Network Management as a Service

Browse

The Locator Browse Screen enables you to search in the "opposite direction" of the Locator screen. Instead of entering an end station's address to locate the switch and slot/port to which the end station is connected, the Browse screen enables you to search for and list all end stations connected to devices. The end stations are located by searching the Historical database. Locator cannot perform live searches from the Browse screen.

To browse for an AOS Device(s), click on Devices ADD button and select a device(s). You can select up to 512 AOS Devices at a time. To browse for APs, click on the AP Groups ADD button. When you click ADD, the results will appear in the Netforward Results Table at the bottom of the screen. To browse for different devices/AP Groups, click on the applicable EDIT button.

Note: Locator does not periodically poll clients connected to APs. When browsing for clients connected to APs, you must perform a manual poll by clicking on the link following the prompt at the top of the Netforward Results Table: "Not finding what you were looking for in the results? Click here". OmniVista will poll APs and display the most recent results in the table.

Browse Results

The browse results are displayed in the Netforward Results Table. The Netforward Results Table fields are defined below. The table display will vary depending on the view option you choose - Location (default), Classification, Data Center, Layer 3, or Template, which is used to create custom views. If a ClearPass Server is configured and connected, a BYOD button will appear to enable you to view information on the ClearPass Server.

Note: You can use the "Freeze the first __ columns" feature to lock columns when you scroll right to view information. Enter the number of colums you want to freeze, and those columns will remain visible as you scroll right.

You can also perform certain actions on specific devices/ports in the Netforward Results Table. Select a row in the table and click on the Action button at the top of the table and select one of the following options:

Locate On Map - Launch the Topology application and display the selected device in Topology map view.
Quarantine Manager - Launch the Quarantine Manager application for the selected device.
Port - Update the port status in the table, or enable/disable the selected port.

Location

MAC Address - The MAC address of the end station connected to the device.
Device IP Address - The IP address of the switch to which the end station is connected.
Device DNS Name- The DNS Name of the device.
Device Name - The user-configured switch system name of the device connected to the end station.
Slot/Port - The slot/port number on which the device connected to the end station was learned.
Port Alias - The user-configured alias for the slot/port (configured on the device through the CLI).
Port Speed - The port speed of the device connected to the end station.
Port Admin Status - The port administrative status (Up/Down).
Port Operational Status - The administrative status of the port (Up/Down). A port is considered operational if the Admin Status is “Up” and the port is transmitting traffic.
Port Duplex Mode - The port duplex mode (half duplex, full duplex, or auto duplex).
VLAN ID- The VLAN associated with the port.
Disposition - The port disposition (e.g., Bridging/Filtering).
Time Stamp - The time the information was gathered.

Classification

MAC Address - The MAC address of the end station connected to the device.
Auth User - The 802.1x Authenticated User associated with the device connected to the end station, if applicable.
UNP - The User Network Profile (UNP) that the device is associated with, if applicable.
VLAN ID - The VLAN that is associated with the device.
Classification Source - The Classification Policy by which the device was learned.

Data Center

MAC Address - The MAC address of the end station connected to the device.
VLAN ID - The VLAN associated with the device.
Service ID- The Service ID associated with the device.
ISID - The ISID associated with the device.

Layer 3

MAC Address - The MAC address of the end station.
IP Address - The IP address of the device connected to the end station.
VRF ID- The VRF ID of the device directly connected to the end station, if applicable. If multiple VRFs are configured on the device, the VRF ID is displayed. If none are configured (and if the feature is not available on the device), the column will display "Default", indicating that the switch is operating as a single routing instance.

Template

You can create an additional two (2) custom views by clicking on the Custom Template button, entering a Template Name, selecting the fields you want to display and clicking OK. (You can change the order of the fields when you are creating the template by dragging a field up or down in the list before clicking OK.) The name of the new view will then be displayed in a button at the top of the Netforward Results Table, and can be used to view the selected fields. You can configure up to 2 new views. Creating an additional view will replace one of the previous views. Custom templates are associated with the current logged in user, so every user can have different custom templates. The available fields are defined below.

