Navigating the cnMaestro UI

cnMaestro provides a number of ways to navigate the UI.

This section includes the following topics:

Account View

cnMaestro supports three different account views, based upon the composition of devices.

The account view is selected when the account is created but it can be changed later through the Administration > Settings page.

Figure 1  Account View

Access and Backhaul View

The Access and Backhaul View supports all Fixed Wireless and Wi-Fi devices. The device types include 60 GHz cnWave, cnMatrix, cnPilot Home (cnPilot R-Series), cnRanger, cnPilot, cnVision, cnWave 5G Fixed, Enterprise Wi-Fi (E-Series and XV-Series) and Enterprise (ePMP 1000 Hotspot), Enterprise Wi-Fi (Xirrus-Series), ePMP, NSE, PMP, PTP 650/670/700, and PTP 820/850.

Enterprise View

The Enterprise View supports the Enterprise Wi-Fi portfolio, which includes the cnPilot Enterprise APs (ePMP 1000 Hotspot), cnMatrix, and Enterprise Wi-Fi APs (E-Series and XV-Series), Enterprise Wi-Fi (Xirrus-Series), and NSE. It provides a simplified UI for Wi-Fi components (hiding fixed wireless features such as Towers).

Industrial Internet View

Industrial Internet View provides a single interface for Fixed Wireless, Wi-Fi, and IIoT deployments. The device types include 60 GHz cnWave, cnMatrix, cnPilot Home(R-Series), cnRanger, cnVision, cnWave 5G Fixed, ePMP, PMP, cnReach, PTP 650/670/700, PTP 820/850, Enterprise Wi-Fi (E-Series and XV-Series) and cnPilot Enterprise (ePMP 1000 Hotspot), Enterprise Wi-Fi (Xirrus-Series), Machfu, and NSE.

Home page

The Home page is displayed when the user logs into the cnMaestro. It provides links to the core functional areas in the UI, such as Cambium Support Center, Community, Documents, and Licensing.

Figure 2  cnMaestro Home page

Page structure

cnMaestro follows a standard page structure, which consists of a left-side menu and a content area. In many pages, tabs provide additional content navigation.

Figure 3  cnMaestro page structure

Page navigation

The cnMaestro pages include items such as Dashboard, Notifications, Configuration, Statistics, Report, Software Update, Applications, Clients, Mesh Peers, and Assists. The content of a page differs depending upon its context. For example, a Dashboard page will be different at the System/Network/Tower/Site/Device levels. The context, or level in the hierarchy, is selected in the Device tree as shown in Table 4.

Access and Backhaul view

Overview

The Access and Backhaul view leverages a hierarchical tree to display device installations. In this view, customers can group their fixed wireless devices into Networks, and display their Point-to-Multipoint devices in Tower-based sectors. Navigation is performed using the tree. The Device tree is segmented into Network and Wi-Fi AP Group tabs.

Network tab

The Network tab displays a hierarchical view of the devices. It consists of Systems, Networks, Towers, Sites, and Devices. There is a strict ordering for how nodes can fit in the hierarchy, and as one navigates through and selects nodes, the pages display the node chosen.

Selecting an arrow icon will open the node and display the next level of hierarchy.

Figure 4  Networks

The structured hierarchy has the following nodes:

