisioning of network in Topology , and customizes a visual representation of your network in Map .

8. 3. 1 Topology

Go to Map > Topology , and you can view the topology generated by the controller automatically. You can click the icon of devices to open the Properties window. For detailed configuration and monitoring in the Properties window, refer to 6 Configure and Monitor Omada Managed Devices .

For a better overview of the network topology, you can control the display of branches, the size of the diagram, and the link labels.

? Display of Branches

The default view shows the all devices connected by solid and dotted lines. Click the icon of the client group to view clients connected to the same device. Click the nods to unfold or to fold the branches.

? Diagram Size

Click the icons at the right corner to adjust the size of the topology and view the legends.

? Link Labels

Click Link Labels at the left corner, and labels will appear to display the link status. Information on the labels varies due to the link connections.

8. 3. 2 Map

Go to Map > Map , and a default map is shown as below with the unplaced devices listed on the left. You can upload your local map images and drag in the devices to customize a visual representation of your network.

? Customize Map

Click the following icons to add, edit, and select the map. After selecting a map, click and drag in the devices from the Devices list to place it on the map according to the actual locations.

Click to edit the description of the map.

to delete the map.

Hover your cursor over the device icon to view the basic information of it, including the device name, MAC address, IP address and connected clients.

You can click the device icon to reveal additional action icons:

6 Configure and Monitor Omada Managed Devices .

? Diagram Size

Click the icons at the right corner to adjust the size of the topology and view the legends.

8. 4 View the Statistics During Specified Period with Insight

In the Insight page, you can monitor the site history of connected clients, portal authorizations, and rouge APs. For a better monitoring, you can specify the time period and classify the clients and APs.

8. 4. 1 Known Clients

In Known Clients, a table lists all clients that connected to the network before in the site.

In the table, you can view the client’s basic information, role and connection statistics, including download and upload traffics, connection duration, and the last time it connected to the network.

A search bar, a time selector and three tabs are above the table for searching and filtering.

Click the selector to open the calendar. Click a specific date twice in the calendar to display the records on the day. To display the records of a time range, click the start date and end date in the calendar.

Click the tabs to filter the clients listed in the table. The three tabs can take effect simultaneously.

All / Wireless / Wired : Click All to display both wireless and wired clients. Click Wireless or Wired to display wireless or wired clients only.

All / Users / Guests : Click All to display both users and guests. Click Users or Gusets to display users or guests only. Guests are users connected to the wireless guest network. To configure guest network, refer to 4. 4 Configure Wireless Networks .

All / Rate Limited / Blocked : Click All to display both rate limited and blocked clients. Click Rate Limited or Blocked to display rate limited or blocked clients only. To configure Rate Limit, refer to 4. 8. 3 Rate Limit . To block the clients, click the icon in the table.

You can also take actions to block or forget the client. For detailed monitor and management, click the entry in the table to open the Properties window of the client. For more details, refer to 7. 1. 2 Using the Clients Table to Monitor and Manage the Clients .

Click to forget the client. Once forget, all statistics and history of the client in the site are dropped.

8. 4. 2 Past Connections

In Past Connections, a table displays information about previous client connection sessions.

In the table, you can view the client’s name, MAC address, association time and duration, download and upload traffic, IP address, and the network/port it connected to.

A search bar and a time selector are above the table for searching and filtering.

Click the selector to open the calendar. Click a specific date twice in the calendar to display client connection sessions on the day. To display the client connection sessions during a time range, click the start date and end date in the calendar.

8. 4. 3 Past Portal Authorizations

In Past Portal Authorization, a table lists all clients that passed the portal authorization before.

In the table, you can view the client’s name, MAC address, authorization credential, uplink and downlink traffics, authorization time and duration, IP address, and the network/port it connected to. For detailed monitoring and management, refer to 7. 2 Manage Client Authentication in Hotspot Manager .

A search bar and a time selector are above the table for searching and filtering.

Click the selector to open the calendar. Click a specific date twice in the calendar to display the clients authorized on the day. To display the clients authorized during a time range, click the start date and end date in the calendar.

8. 4. 4 Switch Status

In Switch Status, a table displays information about the status of the switches managed by the controller.

In the table, you can view the ports, PoE status, mode, and traffic activity of the switches.

A search bar and two tabs are above the table for searching and filtering. You can also click the icons in the Action column for quick operation.

Click the tabs to filter the switch ports listed in the table. The two tabs can take effect simultaneously.

Overview / PoE / Counters : Click Overview to display the general status of each port. Click PoE to display the PoE configurations and status of each port. Click Counters to display TX and RX rates for each port.

All / Connected / Disconnected : Filter the ports by their link status. Click All to display information of all ports. Click Connected or Disconnected to display all connected or disconnected ports.

Click to edit the configurations of the port.

(Only for the PoE port that is connected to a PD) Click the button and the port will stop to supply power to the connected PD momentarily in order to reboot the PD.

The listed information when you select Overview on the first tab is explained as follows.

