Adding Wireless Devices for Monitoring
Overview
In order to get started with the monitoring for wireless devices, we need to first add the devices to Motadata AIOps and in turn enable it to collect data from these devices for monitoring. This guide helps you with the process of adding wireless devices to Motadata AIOps so that you are able to start monitoring them.
At a high level, this process includes creating a credential profile and a discovery profile, assigning the credential profile to a discovery profile, and executing a successful discovery run.
This is followed by provisioning the discovered devices as monitors in the system. This will enable Motadata AIOps to continuously monitor the resources and generate alerts and insights based on their performance metrics. You can also customize the monitoring settings for each monitor, such as the polling interval, threshold values, and alert notifications.
Motadata AIOps will collect performance data from the cloud resources and populate them in the system for further analysis.
Wireless Vendors Supported
You can add devices to AIOps to monitor from all the major wireless vendors including the following:
| Vendors |
|---|
| Cisco Wireless |
| Ruckus Wireless |
| Aruba Wireless |
Let us look into the process to add them one by one.
- Cisco
- Ruckus
- Aruba
Adding a Cisco Wireless Device
Prerequisites
- Ensure that the Cisco device is SNMP enabled before you start the process to discover the device in Motadata AIOps.
- Ensure that the Port 161 is enabled on the device you wish to monitor.
1. Create a Credential Profile
We will start by creating a credential profile for the device we are trying to add.
Navigation
Go to Menu. Select Settings 
. After that, Go to Network Discovery 
and select Credential Profile. The credential profile screen is displayed. Select Create Credential Profile to create a new credential profile.
A pop-up for entering the credential profile details is displayed.
Credential Profile Parameters
Enter the required details in the pop-up as follows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Credential Profile Name | Provide a unique Credential Profile Name. This name is used to identify a credential profile. |
| Protocol | Select SNMP V1/V2c or SNMP V3 as Protocol from the drop-down based on the configuration of your device.The option to provide the credential details is then displayed based on the protocol selected. - In case you select SNMP V1/V2C, enter the credential details including the SNMP Version and the Community string. - In case you select SNMP V3, enter the credential details including Security User Name and Security Level. |
Select Test to check if the credential details you provided are working against the device you want to discover by providing the details of the device IP.
Select Reset to erase all the current field values entered in the pop-up, if required.
Select Add Credential Profile to create the credential profile in the system. The credential profile is now created.
You can view the newly created profile in the credential profile screen by using the Search option available above the list of profiles.
Now, let's move to the next step and create a discovery profile.
2. Create a Discovery Profile
Let us create a discovery profile for the device we are trying to add. Discovery profile allows us to discover devices in an infrastructure using the device address and associated credential profile.
Navigation
Go to Menu. Select Settings . After that, Go to Network Discovery and select Discovery Profile. The discovery profile screen is displayed. Select Create Discovery Profile to create a new discovery profile.
A new screen to create the discovery profile is now displayed. Select Wireless from the menu as shown below:
Cisco Wireless is selected by default.
Discovery Profile Parameters
Enter the required details in the screen as follows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Discovery Profile Name | Provide a unique Discovery Profile Name. This name is used to identify the discovery profile. |
| IP/Host | The IP address(IPv4 or IPv6) of the device to be discovered. |
| Collectors | Select one or more Collectors that should be used for collecting data from the devices discovered using this Discovery Profile. Select multiple Collectors for load balancing and failover mechanism. In case you don’t select a Collector, the AIOps shall automatically select a relevant collector to leverage the load balancing feature. |
Ensure that you select correct Collector(s), based on how you want to distribute the load across all Collectors
| Groups | Select one or more Groups that will be assigned to the monitors you provision using this discovery profile. |
| Credential Profile | Select an already created Credential Profile to assign it to the discovery profile. You can also create a new credential profile from this screen using the Create Credential Profile button. In this case, we will select the credential profile CISCO_Wireless_CRED we created in the 1st step while creating a credential profile. |
| Tags | Select one or more Tags that you wish to assign to the devices you want to discover and setup as a monitor |
| Port | The Port number field is already populated. |
| Ping Check | The Ping Check button is switched ON by default. This means that AIOps will only discover the device if the ping is available for that device. Toggle this button OFF if you want AIOps to discover the device without doing a ping check. |
| Notify via E-mail and Notify via SMS | The system allows notifying users about a discovery run through e-mail and SMS - Specify E-mail addresses (comma separated) in the Notify via E-mail field to trigger E-mail notifications. - Specify mobile numbers (comma separated) in the Notify via SMS to send SMS notifications. |
Select Reset to erase all the current field values, if required.
Select Save and Exit if you have created the discovery profile but do do want to execute a discovery run.
Select Save and Run if you want execute the discovery run immediately after creation.