Table 2: Structured hierarchy nodes

Icon	Name	Description
	60 GHz cnWave CN	CN is mapped to a Site in E2E Network.
	60 GHz cnWave DN	DN is mapped to a Site in E2E Network.
	60 GHz cnWave Onboard E2E Network	60 GHz cnWave devices are located within a Network deployed through the Onboard E2E controller.
	60 GHz cnWave External E2E Network	60 GHz cnWave devices are located within a Network deployed through the external E2E controller.
	60 GHz cnWave PoP	PoP is mapped to a Site in E2E Network and deployed through the External E2E controller.
	60 GHz cnWave PoP Onboard E2E Network	PoP is mapped to a Site in E2E Network and deployed through the Onboard E2E controller.
	60 GHz cnWave Site	Sites are located within E2E Networks. A site maps to a single area and represents a location on a map that has 60 GHz cnWave devices.
	cnMatrix	cnMatrix devices are located within a Network. Optionally they can also be mapped standalone to a Tower or a Site.
	cnRanger RRH	cnRanger RRH access points are located in a Network and are mapped to a BBU.
	cnRanger Sierra 800	Sierra 800 points are located in a Network and are optionally mapped to a Tower.
	cnRanger SM	cnRanger SM access points are located in a Network and are optionally mapped to an RRH.
	cnReach	cnReach device which could have zero, one, or two radios, and support one or two roles, including Point-to-Point (PTP), Point-to-Multipoint (AP or EP) (PTMP), or IO Expander.
	cnPilot Home	Wi-Fi devices are generally matched to a local SM and inherit its Network. They can also be mapped standalone to a Network or a Site.
	cnVision Client	cnVision Client Subscriber Modules are located in a Network (if they are standalone, which is only used for bootstrapping) or they are associated with an AP. The SM will inherit the Network and Tower of the AP to which it is associated.
	cnVision Hub	cnVision Hub is located in a Network and are optionally mapped to a Tower.
	cnWave 5G Fixed BTS	cnWave 5G Fixed BTS devices are located within a Network.
	cnWave 5G Fixed CPE	cnWave 5G Fixed CPE devices connected through cnWave 5G Fixed BTS device in a Network.
	Enterprise Wi-Fi	Enterprise Wi-Fi devices are generally matched to a local SM and inherit its Network. They can also be mapped standalone to a Network or a Site.
	ePMP AP	ePMP Access Points are located in a Network and are optionally mapped to a Tower.
	ePMP SM	ePMP Subscriber Modules are located in a Network (if they are standalone, which is only used for bootstrapping) or they are associated with an AP. The SM inherits the Network and Tower of the AP to which it is associated.
	Machfu	Machfu devices are located within a Network. Optionally they can also be mapped standalone to a Network or a Tower.
	Network	All devices are placed within Networks. Networks can represent geographical regions or collections of devices with shared responsibility. Accounts can have one network or many networks. Networks allow one to provide structure to accounts with many devices and also provides aggregation buckets for cnMaestro statistics (essentially the system pre-calculates statistics, so they are displayed quickly).
	NSE 3000	NSE device located in an Network.
	PMP AP	Point-to-Multipoint Access Points (PMP AP) are located in a Network and are optionally mapped to a Tower.
	PMP SM	Point-to-Multipoint Subscriber Modules (PMP SM) are located in a Network (if they are standalone, which is only used for bootstrapping) or they are associated with an AP. The SM will inherit the Network and Tower of the AP to which it is associated.
	PTP Master	Point-to-Point (PTP) Master device located in a network and optionally mapped to a Tower.
	PTP Slave	Point-to-Point (PTP) Slave device located in a network and optionally mapped to a Tower.
	PTP 820/850	Point-to-Point (PTP 820/850) device located in a network.
	Site	Sites are located within networks and hold Wireless Access Points. A site maps to a single area and represents a location on a map that has APs or a building.
	System	The System node is at the top level of the hierarchy, though it does not have an explicit node in the tree. Its pages are displayed when the user logs in for the first time, when one selects the System button in the hierarchical tree (displayed when Networks are shown) or selects the System node in the breadcrumbs. The System level aggregates data from all devices within the account.
	Tower	Towers are located within networks and hold Point-to-Point devices or Point-to-Multipoint APs. All the devices on a Tower are mapped to the same Network, and all their children devices such as Subscriber Modules or Home APs are also mapped to the same network.

Default network

cnMaestro has a Default network into which unmapped devices will be placed. These can be moved to a named network. The Default network cannot be deleted, but it can be renamed.

