Site-Wide
 
Site-Wide
Monitor
Use the Monitor menus to check the dashboard, summary report, map and floor plan, network topology and client list of the Nebula devices for the selected site.
Dashboard
If a site is created and selected, the Dashboard is always the first menu you see when you log into the NCC. You can also click Site-Wide > Monitor > Dashboard to access this screen. It shows:
• AP: how many Nebula APs are assigned and connected, and what percentage of the APs become overloaded, that is, the number of online APs that exceed the maximum client device number (in AP > Configure > Load Balancing) by total number of online APs in the site,
• AP Client: how many Wi-Fi clients are currently connecting to the managed AP(s),
• Switch: how many Nebula switches are assigned and connected, and what percentage of the switches become overloaded, that is, the number of online Nebula switches that exceed 70% of their upstream bandwidth by total number of online Nebula switches in the site,
• PoE Power: the total PoE power budget on the switch and the current amount of power consumed by the powered devices,
• Gateway: how many Nebula security gateways are assigned and connected, and what percentage of the gateway’s processing capability is currently being used if the CPU goes over 93% usage,
• Connection: the number of devices that are experiencing slow connection speeds,
• Traffic Summary: the Internet usage and top ten applications in the past 24 hours,
• Top Clients: the top three clients (clients of the Nebula security gateway and/or APs only) with the highest percentage of bandwidth usage in the past 24 hours.
Summary Report
This screen displays network statistics for the selected site, such as bandwidth usage, power usage, top devices, top clients and/or top SSIDs.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Site-Wide > Monitor > Summary Report 
Label
Description
Summary Report
Select to view the report for the past day, week or month. Alternatively, select Select range... to specify a time period the report will span. You can also select the number of results you want to view in a table.
Email report
Click this button to send summary reports by email, change the logo and set email schedules.
Top devices by usage
#
This shows the index number of the Nebula device.
Name
This shows the descriptive name of the Nebula device.
Model
This shows the model number of the Nebula device.
Usage
This shows the amount of date transmitted or received by the Nebula device.
Client
This shows how many clients are currently connecting to the Nebula device.
Location
This shows the location of the top Nebula devices on the map.
Top SSIDs by usage
#
This shows the index number of the SSID.
SSID
This shows the SSID network name.
# Clients
This shows how many Wi-Fi clients are connecting to this SSID.
% Clients
This shows what percentage of associated Wi-Fi clients are connecting to this SSID.
Usage
This shows the total amount of data transmitted or received by clients connecting to this SSID.
% Usage
This shows what percentage of the transmitted data is for this SSID.
Top switches by power usage
#
This shows the index number of the switch.
Name
This shows the descriptive name of the switch.
Model
This shows the model number of the switch.
Power usage
This shows the switch’s energy consumption in watt-hour (Wh).
Ethernet power
Power rate over time
This shows the average, maximum and minimum power consumption of the switches.
y-axis
The y-axis shows how much power is used in Watts.
x-axis
The x-axis shows the time period over which the power consumption is recorded.
Map & Floor Plan
This screen allows you to locate a device on the world map and use a floor plan to show the space and relationship between the Nebula devices.
Place devices on map
You can mark spots on the map, that is, the places where the devices are located. Click the Place devices on map tab to display the device list for the selected site. Click Done to hide the device list.
Click the Placed button to show the devices that you have pined on the map and/or the floor plan. Click the Un-placed button to show the devices that remain to be pined on the map. To pin a device, select the device from the Un-placed list, then drag and drop it on to the map.
The pin icon next to a device name is blue () if you have marked the device on the map. Otherwise, the pin icon is gray (). Click the icon to remove a device from the map.
Edit floor plans
Click the Edit floor plans tab to display the list of existing floor plan, a drawing that shows the rooms scaled and viewed from above. Click Done to hide the list. Use the Create+ button to upload new floor plans.
Select a floor plan from the list. The floor plan then shows on the Google map at the right side of the screen. Use your mouse to move the floor plan, and use the icons at the top of the map to rotate, change the transparency, resize or hide the floor plan. Click Set position to apply your changes.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Site-Wide > Monitor > Map & Floor Plan: Edit floor plans
Label
Description
Floor plan
This shows the descriptive name of the floor plan.
Devices
This shows the number of the device(s) marked on this floor plan.
Edit
Click this icon to open a screen, where you can modify the name, address and/or dimension of the floor plan.
Remove
Click this icon to delete the floor plan.
Topology
Use this screen to view the network topology of the site.
Configure
Use the Configure menus to set the general and email alert settings for the selected site, or register a new Nebula device and assign it to the site.
General Setting
Use this screen to change the general settings for the site, such as the site name, device login password and firmware upgrade schedule.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Site-Wide > Configure > General setting 
Label
Description
Site Information
 
