Meraki AP Clients Connection Test

This test monitors the access points connected to the target Cisco Meraki and for each access point, reports the total number of clients connected. Using this test, administrators can figure out the access point that is busy catering to the maximum number of clients.

Target of the test : A Cisco Meraki

Agent deploying the test : An external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each Network:Access Point combination on the target Cisco Meraki being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The URL to access the dashboard of the Cisco Meraki to be monitored.
Port	The port at which the specified Host listens. By default, this will be NULL.
API Key	The eG agent collects the required metrics from the target Cisco Meraki by executing API commands using Dashboard API and pulls out critical metrics. In order to collect metrics, the eG agent should be provided with a valid API key. To know how to generate the API key, refer to Pre-requisites for Monitoring Cisco Meraki. Specify the generated API key in this text box.
Show if Clients Exists	By default, this test reports the total clients connected to each Access Point. The eG agent diligently discovers all the Access Points and displays them as descriptors irrespective of whether/not clients are connected to the Access Point. To this effect, this flag is set to No, by default. However, in environments where thousands of Access Points were discovered in each measurement cycle, overheads were noticed on the eG agent. To reduce such overheads on the eG agent, administrators can direct the eG agent to discover only those Access Points to which one/more clients are connected to by setting this flag to Yes.
SSL	By default, the target Cisco Meraki is SSL-enabled. Accordingly, the SSL flag is set to Yes by default.
Detailed Diagnosis	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Total clients	Indicates the total number of clients currently connected to this access point.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure lists the name of the client, ID, MAC address and IP address.