mfusion Host Menu

Host Menu Overview

User can click on Gateway / SD-Branch device’s Host menu to execute various task like Navigating to Host Dashboard, Provisioning Host’s, Running ping test, Checking traceroute path, Running Throughput test, accessing hotspot Web interface of the Host (HSG only), Command line configuration, Synchronization the configuration of mfusion to Hosts, Upgrading firmware and Rebooting Hosts.

Below are the Host menu of Gateway and SD-Branch devices,

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The fields of Gateway / SD-Branch Host menu are summarized below:

S/NMenuDescription
01Host DashboardDashboard menu opens up the Gateway/SD-Branch’s device own dashboard with system/network utilization, Alerts, triggers etc.
02Ping TestPing Test menu  can be used for quality measurements of the Internet/network connection.
03TracerouteTraceroute menu computer network diagnostic commands for displaying possible routes (paths)
04Throughput TestThroughput Test menu is for testing the performance of a wireless or wired network
05ProvisioningProvisioning menu allows user to edit the provisioned Host
06Web-ManagementWeb-Management menu allows to login to the Hotspot Gateway GUI
07Running ConfigThis menu open the existing command line code of the Host
08Resync ConfigResync Config menu overwrites the mfusion GUI config to Host
09Upgrade FirmwareThis menu allows to upgrade the Host firmware
10RebootThis menu allows to reboot the host
Table 1: The fields of Gateway List

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Functions of Host Menu

Prerequisite

Host Dashboard Menu

Use can click on Host Menu and click on ‘Host Dashboard‘ sub-menu, where it opens up a new tab which displays the Summary, Items, Triggers, Graphs and Alerts tabs of the Host.

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Ping Test Menu

User can click on the Host Menu and click on Ping Test sub-menu to perform the quality measurement of the network/Internet connection.

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Traceroute Menu

User can click on the Host Menu and click on Traceroute sub-menu to perform network diagnostic commands for displaying possible routes (paths)

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Provisioning Menu

User can click on the Host Menu and click on Provisioning sub-menu to edit / re-provision Host. User needs to follow the add Host prerequisite. Refer to Add Host table Link.

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Web Management Menu

NOTE

User need to change the browser setting to temporarily disable pop-up blocker or allow pop-up from *.ransnet.com.

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Changing Browser Settings

Chrome Browser

  • On your computer, open Chrome Chrome browser.
  • At the top right, click More More and then Settings.
  • Click Privacy and security and then Site Settings.
  • Click Pop-ups and redirects.
  • Under ‘Customised behaviours > Allowed to send pop-ups and use redirects
  • Click on ‘Add’ button
  • Type: [*.]ransnet.com

Mozilla Firefox

  • On your computer, open Mozilla Firefox browser.
  • At the top right, click Menuand then Settings.
  • Click Privacy and security and then Permissions > Block pop-up windows.
  • Click Exceptions… button
  • Type: ” http://ransnet.com

User can click on the Host Menu and click on Web Management sub-menu to access the management GUI of the Hotspot Gateway device without using any remote desktop application.

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Running Config Menu

User can click on the Host Menu and click on Running Config sub-menu to view the command line code of the Host using GUI. The configured Host using the Orchestrator GUI is visible in the form of command line code which is fetched from the Host real-time.

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