Client IP Address - The IP address of the end station.
MAC Address - The MAC address of the end station connected to the device.
Device IP Address - The IP address of the device directly connected to the end station.
Time Stamp - The time the information was gathered.
Domain - The Layer 2 domain: VLAN, VPLS, SPB, EVB within the switches where the MAC is found.
Disposition - The port disposition (e.g., Bridging/Filtering).
VLAN ID- The VLAN associated with the port.
Slot/Port - The slot/port number on which the device connected to the end station was learned.
Port Alias - The user-configured alias for the slot/port (configured on the device through the CLI).
Port Admin Status - The administrative status of the port (Up/Down).
Port Speed - The port speed of the device connected to the end station.
Port Duplex Mode - The port duplex mode (half duplex, full duplex, or auto duplex).
End Station Name - The DNS name of the end station device.
Device DNS Name- The DNS Name of the device.
Device Name - The user-configured switch system name of the device connected to the end station.
Last Updated - The last time the information in the table was updated.
Auth User - The 802.1x Authenticated User associated with the device connected to the end station, if applicable.
VRF ID- The VRF ID of the device directly connected to the end station, if applicable. If multiple VRFs are configured on the device, the VRF ID is displayed. If none are configured (and if the feature is not available on the device), the column will display "Default", indicating that the switch is operating as a single routing instance.
UNP - The User Network Profile (UNP) that the device is associated with, if applicable.
Classification Source - The Classification Policy by which the device was learned.
Service ID - The Service ID associated with the device.
ISID - The ISID associated with the device.
Chassis - The chassis number for devices supporting the Virtual Chassis feature.

The fields below are only populated by devices authenticated through UPAM. Otherwise, the fields will be blank.

User Name - The authentication information on the user who has logged in.
MAC Vendor - The manufacturer of the network equipment based on the Organization Unique Identifier (OUI).
Category - The category of the device (e.g., Computer, Mobile, Tablet).
Family - The production vendor of the device (e.g., Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Apple, Microsoft)
CP End Station Name - The ClearPass End Station name.
Host Name - The port operational state (Up/Down).
Sponsor Name - The Guest User sponsor.
Visitor Name - The name of the Guest User.
Visitor Company - The company of the Guest User.
Expires At - The date and time when the Guest Account expires.
Certificate Valid From -The date and time when the Guest Account was created.
Certificate Valid Up To - The onboarding information of the date the certificate will expire.
User Type - The User Type authenticated through the device (e.g., Employee, Guest).
BYOD Server - The BYOD Server name.
BYOD Server Timestamp - The time of the last recorded authentication activity.
SSID - The SSID if the device.
WLAN Service - The WLAN Service used by the device.
Authentication Type - The authentication method used to authenticate the device (e.g., 802.1x, MAC)
Authentication Status - The authentication status of the device. Note that for wireless users connected to Stellar APs, the results show online devices only - that is those devices that pass authentication and are connected to the network. Therefore, the authentication status will always be "success" for wireless clients connected to Stellar APs. If a client passes MAC authentication but does not perform Captive Portal authentication, the client is still considered online with a limited role. Therefore, the authentication status for the client will still be success.
Physical Location - The physical location of the device.

BYOD

Available only if ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM) is defined in the BYOD application and connectivity can be established

User Type - The BYOD/ClearPass User Type authenticated through the device (e.g., Employee, Guest). You can also place the mouse over the user to view detailed ClearPass user information. BYOD is only supported on Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Switches running AOS 6.4.6.R01 and later, AOS 6.6.5.R01 and later, AOS 7.3.4.R02 and later, and AOS 8.1.1.R01 and later. Note that the connection to the CPPM Server and Database must be configured properly in the Unified Access application to gather the necessary information for this field.
ClearPass Server - The ClearPass Server name.
IP Address - The IP address of the ClearPass Server.
User Name - CPPM endpoint authentication information on the user who has logged in.
Category - CPPM endpoint profiling information on the class of device (e.g., Computer, Smart Device, Access Points, VoIP Phone)
Family - CPPM endpoint profiling information on the device family (e.g., Windows, Apple, Alcatel, Unix).
CP End Station Name - CPPM endpoint profiling information on the device name (e.g., Windows Vista/7/2008, Apple iOS Device, Alcatel IP Phone, Wireless AP)
Host Name - CPPM endpoint profiling information on the Host Name.
Sponsor Name - CPPM guest information on the sponsor.
Visitor Name - CPPM guest information on the visitor's name.
Visitor Company -CPPM Guest information on the visitor's company.
Expires At - CPPM guest information on the date when authorization will end.
Cert Valid From - CPPM onboarding information of the date the certificate was issued.
Cert Valid To - CPPM onboarding information of the date the certificate will expire.