Included in this feature release are the following updates, improvements and bug fixes:
WIRELESS INTEGRATION
Antennas
• Added the ability to add and edit standard antenna setting
• Added the ability to link an antenna to a device. This menu can be accessed under Devices –>Antennas
Google Maps Elevation API
• Added the ability to use the Google Maps Elevation API to determine Altitude (elevation) for a customer by adding 2 fields to System Settings:
• Google Elevation Active (YES/NO toggle)
• and a field to enter the API key
• Highsites now store Mast Altitude And Mast Height values obtained by the API. These can still be added/edited manually
• Added a new field to Radius users table (Location Radius GPS Position)
Create table and views to manage Client Devices
To provide visibility of client devices (CPE’s, routers etc) to and to easily troubleshoot connections between CPE Devices and network devices (base-stations), we have added a new menu item under Devices–> CPE Devices. This view is similar to that of wireless connection page
• Added an additional tab on the Data Account popup (CPE) to include client device details
• Added ability to add and edit a new Client device
• Added ability to link existing CPE devices to a data account
• Customer Devices will appear on the Customer Profile –>Edit Screen just below the active data sessions
Cron
• Improved the monitor_wifi_clients cron to populate details into the CPE Devices Table
Probe Templates
• Added the ability to set up probe templates to be linked to Devices. This feature is currently not working, placeholder values have been created until it is used
Device Login Credentials
• Added functionality to add/edit/cater for default device login credentials by adding a new view (Devices–>CPE Device monitoring Setup–>Default Login Credentials). Fields for this view:
• Type
• Subtype
• Device Make
• Default User
• Device Login Password
• SNMP Community
• SNMP Port
• Devices can be added and edited in this view
Helpdesk Functionality
• Updated the Helpdesk Ticket functionality to link a highsite and customer devices by adding a Highsite (name) and Client Device Field (MAC Address and device name)
Device Monitoring Page
•Updated the device monitoring setup page (Devices–>Device Monitoring Setup–>Device Monitoring) to give a detailed overview of a sector antenna with its connected clients to assist with troubleshooting. This includes displaying a device’s:
• Name
• IP and MAC address
• Current signal strength
• Distance
• RSSI and Goal RRSI (and calculating and displaying the difference between them)
• Showing the difference
• Show the Gain
• Added the ability to search and go directly to the detected address (Search Icon)
Additional network devices
• Updated the system to add/support additional network device makes and sub types for customer devices
Modified Job Cards to cater for CPE device integration
• Added two settings to a job card (after an installation has been scheduled) to indicate whether a job required CPE changes (YES/NO toggle), and if Yes, to specify the CPE Device address
Station Performance graph and view station button
• Added the ability to display the performance of a CPE device in a graph format/popup view. This has been added as a View Station Performance button on the:
• Data Account CPE Tab for each listed device (view station performance)
• Customer Widget CPE device list (for each device)
• All CPE Devices List (Devices–>CPE Monitoring Setup–>CPE Devices)
Edit/Delete CPE Devices
• Added the ability to edit/delete CPE devices on the Client Device Widget (Customer Profile Edit)
SSH Port
• Added a new SSH (port) field to the Edit Client Devices Popup
RF Calculator Functionality
• Added 3 new fields to the Device Monitoring Setup page to cater for the RF calculator agent:
• Agent URL
• Agent Port
• and Agent API token. The API token is generated on the user record. If it is updated on the user’s record, it must be manually updated on the device monitoring setup page as well
• Removed wording “This can take a long time for lots of users” to streamline process
Sector up and downtime fields
• Added 2 fields (total download and total upload speeds) to the Devices–>Network Devices–>Network Devices–>View Sector Station view
• These fields also sums and displays the total up/downtime for the Sector
Highsite Areas
• Added a new view (Devices–>Highsites–>Areas) to show specific area codes and names for highsites
• These areas can be added and edited and displays an area shortcode and area description