Site name
Enter a descriptive name for the site.
Local time zone
Choose the time zone of the site’s location.
Device configuration
 
Local credentials
The default password is generated automatically by the NCC when the site is created. You can specify a new password to access the status page of the device’s built-in web-based configurator. The settings here apply to all Nebula devices in this site.
AP LED lights
Click to turn on or off the LED(s) on the APs.
Captive portal reauthentication
 
For my AD server users
Select how often the user (authenticated by an AD server) has to log in again.
For my RADIUS server users
Select how often the user (authenticated by an RADIUS server) has to log in again.
For click-to-continue users
Select how often the user (authenticated via the captive portal) has to log in again.
For cloud authentication users
Select how often the user (authenticated using the NCC user database) has to log in again.
SNMP
 
SNMP access
Select V1/V2c to allow SNMP managers using SNMP to access the devices in this site. Otherwise, select Disable.
SNMP community string
This field is available when you select V1/V2c.
Enter the password for the incoming SNMP requests from the management station.
Reporting
 
Syslog server
Click Add to create a new entry.
Server IP
Enter the IP address of the server.
Types
Select the type of logs the server is for.
Action
Click the Delete icon to remove the entry.
Firmware upgrades
 
Upgrade time
Select the day of the week and time of the day to install the firmware.
Access point upgrade
This section is grayed out if there is no AP in this site. It shows if there is a new version of the firmware available for the APs, and the date and time of the last firmware upgrade.
Select Follow upgrade time to install the firmware at the time you choose in the Upgrade time field.
Select Schedule the upgrade to xx to set a new schedule for the firmware upgrade.
Select Perform the upgrade now to install the firmware immediately.
Switch upgrade
This section is grayed out if there is no switch in this site. It shows if there is a new version of the firmware available for the switches, and the date and time of the last firmware upgrade.
Select Follow upgrade time to install the firmware at the time you choose in the Upgrade time field.
Select Schedule the upgrade to xx to set a new schedule for the firmware upgrade.
Select Perform the upgrade now to install the firmware immediately.
Gateway upgrade
This section is grayed out if there is no gateway in this site. It shows if there is a new version of the firmware available for the gateways, and the date and time of the last firmware upgrade.
Select Follow upgrade time to install the firmware at the time you choose in the Upgrade time field.
Select Schedule the upgrade to xx to set a new schedule for the firmware upgrade.
Select Perform the upgrade now to install the firmware immediately.
Alert Setting
Use this screen to set which alerts are created and emailed. You can also set the email address(es) to which an alert is sent.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Site-Wide > Configure > Alert setting
Label
Description
Send alerts via email to
 
All site administrators
Click On to send alerts to all site administrators in the selected site.
Custom email addresses
Enter the email address(es) to which you want to send alerts.
Wireless alerts
Click On to have the NCC generate and send an alert when the event occurs.
You can also specify how long in minutes the NCC waits before generating and sending an alert when an AP becomes off-line.
Switch alerts
Click On to have the NCC generate and send an alert when the event occurs.
You can also specify how long in minutes the NCC waits before generating and sending an alert when a port or a switch goes down.
Security gateway alerts
Click On to have the NCC generate and send an alert when the event occurs.
You can also specify how long in minutes the NCC waits before generating and sending an alert when a gateway becomes off-line.
Other alerts
Click On to have the NCC generate and send an alert when the event occurs.
Add Device
Use this screen to register a device and add it to the site.
Note: You have to contact Zyxel customer support if you need to change the device owner at myZyxel or remove an Organization from the NCC. Please configure your device owners and organizations carefully. See also License Management.
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Site-Wide > Configure > Add device
Label
Description
Add to this site
Click this button to assign the selected device(s) to the site.
Unused device
This shows the number of registered devices which have not been assigned to a site.
+ Register
This button is available only for an organization administrator or site administrator that has full access.
Click this button to pup up a window where you can enter a device’s serial number and MAC address to register it at the NCC.
You can click template in the pop-up window to download the template (an example Excel file), add devices information in the Excel file, and then click import to register multiple devices quickly by importing the Excel file.
 
Select the check box of the device that you want to add to the selected site.
Device name
This shows the descriptive name of the device.
Serial number
This shows the serial number of the device.
MAC address
This shows the MAC address of the device.
Model
This shows the model name of the device.