We have created a credential profile Cisco_Wireless_Cred in the 1st step. After that, we have created a discovery profile Cisco_Wireless_Dis in the 2nd step and assigned the credential profile to the discovery profile. After selecting, Save and Run, we have initiated a discovery run which leads us to our next step, which is, Provision the Discovered Devices as Monitors.
3. Provision the Discovered Devices as Monitors
After initiating the discovery profile execution, AIOps starts the process to discover the devices and the following screen appears.
Once the discovery run is complete, the list of all the devices discovered is displayed. Select the devices that you want to be listed as Monitors in the system.
Click on Add Selected Objects to add the selected devices as Monitors. These devices listed as Monitors will now be monitored further by AIOps.
These devices can be viewed under the Monitor tab from the Main Menu. Select the Monitor tab from the main menu. After that, Select Network to view all the monitors that are added to the system.
The Cisco device is now successfully added to AIOps.
Adding a Ruckus device
Prerequisites
- Before configuring the AIOps integration with Ruckus Wireless, ensure that you have the credentials for HTTP/HTTPS access to the Ruckus device.
- Ensure that the Port 8443 is enabled on the device you wish to monitor.
1. Create a Credential Profile
We will start by creating a credential profile for the device we are trying to add.
Navigation
Go to Menu. Select Settings . After that, Go to Network Discovery and select Credential Profile. The credential profile screen is displayed. Select Create Credential Profile to create a new credential profile.
A pop-up for entering the credential profile details is displayed.
Credential Profile Parameters
Enter the required details in the pop-up as follows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Credential Profile Name | Provide a unique Credential Profile Name. This name is used to identify a credential profile. |
| Protocol | Select HTTP/HTTPS as Protocol from the drop-down. The option to provide the credential details is then displayed based on the protocol selected. |
| Username and the Password | Enter these details for the wireless device you want to provision as a monitor. |
| Authentication Type | Select the Authentication Type from the dropdown. |
Select Reset to erase all the current field values entered in the pop-up, if required.
Select Add Credential Profile to create the credential profile in the system. The credential profile is now created.
You can view the newly created profile in the credential profile screen by using the Search option available above the list of profiles.
Now, let's move to the next step and create a discovery profile.
2. Create a Discovery Profile
Let us create a discovery profile for the device we are trying to add. Discovery profile allows us to discover devices in an infrastructure using the device address and associated credential profile.
Navigation
Go to Menu. Select Settings . After that, Go to Network Discovery and select Discovery Profile. The discovery profile screen is displayed. Select Create Discovery Profile to create a new discovery profile.
A new screen to create the discovery profile is now displayed. Select Wireless from the menu as shown below.
Cisco Wireless is selected by default. Select Ruckus Wireless to create a discovery profile for Ruckus.
Discovery Profile Parameters
Enter the required details in the screen as follows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Discovery Profile Name | Provide a unique Discovery Profile Name. This name is used to identify the discovery profile. |
| IP/Host | The IP address(IPv4 or IPv6) of the device to be discovered. |
| Collectors | Select one or more Collectors that should be used for collecting data from the devices discovered using this Discovery Profile. Select multiple Collectors for load balancing and failover mechanism. In case you don’t select a Collector, the AIOps shall automatically select a relevant collector to leverage the load balancing feature. |
Ensure that you select correct Collector(s), based on how you want to distribute the load across all Collectors
| Groups | Select one or more Groups that will be assigned to the monitors you provision using this discovery profile. |
| Credential Profile | Select an already created Credential Profile to assign it to the discovery profile. You can also create a new credential profile from this screen using the Create Credential Profile button. In this case, we will select the credential profile Ruckus_Wireless_CRED we created in the 1st step while creating a credential profile. |
| Tags | Select one or more Tags that you wish to assign to the devices you want to discover and setup as a monitor. |
| URL Type | Select HTTP/HTTPS as per your device protocol. |
| Port | The Port number field is already populated. |
| Ping Check | The Ping Check button is switched ON by default. This means that AIOps will only discover the device if the ping is available for that device. Toggle this button OFF if you want AIOps to discover the device withouth doing a ping check. |
| Notify via E-mail and Notify via SMS | - The system allows notifying users about a discovery run through e-mail and SMS Specify email addresses (comma separated) in the Notify via E-mail field to trigger email notifications. - Specify mobile numbers (comma separated) in the Notify via SMS to send SMS notifications. |
Select Reset to erase all the current field values, if required.
Select Save and Exit if you have created the discovery profile but do do want to execute a discovery run.
Select Save and Run if you want execute the discovery run immediately after creation.
We have created a credential profile Ruckus_Wireless_Cred in the 1st step. After that, we have created a discovery profile Ruckus_Wireless_Dis in the 2nd step and assigned the credential profile to the discovery profile. After selecting, Save and Run, we have initiated a discovery run which leads us to our next step, which is, Provision the Discovered Devices as Monitors.
3. Provision the Discovered Devices as Monitors
After initiating the discovery profile execution, AIOps starts the process to discover the devices.