Port

10/100 Mbps: The port is running at 10/100 Mbps.

1000 Mbps: The port is running at 1000 Mbps.

2.5 Gbps: The port is running at 2.5 Gbps.

10 Gbps: The port is running at 10 Gbps.

Disabled: The port is disabled.

Disconnected: The port is enabled but connects to no devices or clients.

PoE: The PoE port is connected to a powered device (PD).

Uplink: The port is an uplink port connected to WAN.

Mirroring: The port is a mirroring port that is mirroring another switch port.

STP Blocking: The port is in the Blocking status in Spanning Tree. It receives and sends BPDU (Bridge Protocal Data Unit) packets to maintain the spanning tree. Other packets are dropped.

Switch

Name

PoE

--: PoE is disabled

_W: Display the power output of the port in watts.

Mode

Switching: The default mode.

Mirroring: The network traffic of this port will receive the mirrored traffic from its mirrored port.

Aggregating: The port is a part of an aggregate link

Profile

Link Status

STP

TX Sum

RX Sum

TX Throughput

RX Throughput

The listed information when you select PoE on the first tab is explained as follows.

Port

10/100 Mbps: The port is running at 10/100 Mbps.

1000 Mbps: The port is running at 1000 Mbps.

2.5 Gbps: The port is running at 2.5 Gbps.

10 Gbps: The port is running at 10 Gbps.

Disabled: The port is disabled.

Disconnected: The port is enabled but connects to no devices or clients.

PoE: The PoE port is connected to a powered device (PD).

Uplink: The port is an uplink port connected to WAN.

Mirroring: The port is a mirroring port that is mirroring another switch port.

STP Blocking: The port is in the Blocking status in Spanning Tree. It receives and sends BPDU (Bridge Protocal Data Unit) packets to maintain the spanning tree. Other packets are dropped.

Switch

Name

PoE

--: PoE is disabled

_W: Display the power output of the port in watts.

PD Class

Power

Voltage

Current

The listed information when you select Counters on the first tab is explained as follows.

Port

10/100 Mbps: The port is running at 10/100 Mbps.

1000 Mbps: The port is running at 1000 Mbps.

2.5 Gbps: The port is running at 2.5 Gbps.

10 Gbps: The port is running at 10 Gbps.

Disabled: The port is disabled.

Disconnected: The port is enabled but connects to no devices or clients.

PoE: The PoE port is connected to a powered device (PD).

Uplink: The port is an uplink port connected to WAN.

Mirroring: The port is a mirroring port that is mirroring another switch port.

STP Blocking: The port is in the Blocking status in Spanning Tree. It receives and sends BPDU (Bridge Protocal Data Unit) packets to maintain the spanning tree. Other packets are dropped.

Switch

TX Bytes

TX Frames

TX Multicast

TX Broadcast

TX Errors

RX Bytes

RX Frames

RX Multicast

RX Broadcast

RX Errors

8. 4. 5 Port Forwarding Status

In Port Forwarding Status, a table displays information about the port forwarding entries used by the gateway managed by the controller.

A tab is above the table for filtering. You can also click the icons in the Action column for quick operation.

Click the tab to filter the port forwarding entries listed in the table.

User-defined / UPnP : Click User Defined to display the port forwarding entries created by the user. Click UPnP to display the UPnP port forwarding entries.

Click to edit the configurations of the port forwarding entry.

The listed information is explained as follows.

Name

Interface

Source IP

A specific IP address/Mask: The specified source IP address.

0.0.0.0/0: All IP addresses are set as the source IP address.

Source Port

Destination IP

Destination Port

Protocol

Packets

Bytes

Lease Duration

8. 4. 6 VPN Status

In VPN Status, a table displays the existing VPN tunnels and corresponding information.

A tab is above the table for filtering. You can also click the icons in the Action column for quick operation.

Click the tab to filter the routing information listed in the table.

IPsec SA / VPN Tunnel : Click to display

(Only for IPsec SA) Click to configure the entry.

(Only for VPN Tunnel) Click to terminate the VPN tunnel.

The listed information of IPsec SA table is explained as follows.

Name

SPI

Direction

Tunnel ID

Data Flow

Protocol

AH Authentication

ESP Authentication

ESP Encryption

The listed information of VPN Tunnel table is explained as follows.

User

Interface

Mode

Local IP

Remote IP

Download Pkts

Download Bytes

Upload Pkts

Upload Bytes

Uptime

8. 4. 7 Routing Table

Routing Table displays information of routing entries that have taken effect.

A tab is above the table for filtering. You can also click the icons in the Action column for quick operation.

Click the tab to filter the routing information listed in the table.

Gateway / Switch : Click to display the routing information of the gateway or the switch.

(Only for switch) Click to configure the static routes.

The listed information is explained as follows.

Destination IP/Subnets

Next Hop

Interface

Metric

Distance

8. 4. 8 Dynamic DNS

In Dynamic DNS, a table displays information about the uses of the dynamic DNS services. You can click in the Action column to edit the entry.

