Configuring IW Monitor Management

Configure IW Monitor Management

The UIW Release 17.12.1 introduces support for IW Monitor. It is a standalone on-premise monitoring application supporting the following features:

Table 1. IW Monitor features support from UIW Release 17.12.1 onwards.

Feature

Description

IW Monitor log for RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service)

Radius authentication attempts by mobile units are logged to IW Monitor

IW Monitor log CLI SSH access

SSH connections attempts are logged to IW Monitor

IW Monitor log GUI access

GUI logins are logged to IW Monitor

IW Monitor log ethernet link change

Physical link changes of LAN ports are buffered and logged to IW Monitor

IW Monitor log configuration change

Changes applied to the unit configuration through CLI or GUI are logged to Monitor
The on-premises IW Monitor supports the following primary capabilities:

  • Dashboard to monitor network status

  • Topology view of the network

  • Real time and history charts for wireless Key Performance Indicators (KPIS)

  • Real time performance monitoring

  • Process the telemetry data sent by IW devices

  • Network events logging

UIW Release 17.12.1 provides following support for IW Monitor dashboard:

  • Attach and detach functions.

  • Telemetry protocol support.

  • CLI and GUI management.

Detach IW Monitor Management using CLI

IW Monitor doesn't require any configuration, and access points are added to the IW Monitor. Use the following CLI to detach the device from the IW Monitor server and troubleshoot the connection. 

Device# configure monitor
         detach : detach MONITOR action

Example:

Device# configure monitor detach

Verify IW Monitor Management using CLI

To verify the IW Monitor management, use the following show command:

Device# show monitor
Example:
Device# show monitor
IW MONITOR: enabled
Status: Connected

Configure IW Monitor Management using GUI

The following image shows the IW MONITOR is enabled in the Cisco URWB IW9165E or IW9167E Configurator window:

Once IW-MONITOR option is enabled, IW-MONITOR connection info appears as follows: