OmniVista Cirrus Menu

The OmniVista Cirrus 10 Interface is organized to provide clear separation between configuration, monitoring, and dashboard access, allowing to navigate quickly between operational views and administrative tasks.

Below is the sample main interface of the OmniVista Cirrus 10:

The main interface consists of:

• Top Panel

• Left Panel

• Dashboard Panel

• Dashboard Control Bar

• Dashboard Area

• Footer

Top Panel

The “Top Panel” provides global context and quick access controls across OmniVista Cirrus 10.

Key elements:

• OmniVista logo: Indicates the current application.

• MSP Portal indicator: Indicates the operation within the MSP context.

• Organization selector / name: Displays the currently selected organization.

• Global actions (top right of screen):

  

  • Menu Search - Allows to search for a menu item. Enter the key word of the menu to search.

  • Tasks in Progress - Displays the status of tasks in progress.

  • Notifications - Displays the Alerts, AP Traps, and Switch Traps.

  • Help - Displays the online help documentation for the application.

  • User profile menu - Displays the profile, support and application information.

The Top panel remains visible at all times and defines the organizational scope of all displayed data.

Left Panel

The “Left Panel” is the primary navigation menu and remains persistent across the application. It provides links to all of the OmniVista Cirrus 10 applications used to configure and monitor the Organization’s network, as well as manage the Organization.

The menu is divided into four (4) areas: Dashboard, Configure, Monitor, and Organization. The section below provides an overview of each area.

Dashboard

This section provides access to all dashboards (Operational Dashboard, Configuration Dashboard and Custom Dashboard).

CONFIGURE

This section is used to configure the Organization’s network such as:

• Inventory
  The following Inventory applications are used to manage OmniVista Cirrus 10 device inventory:

  • Device Catalog - Display the Devices List and create/edit/delete network devices. You can view/configure all devices in an Organization or view/configure devices by Site.

  • Firmware - Scheduler - Display all configured schedules used to upgrade the software version of the devices. You can schedule automatic upgrades for specific network devices that will take place during specific time windows (e.g., non-business hours) to ensure minimal network disruption. It lists all existing switch configuration backups in OmniVista Cirrus 10.

• Wireless
  The following Wireless applications are used to configure and manage wireless networks:

  • Profiles

    • Access Point Groups - Displays information about configured Access Point (AP) Groups. This screen is also used to create, edit, or delete AP Groups.

    • Provisioning Configuration - Displays information about Provisioning Configurations that are assigned to AP Groups.

    • RF Profiles - The RF Profiles application is used to create wireless RF Profiles for Stellar APs and AP Groups.

  • SSIDs - The SSIDs application is used to configure wireless networks. The SSIDs option simplifies wireless network configuration with one-step provisioning, including SSID setup as well as authentication and policy configuration.

  • WIPS - The Wireless Intrusion Protections System (WIPS) application is used to monitor the wireless radio spectrum for the presence of unsafe access points and clients, and is used to configure policies to classify rogue APs/wireless attacks and take countermeasures to mitigate the impact of foreign intrusions.

  • Advanced

    • External Engines - The External Engines application is used to declare server configurations for Aeroscout, Stellar Asset Tracking, WiFi RTLS, and Advanced Analytics. OmniVista Cirrus can integrate with an Aeroscout, OmniVista Cirrus WiFi RTLS, and OmniAccess Stellar Asset Tracking Server to provide Location Based Services (LBS); OmniVista Advanced Analytics to provide advanced analytics data to OmniVista Cirrus 10.1 and above installations. BLE Location Service is a pre-configured service dedicated to OmniAccess Stellar Asset Tracking.

    • Certificates - The Certificates application is used to configure/upload a Web Server/External Portal Server Certificate File. This Certificate File is used to establish a secure connection between OmniVista Cirrus and APs when using the Web UI Device Management Tool as well as a secure connection to an External Portal Server. This application is also used to upload a Local LDAP Certificate File, which is used to establish a secure connection between an AP and a Local LDAP Server.

    • External Captive Portal - The External Captive Portal Configuration file is used to provide secure communication between APs and an External Captive Portal Server. The management of external configuration files is done through Access Role Profiles. When the Captive Portal option for the Access Role Profile is set to “External”, you can specify the name of an External Captive Portal Configuration file to use. Traffic assigned to the profile will be redirected to the External Captive Portal Server identified in the configuration file.

  • Data VPN Settings - The Data VPN Settings application is used to create Data VPN Server profiles. Data VPN Servers allow devices to access remote functionality.

