Set network and venue details
Two key Orion concepts are the Network and the Venue:
- Network represents a group of Wi-Fi access points on a shared LAN
- Venue represents a physical location, such as a building
Adding Networks
Networks automatically appear in Orion, and cannot be manually added.
Orion uses the NAS-Identifier provided by your network equipment as the Network name. After connecting to your test network, you should see it automatically appear in the Orion Network Stats page:
Adding Venues
You now need to provide venue details for your test network.
Click Venues > Add New Venue. The Venue information dialog appears. Provide as much of the requested information as possible; this will help maximize your traffic:
Managing Networks
You can now update the metadata associated with each Network. Go to the Networks page under Manage, hover over the Network, click the 3-dot menu and click Edit.
Select the Venue associated with this network under Venue Name. Provide as much of the requested information as possible:
Click on Update Network to save your changes:
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