Geographical specification based identification of components of a wireless local area network
Some examples relate to identifying components of a wireless local area network based on a geographical specification. In an example, a connection may be established between a client device and a wireless access point (WAP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising a plurality of WAPs. The client device may transmit a geographical specification to a range monitoring engine. The range monitoring engine may identify a component of the WLAN based on the geographical specification and a first set of geographical coordinates of the WAP acting as a reference point.
1. A method comprising:
establishing a connection between a client device and a wireless access point (WAP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising a plurality of WAPs;
transmitting from the client device, a geographical specification to a range monitoring engine;
receiving, by the client device, information related to a component of the WLAN from the range monitoring engine, wherein the range monitoring engine identifies the component of the WLAN based on the geographical specification and a first set of geographical coordinates of the WAP acting as a reference point; and
causing information related to the component of the WLAN to be displayed via a user interface coupled to the client device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographical specification includes a second set of geographical coordinates.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second set of geographical coordinates indicates a location of the client device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geographical specification is provided by a user.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relates to performance of the component.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the component includes a wireless controller in the WLAN.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the component includes a client device coupled to a WAP amongst the plurality of WAPs in the WLAN.
8. A system comprising:
a range monitoring engine to:
receive, from a client device, an input defining a geographical specification, wherein the client device is coupled to a wireless access point (WAP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising a plurality of WAPs;
identify a component of the WLAN based on the geographical specification and a first set of geographical coordinates of the WAP acting as a reference point;
determine information related to the component of the WLAN; and
provide information related to the component of the WLAN to the client device.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the component includes a WAP amongst the plurality of wireless access points in the WLAN.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first set of geographical coordinates of the WAP include latitude and latitude coordinates of the WAP.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the geographical specification includes a geographical range from the reference point.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the client device is located within the geographical range from the reference point.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the client device includes a mobile device.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the information related to the component of the WLAN is present in a network management system.
15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions, the instructions executable by a processor to:
establish a connection between a client device to a wireless access point (WAP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising a plurality of WAPs;
provide from the client device, a geographical specification to a range monitoring engine;
receive, by the client device, information related to a component of the WLAN from the range monitoring engine, wherein the range monitoring engine identifies the component of the WLAN based on the geographical specification and a first set of geographical coordinates of the WAP acting as a reference point;
present information related to performance of the component of the WLAN via a user interface coupled to the client device; and
receive an input defining an action to be performed in relation to the component based on the received information.
16. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the reference point includes geographical latitude and longitude of the WAP.
17. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the component includes the WAP.
18. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the geographical specification is provided via an interface of the range monitoring engine on the client device.
19. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the range monitoring engine receives the information related to the component of the WLAN from a network management system.
20. The storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the range monitoring engine correlates the information received from the network management system with information from a visual radio frequency (RF) system.