Hello OnPlus Beta Users, The OnPlus Beta Portal was upgraded on May 2, 2012 to the very latest OnPlus release 7.2. We are very excited to announce new features that you can get early access to, exclusively on OnPlus Beta! Enhanced VLAN Discovery & Connectivity - Connecting a IEEE 802.1q trunked interface to the ON100 will give portal users network discovery across all VLANs from the trunk. This helps brings a simple and intuitive method in aiding the OnPlus discovery process across your network.  Learn more about the VLAN enhancements here Wireless Management Enhancements – OnPlus provides an ‘OnPlus Wireless Management’ App for incremental wireless features such as detailed WLAN Reports.  Reports can be automatically scheduled and track useful data such as Access Point overview and status, Client Associations over time, Client traffic etc.  The WLAN reports provide insight into trends and usage of the wireless deployments and help identify areas for optimizing wireless performance. Learn more about the OnPlus Wireless Management App and the wireless dashboard it exposes here AirMagnet Planner for Cisco Small Business – OnPlus enables Partners to leverage special offers from Cisco partnerships. The AirMagnet Planner for Cisco Small Business is available as a Special Offer under the OnPlus Apps page on the customer dashboard menu and helps Partners take the guesswork out of scoping and planning a wireless deployment. Kaseya Integration – OnPlus integrates with Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM) partner, Kaseya, via a ‘Kaseya Service Desk’ OnPlus App. By installing the Kaseya Service Desk App, OnPlus events can be configured to show up as tickets inside the Service Desk on the Kaseya portal. Partners can view details about the network event and access the network device involved in the event directly from the Service Desk on the Kaseya portal, thus enjoying best of what both applications have to offer. Learn more about how to activate the Kaseya integration here We look to you, our OnPlus Beta Community, for candid feedback on these latest features. Your opinion matters a lot and we look forward to hearing from you! Thanks, OnPlus Team ... View more

The OnPlus Beta portal was upgraded to the latest OnPlus 7.2 Release on May 2, 2012. With this new release, we are excited to announce new additions to the OnPlus Wireless Management capabilities! OnPlus continues to fully support Cisco’s latest Small Business Access Points WAP121 and WAP321, with features listed below: Automatic Discovery of Access Points and their wireless clients within network topology Asset Inventory device information such as serial numbers,  IP Address,   MAC Address, Model Number etc for the Access Points and the  associated clients Firmware Upgrade of Access Points Remote Access to Access Point GUI without a static WAN address Remote Monitoring   & Alerting Service Contract & Warranty Information,   PSIRTs, EOL/EOS and Field Notices Whats New? In addition, OnPlus Release 7.2 offers a new “OnPlus Wireless Management” App for incremental wireless features such as reporting. The App accessed under  “Apps” page on the customer dashboard menu. Installing the OnPlus Wireless Management App will open a new wireless dashboard exposing features specific to WLAN management, such as Reporting. Wireless Reports Here is a list of WLAN Management Reports and the content it brings to light - Wireless: Access Point Summary Access Point Summary per site Configuration Status: IP addr, Name, Radio Status, Firmware version Configuration Details: Model, Mac Address, Serial number, Active Firmware, Clustering Radio Details: Radio Status, Radio Name, Radio Mac address, Wireless Mode, Radio Channel, Channel Policy, Maximum Clients, TX Power. Access Point Status History System Up-time, Status History Graph, History data table per Access Point Client Association History Total Client Association History across all Access Points Client Association History by Access Points  Number of wireless clients per SSID per Access Point, per hour/week/day Traffic History Total Wireless Traffic History Total for all Access Points (Transmitted, Received and Dropped Bytes) Traffic History by Access Point Wireless Traffic History Total per Access Point (Transmitted, Received and Dropped Bytes) Wireless: Client Summary report Wireless Client Summary report which shows the static data on cover page and dynamic data in a time series graph: Active Connections by Access Point Instantaneous Snapshot Per Access Point - Client Mac address, IP, Last Access Point Associated, Last Seen, Device Manufacturer, Connection Time Active Traffic by Access Point Instantaneous Snapshot Per Access Point - Client Mac address, Received, Transmitted & Dropped bytes All reports can be scheduled instantaneously, daily, weekly or monthly Notes, Caveats & Limitations Ensure that SNMP is enabled on the WAP121 and WAP321 as mentioned in the “Before You Begin” section in the Application Note: Cisco OnPlus for Small Business Wireless Deployments Wireless Report generation requires the OnPlus Wireless Management App to be installed Wireless reports that were created in OnPlus release 7.1 will remain available in the report list for preview/download. However, going forward, the OnPlus Wireless Management App is required for any new data collection and so one must install the App to resume valid report generation. Since the reports now consist of several new chapters & data, it is best that one deletes the existing scheduled rule and create a new scheduled reports containing new chapter sections ... View more

OnPlus integrates with Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM) partner, Kaseya, via a ‘Kaseya Service Desk’ OnPlus App. By installing the Kaseya Service Desk App, OnPlus events can be configured to show up as tickets inside the Service Desk on the Kaseya portal. Partners can view details about the network event and access the network device involved in the event directly from the Service Desk on the Kaseya portal, thus enjoying best of what both applications have to offer. Here are the steps to activate the Kaseya Service Desk integration – Select “Kaseya Service Desk” App under “Apps” on the OnPlus customer Dashboard Menu 2.  Add the “Kaseya Service Desk” App by entering the URL to Kaseya Instance, your Kaseya account credentials and an OnPlus contact to associate with the account (listed under OnPlus -> Notifications -> Delivery Contacts) 3.  Verify if Kaseya Service Desk App is successfully installed 4. Add a Delivery Rule under OnPlus -> Notifications -> Delivery Rules, to set the severity level of OnPlus events to be generated as tickets in the Kaseya Service Desk (Use Kaseya Contact as Method) 5. Login to Kaseya Portal and go to Service Desk 6. View OnPlus events, generated as tickets in real-time in the Service Desk of Kaseya 7. Click ticket to view more detail, including links to specific network device related to the event ... View more