Service

Interface

Status

Username

Domain Name

IP

Last Updated

8. 4. 9 Rogue APs

A rogue AP is an access point that has been installed on a secure network without explicit authorization from a system administrator. In Rogue APs, you can scan rogue APs and view the rogue APs scanned before.

Click the selector to open the calendar. Click a specific date twice in the calendar to display the rogue APs scanned on the day. To display the scanned AP during a time range, click the start date and end date in the calendar.

BSSID

Channel

Security

Beacon

Beacons are transmitted periodically by the EAP to announce the presence of a wireless network for the clients, and the interval means how often the AP send a beacon to clients.

Location

Signal

Last Seen

8. 5 View and Manage Logs

The controller uses logs to record the activities of the system, devices, users and administrators, which provides powerful supports to monitor operations and diagnose anomalies. In the Logs page, you can conveniently monitor the logs in 8. 5. 1 Alerts and 8. 5. 2 Events , and configure their notification levels in 8. 5. 3 Notifications .

All logs can be classified from the following four aspects.

? Occurred Hierarchies

Two categories in occurred hierarchies are Controller and Site, which indicate the log activities happened, respectively, at the controller level and in the certain site. Only Master Administrators can view the logs happened at the controller level.

? Notifications

Two categories in notifications are Event and Alert, and you can classify the logs into them by yourself.

? Severities

Three levels in severities are Error, Warning, and Info, whose influences are ranked from high to low.

? Contents

Four types in contents are Operation, System, Device, and Client, which indicate the log contents relating to.

8. 5. 1 Alerts

Alerts are the logs that need to be noticed and archived specially. You can configure the logs as Alerts in Notifications, and all the logs configured as Alerts are listed under the Alerts tab for you to search, filter, and archive.

: Displays the logs in a table.

/ / : Displays the logs in a day/week/month. To change the time, click or . To jump back to the current one, click Today / This Week / This Month .

Click the tabs to filter the logs listed in the table. The two tabs can take effect simultaneously.

Unarchived / Archived : Click the tab to filter the unarchived and archived logs. You can click and Archive All to archive a single log and all, respectively.

All / Errors / Warnings : Click All to display logs in both Error, Warning, and Info levels. Click Errors or Warnings to display logs in Error or Warning levels only.

Content

Time

Archive All

8. 5. 2 Events

Events are the logs that can be viewed but have no notifications. You can configure the logs as Events in Notifications, and all the logs configured as Events are listed under the Events tab for you to search and filter.

: Displays the logs in a table.

/ / : Displays the logs in a day/week/month. To change the time, click or . To jump back to the current one, click Today / This Week / This Month .

Click the tabs to filter the logs listed in the table. The two tabs can take effect simultaneously.

All / Errors / Warnings / Info : Click All to display logs in both Error and Warning levels. Click Errors , Warnings or Info to display logs in the corresponding level only.

All / Operation / System / Device / Client : Click All to display all types of logs. Click Operation or System or Device or Client to display the corresponding type of logs only.

Content

Time

8. 5. 3 Notifications

In Notifications, you can find all kinds of activity logs classified by the content and specify their notification categories as Event and Alert for the current site. Also, you can enable Email for the logs. With proper configurations, the controller will send emails to the administrators when it records the logs.

To specify the logs as Alert/Event, click the corresponding checkboxes of logs and click Apply . The following icons and tab are provided as auxiliaries.

Reset to Default

The Email checkboxes are used to enable Alert Emails for the logs. To make sure the administrators and viewers can receive alert emails of the site, follow the following steps:

1 ) Enable Mail Server

2 ) Enable Alert Emails in Site

3 ) Enable Alert Emails in Admin

4 ) Enable Alert Emails in Logs

Enable Mail Server

Enable Alert Emails in Site

Enable Alert Emails in Admin

Go to Settings > Controller . In the Mail Serve r section, enable SMTP Server and configure the parameters. Then click Save .

SMTP

Port

SSL

Authentication

Username

Password

Sender Address

Test SMTP Server

Enable Mail Server

Enable Alert Emails in Site

Enable Alert Emails in Admin

1. Go to Settings > Site and enable Alert Emails in the Services section.

2. (Optional) On the same page, enable Send similar alerts within seconds in one email and specify the time interval. When enabled, the similar alerts generated in each time period are collected and sent to administrators and viewers in one email.

3. Click Apply .

Enable Alert Emails in Site

Enable Alert Emails in Admin

Enable Alert Emails in Logs

Go to Admin and configure Alert Emails for the administrators and viewers to receive the emails. Click + Add New Admin Account to create an account or click to edit an account. Enter the email address in Email and enable Alert Emails . Click Create or Apply .

Enable Alert Emails in Site

Enable Alert Emails in Admin

Enable Alert Emails in Logs

Go to Logs and click Notifications . Click a tab of content types and enable Email for the activity logs that the controller emails administrators. Click Save .

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