WLSX-WLAN-MIB

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Organization: Aruba Wireless Networks

Last Updated: 2010-01-26

Category: Aruba Wireless Networking

Description: Manages Aruba wireless controller WLAN profile configuration, SSID settings, and per-network client statistics.

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What Is WLSX-WLAN-MIB?

WLSX-WLAN-MIB is a vendor-specific MIB module published by Aruba Networks (the WLSX branding traces to the original Wireless LAN Switch product line, now part of HPE Aruba) for managing its wireless LAN controllers. Administrators searching for the WLSX-WLAN-MIB MIB definition are usually trying to confirm which WMS objects their monitoring tool should poll before rolling out Aruba controller support at scale. It exposes objects related to the controller's Wireless Management System (WMS), including WLAN profile definitions, SSID configuration, and per-network client statistics. Administrators rely on it primarily to monitor the software-managed operational status of wireless services -- whether a WLAN profile or SSID is active, how many clients are currently associated on each network, and general wireless service health -- rather than physical hardware sensors. As a controller-focused MIB it commonly works alongside standard interface (IF-MIB) and system (SNMPv2-MIB) conventions for underlying physical/network interface data. It is typically deployed in enterprise Wi-Fi environments where a network management system polls Aruba mobility controllers to track wireless network availability and client load trends.

IPNetwork Monitor allows you to monitor SNMP objects defined in WLSX-WLAN-MIB. Use the built-in SNMP Monitoring Browser to explore available variables, view their current values and descriptions, and select the objects you want to monitor. You can then create SNMP monitors, configure thresholds, and receive alerts when monitored values change.

Supported Devices

  • Aruba wireless LAN controller product line, entire range (WLAN profile/SSID/client-count status)

Monitoring Examples

No sample objects were provided for this module, but based on its description an administrator would typically poll the WLAN profile and per-SSID client-count data exposed by the WMS to see how many wireless clients are associated to each configured network at a given time. A sudden drop to zero associated clients on an SSID that normally carries steady traffic would indicate a radio, profile misconfiguration, or controller-side failure. Because the sample_objects list is empty for this MIB, this scenario is inferred from the module description rather than grounded in specific named objects.

What Can Be Monitored

  • WLAN profile operational status
  • SSID configuration state
  • per-network client association counts
  • wireless service status
Imported Objects

From ARUBA-MIB

wlsxEnterpriseMibModulesOBJECT-IDENTITY

From ARUBA-TC

ArubaAPStatus
ArubaAccessPointMode
ArubaActiveState
ArubaAntennaSetting
ArubaAuthenticationMethods
ArubaEnableValue
ArubaEncryptionMethods
ArubaEnet1Mode
ArubaFrameType
ArubaHTExtChannel
ArubaHTMode
ArubaMeshRole
ArubaMonitorMode
ArubaPhyType
ArubaRogueApType
ArubaUnprovisionedStatus
ArubaVlanValidRange
ArubaVoipProtocolType

From SNMPv2-CONF

OBJECT-GROUP

From SNMPv2-SMI

Counter32
Integer32
IpAddress
MODULE-IDENTITY
NOTIFICATION-TYPE
OBJECT-TYPE
TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
Unsigned32
snmpModules

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
MacAddress
PhysAddress
RowStatus
StorageType
TAddress
TDomain
TestAndIncr
TimeInterval
TruthValue

How to Use in IPNetwork Monitor

Example using wlanAPNumAps OID:

Select an HPE Aruba Networking 7200 Series Mobility Controller (e.g., 7210, 7240, 7280) as the target host to create a monitor — the SNMP service should be up and running on it. Click New Monitor, then check SNMP Custom on the Favorites tab, click Next, and confirm the host. On the next page, click Select... to open the built-in SNMP MIB Browser and type wlanAPNumAps into the Find box to locate it in the OID tree, selecting the specific row/instance you want to monitor since this is a table column, then select it and click OK. It reports the number of access points currently in this AP group, managed by the wireless controller. On the monitor's Main parameters page you can set the target's SNMP port (default 161), credentials, polling interval, and other settings — see the SNMP Monitor help for details. On the State conditions and Alerting tabs, configure when the monitor should change state and trigger an alert; since this is an Integer32-type OID, Value bounds is the most useful condition here — trigger an alert if the AP count drops below the number you expect in that group, which would indicate one or more APs have gone offline. Click Finish to create the monitor; you can adjust any parameter later.

See also: wlanAPRadioTransmitPower, wlanAPRadioUtilization

OIDs

RFC description

Aruba WLAN MIB for managing wireless LAN access points, authentication, encryption, and mesh network configurations.

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