• LAN
  The following LAN applications are available to manage network traffic:

  • Layer 2 - Use this application to segment network traffic with Layer 2 VLANs.

  • Layer 3 - Use this application is used to create IP interfaces for Layer 3 VLANs.

  • Advanced Network - Use this application to configure and manage Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) on your network.

  • CLI-Based Provisioning - Use this application to deploy and configure switches. User-configured templates are utilized to automatically push a configuration to switches during the onboarding process or to push a different configuration to a provisioned switch.

  • Global Configuration - Use this application to create and apply global configuration attributes (such as redirect pause timer, authentication server timeout, redirect port bounce/proxy port/server host, etc.) to devices.

• Network Access
  The following Network Access applications are used to provide unified device configuration of security functions for Access Points (APs) and Switch devices:

  • Unified Access - Provides unified device configuration of security functions for network devices. In addition to device authentication and classification, you can create Access Role Profiles (similar to User Network Profiles) to configure network access controls for one or more user devices. Unified Access contains applications that work together with the Authentication Servers application to seamlessly authenticate and configure QoS for both device types.

  • Authentication Servers

    • RADIUS Servers - Displays all RADIUS Servers known to OmniVista. Use this screen to add, modify, and delete RADIUS Servers from the RADIUS Servers Management List. A RADIUS Server that supports Vendor Specific Attributes (VSAs) is required.

    • LDAP Servers - Displays all LDAP Authentication Servers known to OmniVista. Use this screen to add, modify, and delete LDAP Servers from the list of LDAP Servers known to OmniVista.

  • Groups - Enables you to create the MAC, IP, and Service Groups that you can use in various policy conditions. You can also configure Service Policies to assign to Service Groups and Service Ports to assign to Service Policies.

  • UPAM-NAC - The Unified Policy Authentication Manager (UPAM) is a unified access management platform for Stellar AP Series devices. UPAM supports both Captive Portal server and RADIUS server; and can be used to implement MAC authentication and Captive Portal authentication. User Profiles can be supported in the OmniVista database or on external servers.

  • User Accounts - The Accounts application is used to create login accounts for specific types of users (Employees, Guests) in the local UPAM database. In addition, a Company Property List provides the ability to define devices owned by a company (for example, printers, IP phones, laptops, tablets) and specify which user accounts can access the devices for daily use.

  • Application Visibility Signature Profiles - Displays all configured Signature Profiles and is used to create, edit and delete profiles. Signature Profiles are created from a Signature File, which contains Application Signature information for individual applications/protocols as well application groups (pre-configured groups of related applications/protocols).

MONITOR

This section is used to monitor, analyze and troubleshoot the Organization’s network.

• Analytics
  Displays advanced analytics data that provides a comprehensive view of QoE, network resource utilization, client statistics (current clients, session history, client distribution and throughput), and a list of clients blocked from accessing the network.

• Network

  • Access Records - Displays information for all devices authenticated through UPAM.

  • Topology - Used to view the topology of all managed devices in the network, view information about a specific device and perform certain actions on those devices.

  • Reports - Used to create and review reports containing information about your Organization.

• Client Density

  • Current Client Density - Displays the density of connected clients in the floor plan.

  • Client Density History - Displays the density of connected clients in the floor plan over a specified time period.

• Locator
  Enables you to locate the switch and slot/port that is directly connected to a user-specified end station. You can enter the end station's IP Address, Host Name, MAC Address, or Authenticated User ID to locate the switch and slot/port to which the end station is connected.

• Diagnostic Tools
  Provides tools for monitoring network alerts, events, troubleshooting devices, initiating a terminal session with a device, collecting log information from devices to send to Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) Technical Support to troubleshoot problems, and remote packet capture for Access Points.

ORGANIZATION

This section is used to configure/modify the Organization. Used for organization-wide administration.

• Sites Management

  • Sites - Configure physical sites for the Organization, including buildings and floors.

  • Device Location - Displays the location and information of the identified device.

  • Walls - Configure walls in a building at the site.

• Users

  • User Accounts & Roles - Displays a list of current users for the Organization. You can also create users and specify user permissions for the Organization (e.g., Admin, Viewer).

  • Login Attempts - Displays login information for the Organization by time and user.

  • Two-Factor Authentication - Displays the two-factor authentication configuration status for Organization users. You can also impose a two-factor authentication requirement on Organization users.

  • Audit Logs - Displays a list of all the actions performed by Organization users (such as inviting a user to join the Organization or updating building information for an Organization Site).

• Settings

  • Basic Settings - Modify the name for the Organization, Region and Timezone, upload an optional Organization Image from your computer, set the timeout value for user sessions, and the amount of time user data/analytics is retained.

