Version 3.6 offers predefined tests only for Cisco access points, but NetVigil also works on any MIB II compliant AP and will report interface statistics for the wired port. Reports include number of roaming nodes, number of stations connected, encapsulation and decapsulation errors, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) mismatch metrics and SSID (Service Set ID) mismatch. NetVigil thoroughly monitors specifics on Cisco APs, but if your enterprise has rolled out a non-Cisco AP, the reports will be less detailed.
Alert Notification
You can set up notifications and actions via the super user account and have them generated via e-mail, SNMP traps, external scripts or opening trouble tickets in Remedy. Severity level and administrative roles are assigned and can be manipulated, as can the specific information sent to administrators. For notification, I set up e-mail and SNMP traps, which are displayed on the main status page of the Web interface. Each administrator can assign device notification to users.
NetVigil separates alerts into three categories: network, system and application. Once an alert is fired, the category icon changes from a green "OK" symbol to a red "!!" symbol. By selecting the device with the problem, you can drill down to the tests that are creating the alerts. If a device displays a "critical" alert, you can troubleshoot by doing a quick ping, tracing route or nslookup, or gathering the device's SNMP OID (Object Identifier) information.
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