Overview Cisco OnPlus is extending its service offering by providing new wireless management capabilities! OnPlus complements Cisco’s latest Small Business Access Points, WAP 100 Series and WAP 300 Series,   to provide a comprehensive wireless LAN management solution for VARs  that offer, or are expanding to a managed wireless service practice and  for customers looking for increased visibility and access of their  wireless deployments. Not only does OnPlus provide full support for the  latest Small Business Access Points, but with the incremental 'OnPlus Wireless Management' App, it also provides additional features such as specialized Wireless Reports. Features  & Benefits Feature Benefit Automatic Discovery of Access Points and   their wireless clients within network topology Use OnPlus   to discover and build a topology for the wireless network of the AP and   associated clients Simplifies   network planning, set up and troubleshooting Asset Inventory Build  an   assets inventory with device information such as serial numbers,  IP Address,   MAC Address, Model Number etc for the AP and the  associated clients Saves   valuable time in troubleshooting with consolidated information at fingertips Firmware Upgrades Use OnPlus   to remotely push firmware updates to the Access Points Simplifies   and automates routine maintenance Configuration   Back Up and Restore Use OnPlus   to automate ongoing configuration backups of the Access   Points and keep an archive or library in the OnPlus cloud Saves installation    time by applying pre-saved config   across multiple deployments Remote Connectivity without a static WAN   address Connect to   the Access Point GUI for detailed config adds and edits Removes hassle of VPN, firewalls, dedicated   PCs for VNC sessions etc Remote Monitoring   & Alerting Use OnPlus   to set up remote monitors and be automatically alerted for Access Point status Allows   pro-active customer support Service Contract & Warranty Information Use  OnPlus   to track, display and be alerted for Cisco Product Warranty  and Service Contract   Status Provides   previously missed business opportunities Wireless Reports Install the incremental "OnPlus Wireless Management" App from the OnPlus Apps page to be able to schedule specialized, Wireless LAN reports to gain deeper insight into the wireless deployments. Read more in separate section below. Track    trends by scheduling Instantaneous, Daily, Weekly or Monthly Reports.  Trends   help collect necessary background info to provide accurate and  ongoing   guidance Save        time by automatically email reports to customers Look        professional and sophisticated with Co-branded Reports AirMagnet Planner for Cisco Small Business Download AirMagnet Planner for Cisco Small Business software, available under OnPlus “Apps” in the Customer Dashboard   Menu Leverage attractive   offers brought to you by Cisco partnerships with other vendors Avail  the   ‘AirMagnet Planner for Cisco Small Business’ which takes the  guesswork out of   scoping and planning a wireless deployment Wireless Reports With the latest release, OnPlus offers a new “OnPlus Wireless Management” App for incremental wireless features such as reporting. The App  accessed under  “Apps” page on the customer dashboard menu. Installing  the OnPlus Wireless Management App will open a new wireless dashboard  exposing features specific to WLAN management, such as Reporting. Here is a list of WLAN Management Reports and the content it brings to light - Wireless: Access Point Summary Access Point Summary per site        Configuration Status: IP addr, Name, Radio Status, Firmware version Configuration Details: Model, Mac Address, Serial number, Active Firmware, Clustering Radio  Details: Radio Status, Radio Name, Radio Mac address, Wireless Mode,  Radio Channel, Channel Policy, Maximum Clients, TX Power Access Point Status History        System Up-time, Status History Graph, History data table per Access Point Client Association History Total        Client Association History across all Access Points Client Association History by Access Points         Number of wireless clients per SSID per Access Point, per hour/week/day Traffic History Total        Wireless Traffic History Total for all Access Points (Transmitted, Received and Dropped Bytes) Traffic History by Access Point          Wireless Traffic History Total per Access Point (Transmitted, Received and Dropped Bytes) Wireless: Client Summary report Wireless Client Summary report which shows the static data on cover page and dynamic data in a time series graph: Active Connections by Access Point          Instantaneous  Snapshot Per Access Point - Client Mac address, IP, Last Access Point  Associated, Last Seen, Device Manufacturer, Connection Time Active Traffic by Access Point          Instantaneous Snapshot Per Access Point - Client Mac address, Received, Transmitted & Dropped bytes All reports can be scheduled instantaneously, daily, weekly or monthly Notes, Caveats & Limitations Ensure that SNMP is enabled on the WAP121 and WAP321 as mentioned in the “Before You Begin” section in the Application Note: Cisco OnPlus for Small Business Wireless Deployments Wireless Report generation requires the OnPlus Wireless Management App to be installed Wireless reports that were created in OnPlus release 7.1 will remain  available in the report list for preview/download. However, going  forward, the OnPlus Wireless Management App is required for any new data  collection and so one must install the App to resume valid report  generation. Since the reports now consist of several new chapters &  data, it is best that one deletes the existing scheduled rule and create  a new scheduled reports containing new chapter sections Learn More For more information, please see Application Note: Cisco OnPlus for Small Business Wireless Deployments  ... View more