  • Email Templates - Customize the content of email notifications sent to the user from OmniVista Cirrus R10.

  • Network ID Settings - Enable the Network ID feature for devices on your network. Devices specify the Network ID whenever they call home. This provides a secure on-boarding process in that the Network ID from the device must match the Network ID in OmniVista; your devices cannot be on-boarded/managed by other OmniVista installations.

  • Pii Requests - Monitor the request to delete Personally Identifiable Information requests (PII data) in the Organization.

  • Single Sign-On - Enable or disable single sign-on.

  • Celona Orchestrator - Enable or disable configuration of Celona Orchestrator.

• Notifications Management
  Select which SMS Service to use (Plivo or Twillio) to send SMS notifications. Use the Rainbow configuration to send notifications from OmniVista Cirrus 10 to an existing and/or new Rainbow Bubble. For each Organization, Admin users can enable the sending of alerts to the specified Rainbow Bubble.

• License Management
  Displays information about the Organization’s OmniVista Cirrus 10 License, such as the license type (free trial or paid subscription). A user is allowed to manage up to the maximum number of devices allowed for that license for the length of the trial or paid subscription contract.

  • Trial License - When a new Organization is created, an Organization Widget representing the new Organization appears on the MSP Dashboard. Before an Organization can be configured for network management, access to the Organization must be requested. To increase the Trial License time frame and/or the number of devices to manage, click on Request an update on the License Management screen.

  • Upgrade from trial to paid License Subscription - Licenses are imported when you are upgrading from a Trial License to a Paid License. Importing paid licenses requires an Order ID and an Activation Code, which are used to activate the license. Once the licenses are imported, they are added to the license pool and will be available for use.

  • License management using the CAPEX Subscription model - The License Management screen for the CAPEX Subscription model provides the following information?

    • Licenses - An overview of the licenses purchased and activated by the user, including the end dates for the license as well as the number of devices that can be managed with the current license.

    • Device License Management - Allows you to manage device licenses by assigning or releasing licenses. You also have the option to set up auto-assignment for licenses when creating a new device.

    • NaaS Device Licenses - Displays the Network as a Service (NaaS) Device Licensing information for managed devices. Use this screen to determine and monitor the status of the Device License for each device.

  • License management using the Flexible pay model - The License Management screen for the Flexible Pay model provides an overview of the license subscriptions purchased and activated by the user, including the start and end dates for the license as well as the number of devices that can be managed with the current license.

  • Using the Device Catalog to manage the licenses - Allows you to specify whether or not licenses are automatically assigned to a device when the device is added to the Device Catalog. If automatic license assignment is disabled, you can manually bind the license to the device from the Device Catalog.

Dashboard Panel

The “Dashboard Panel” is located directly below the “Top Panel”, this section allows to switch between dashboard types.

Available options:

• Operational Dashboard

  • Focused on real-time network health, device status, and alerts.

• Configuration Dashboard

  • Focused on deployment, setup, licensing, and administrative visibility.

• Create Dashboard

  • Allows to create a new custom dashboard.

Dashboard Control Bar

The “Dashboard Control Bar” is located at the top-right of the “Dashboard Panel”. It allows to customize and contextualize the dashboard content.

Controls include:

• Organization filter

  • Allows to customize dashboard data to a specific organization, site, buildings, floors or AP.

• Time range selector

  • Allows to set the time rage for which the metrics data must be displayed. Example: Last Hour

• Add Widget

  • Allows to add new widgets to the dashboard.

• Edit

  • Allows to edit, rearrange and modify widgets.

Dashboard Area

The “Dashboard Area” is the primary workspace where dashboard widgets are displayed. This area is fully dynamic, and updates based on selected filters (site, time range, etc.).

Features:

• Displays widgets such as:

  • Equipment status distribution

  • Connected clients

  • Counters (sites, devices, users)

  • Channel utilization

  • Site equipment status lists, etc.

• Widgets are arranged in a card-based layout for easy scanning.

• Each widget supports:

  • Contextual actions (menu icon).

  • Drill-down navigation to detailed views.

Footer

The “Footer” provides informational and support-related links. This panel is informational and does not affect dashboard behavior. It is available at the end of the screen.

Includes:

• Privacy - Displays the ALE Privacy and Data Protection Policy.

• Feedback - Provide feedback about OmniVista Cirrus 10.

• About - Displays the release information of the OmniVista Cirrus 10 applications.

• Free Open Source Software information - Displays the Free and Open Source Softwares (FOSS) used in OmniVista Cirrus 10.