View Wireless Clients

Applies To: WatchGuard Cloud-managed Access Points (AP130, AP330, AP332CR, AP430CR, AP432)

To view a list of wireless clients currently associated to a WatchGuard access point in WatchGuard Cloud:

  1. Select Monitor > Devices.
  2. Select an access point.
  3. From the Devices menu, select Live Status > Clients.
    The Clients page opens.

Screen shot of the Live Status > Clients monitor page in WatchGuard Cloud

  • To pause auto-refresh for the displayed data, click . To restart auto-refresh, click .
  • In the Search text box, type a search query to search all columns in the client list.
  • Click a client to see additional detailed information about the device. For more information, see View Wireless Client Details.

The Clients page includes this data:

  • Client — The host name of the wireless client. Click the client name to view detailed information about the client. For more information, see View Wireless Client Details.
  • User Name — The name of the authenticated user of the wireless client. This field does not show any value if the authenticated name of the client is not available.
  • MAC Address — The MAC address of the wireless client.
  • IP Address — The IP address of the wireless client.
  • OS — The operating system of the wireless client.
  • Access Point — In folder views, this indicates the access point to which the client is associated.
  • Vendor — The manufacturer of the wireless client device.
  • SSID — The name of the wireless network to which the wireless client is associated.
  • BSSID — The MAC address of the access point radio to which the wireless client is associated.
  • Channel — The wireless channel in use by the client.
  • RSSI — The detected signal strength of the wireless client by the access point. Strong signal strength results in more reliable connections and higher speeds.

    Signal strength is represented in -dBm format (-100 to 0). This is the power ratio in decibels (dB) of the measured power referenced to one milliwatt. The closer the value is to 0 dBm, the stronger the signal. For example, -40 dBm is better signal strength than -60 dBm.
  • Radio — The radio frequency band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) to which the wireless client is connected.
  • Wireless Mode — The wireless mode of the client, such as 802.11ac or 802.11ax.
  • Data Rate — The average data rate of the wireless client.
  • Upload — The total amount of data uploaded by the wireless client.
  • Download — The total amount of data downloaded by the wireless client.
  • Connection Time — The length of time the wireless client has been associated with the access point.

Related Topics

Access Point Network Usage Report

Access Point Top Clients Report

View Wireless Client Details