Once the discovery execution is complete, the list of all the devices discovered is displayed. Select the devices that you want to be listed as Monitors in the system.
Click on Add Selected Objects to add the selected devices as Monitors. These devices listed as Monitors will now be monitored further by AIOps.
These devices can be viewed under the Monitor tab from the Main Menu. Select the Monitor tab from the main menu. After that, Select Network to view all the monitors that are added to the system.
The wireless devices are now successfully added to AIOps.
Adding a Aruba device
Prerequisites
- Ensure that the Aruba device is SNMP enabled before configuring the AIOps integration.
- Ensure that the Port 161 is enabled on the device you wish to monitor.
1. Create a Credential Profile
We will start by creating a credential profile for the device we are trying to add.
Navigation
Go to Menu. Select Settings . After that, Go to Network Discovery and select Credential Profile. The credential profile screen is displayed. Select Create Credential Profile to create a new credential profile.
A pop-up for entering the credential profile details is displayed.
Credential Profile Parameters
Enter the required details in the pop-up as follows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Credential Profile Name | Provide a unique Credential Profile Name. This name is used to identify a credential profile. |
| Protocol | Select SNMP V1/V2c or SNMP V3 as Protocol from the drop-down based on the configuration of your device.The option to provide the credential details is then displayed based on the protocol selected. - In case you select SNMP V1/V2C, enter the credential details including the SNMP Version and the Community string. - In case you select SNMP V3, enter the credential details including Security User Name and Security Level. |
Select Reset to erase all the current field values entered in the pop-up, if required.
Select Add Credential Profile to create the credential profile in the system. The credential profile is now created.
You can view the newly created profile in the credential profile interface by using the Search option available above the list of profiles.
Now, let's move to the next step and create a discovery profile.
2. Create a Discovery Profile
Let us create a discovery profile for the device we are trying to add. Discovery profile allows us to discover devices in an infrastructure using the device address and associated credential profile.
Navigation
Go to Menu. Select Settings . After that, Go to Network Discovery and select Discovery Profile. The discovery profile screen is displayed. Select Create Discovery Profile to create a new discovery profile.
A new screen to create the discovery profile is now displayed. Select Wireless from the menu as shown below.
Cisco Wireless is selected by default. Select ARUBA Wireless to create a discovery profile for ARUBA.
Discovery Profile Parameters
Enter the required details in the screen as follows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Discovery Profile Name | Provide a unique Discovery Profile Name. This name is used to identify a discovery profile. |
| IP/Host | The IP address(IPv4 or IPv6) of the device to be discovered. |
| Collectors | Select one or more Collectors that should be used for collecting data from the devices discovered using this Discovery Profile. Select multiple Collectors for load balancing and failover mechanism. In case you don’t select a Collector, the AIOps shall automatically select a relevant collector to leverage the load balancing feature. |
Ensure that you select correct Collector(s), based on how you want to distribute the load across all Collectors
| Groups | Select one or more Groups that will be assigned to the monitors you provision using this discovery profile. |
| Credential Profile | Select a created Credential Profile to assign it to the discovery profile you are trying to create. You can also create a new credential profile from this screen using the Create Credential Profile button. In this case, we will select the credential profile Aruba_Wireless_Cred we created in the 1st step while creating a credential profile. |
| Tags | Select one or more Tags that you wish to assign to the devices you want to discover and setup as a monitor. |
| Port | The Port number field is already populated. |
| Ping Check | The Ping Check button is switched ON by default. This means that AIOps will only discover the device if the ping is available for that device. Toggle this button OFF if you want AIOps to discover the device withouth doing a ping check. |
| Notify via E-mail and Notify via SMS | The system allows notifying users about a discovery run through e-mail and SMS - Specify email addresses (comma separated) in the Notify via E-mail field to trigger email notifications. - Specify mobile numbers (comma separated) in the Notify via SMS to send SMS notifications. |
Select Reset to erase all the current field values, if required.
Select Save and Exit if you have created the discovery profile but do do want to execute a discovery run.
Select Save and Run if you want execute the discovery run immediately after creation.
We have created a credential profile Aruba_Wireless_Cred in the 1st step. After that, we have created a discovery profile Aruba_Wireless_Dis in the 2nd step and assigned the credential profile to the discovery profile. After selecting, Save and Run, we have initiated a discovery run which leads us to our next step, which is, Provision the Discovered Devices as Monitors.
3. Provision the Discovered Devices as Monitors
After initiating the discovery profile execution, AIOps starts the process to discover the devices.
Once the discovery execution is complete, the list of all the devices discovered is displayed. Select the devices that you want to be listed as Monitors in the system.
Click on Add Selected Objects to add the selected devices as Monitors. These devices listed as Monitors will now be monitored further by AIOps.
These devices can be viewed under the Monitor tab from the Main Menu. Select the Monitor tab from the main menu. After that, Select Cloud to view all the monitors that are added to the system.
The Wireless devices are now successfully added to AIOps.