Tree menu

Each node in the device tree has a menu icon () that supports node-specific actions.

For example, the System node allows to Add Network or launch the Update Software page, while individual devices allows to Edit, Reboot, Refresh, and Delete the device from management (so it can be transferred to another account). The actions supported across the tree include the following:

Wi-Fi AP Group tab

The Wi-Fi AP Group tab displays the Wi-Fi AP Groups configured in cnMaestro (and the devices mapped to them). AP Groups allow to share configuration across many access points. They also display the aggregated statistics for the devices managed and present them within the AP Group Dashboard.

Figure 5  Wi-Fi AP Group tab

Map navigation

Maps are presented in Main menu with dedicated Map display. Maps often show Towers and Devices located in proximity. You can double-click the map nodes to navigate to the Device, Site, or Tower. By selecting a node in the map, the Device tree gets updated to reflect that node.

Figure 6  Map navigation

Table navigation

Some tables display Networks, Towers, or Devices and allow the user to click the node and navigate to the location of the node in the tree.

Node search

Administrators can search for nodes using the Search text box. It allows the user to search based upon Device Name and MAC Address. Once the node is found and selected, one can navigate to it in the hierarchical tree.

Figure 7  Node search

Enterprise Account

Overview

The Enterprise account differs from Access and Backhaul in that it is largely table-driven. It does not have the Quick Buttons or the Device Tree, instead, it has direct navigation for Devices, AP Groups, WLANs, Switch Groups, and Sites. Each of these is presented in tabular form.

System

Global functionality is presented in the System menu. It aggregates data across the entire installation.

Devices

The Devices section provides a searchable table listing all the devices in the system.

Selecting a device launches its management page.

AP Groups

AP Groups manage shared configuration across APs. AP Groups also aggregate data for all the APs that map to them. This includes consolidating statistics and events/alarms and presenting AP Group centered pages for Dashboard, Notifications, Configuration, Statistics, Report, Software Update, Clients, and Mesh Peers.

Figure 8  AP Groups

WLANs

WLANs manage shared configuration across APs.

Figure 9  WLANs

Switch Groups

Switch Groups provide shared configuration for cnMatrix devices, and a subset of parameters can be overridden for each device. Administrators can simultaneously edit individual/bulk ports across all physical switches mapped to a Switch Group.

Figure 10  Switch Groups

NSE Groups

NSE 3000s are configured by creating common configuration profiles called NSE Groups. Configuration associated with an NSE group can be shared by multiple NSEs. Configuration specific to a particular NSE can be set via device overrides (Link to a section on Device Overrides).

Figure 11  NSE Groups

Sites

Sites are similar to AP Groups in that they aggregate statistics from many APs. The difference is a Site represents APs installed at a single physical location (and mapped to a Floor Plan). Sites also have their own Dashboard and aggregation pages.

Side menu

The side menu provides high-level navigation through the cnMaestro UI. In this menu click arrow in the left column to view side menu names in the page.

Figure 12  Side menu

Section tabs

All management sections are displayed in the context of the managed item, including System, AP, AP Group, Switch Groups, and Site. The options vary depending upon the menu selected. A breakdown is below:

System status

The UI header has the following System status icons.

Table 5: System status icons

Icon	Name	Description
	Software Update Jobs	The number of devices in the Onboarding Queue which need to be manually accepted before completing their onboarding.
	Announcements	It notifies the latest firmware updates announcements.
	Devices Waiting for Approval	The count of jobs in the queue. It includes both running and pending jobs.
	Major Alarms	The count of major alarms raised in the system.
	Out-of-Sync Devices	The number of Wi-Fi devices with unsynchronized configuration (which can occur when automatic synchronization is disabled in the AP Group or the configuration is changed directly on the device).

Clicking an icon navigates to the relevant management page.

Logout

Log out of cnMaestro by clicking on the user icon in the upper-right corner and selecting Logout.

Figure 13  Logout