Device Status Tab

The status tab on the device details page contains a range of useful information. For a general overview of the Device Details page, please refer to this article for Access Points or this article for Switches.

To go to the device status tab, you need to: 

1. Log into the Plasma Cloud console;
2. Select the Organisation and Network containing the device from top-right menu.
3. In the main menu on the left, navigate to Access Points or Switches.
4. Click on the specific device you want to configure from the table. This will take you to the Device Details page.
5. Locate the Status tab, it is the first tab just below the network chart.

The Status tab provides the following device-specific details:

1st Box

• MAC Address: Displays the device’s unique hardware identifier.
• Serial Number: Displays the serial number, if available.
• Location: Click on the icon to navigate to the Overview page map for easy device location.
• Topology: Shows the device's physical and logical connections within the network architecture (available for online devices).

2nd Box

• Last Check-In: Shows the timestamp of the device’s last communication with the cloud.
• Uptime: Indicates how long the device has been operational without interruption.
• Device Temperature: Indicates the operating temperature of the device, if available.
• Free Memory: Displays the amount of unused memory available on the device.
• CPU Level: Reflects the current CPU usage, indicating how busy the device’s processor is.

3rd Box

• LAN IP Address: Displays the device’s local network IP address.
• Gateway IP Address: Shows the device’s gateway IP address.
• WAN IP Address: Displays the device’s public IP address.
• DNS Servers: Lists up to three DNS server addresses, if available.

4th Box

• Firmware Version: Shows the currently installed firmware version.
• Next Firmware: Displays the next available firmware version, if available.

Viewing the Device temperature and DNS Server IP address information requires a network to be configured with firmware version 4.0 or newer.

3-dot menu

Click the three-dot button at the end of the Status tab to access additional options, including Move Device and Delete Device.