netdata/netdata

plugin_name: charts.d.plugin
modules:
  - meta:
      plugin_name: charts.d.plugin
      module_name: ap
      monitored_instance:
        name: Access Points
        link: ""
        categories:
          - data-collection.linux-systems.network-metrics
        icon_filename: "network-wired.svg"
      related_resources:
        integrations:
          list: []
      info_provided_to_referring_integrations:
        description: ""
      keywords:
        - ap
        - access
        - point
        - wireless
        - network
      most_popular: false
    overview:
      data_collection:
        metrics_description: "The ap collector visualizes data related to wireless access points."
        method_description: "It uses the `iw` command line utility to detect access points. For each interface that is of `type AP`, it then runs `iw INTERFACE station dump` and collects statistics."
      supported_platforms:
        include: [Linux]
        exclude: []
      multi_instance: false
      additional_permissions:
        description: ""
      default_behavior:
        auto_detection:
          description: "The plugin is able to auto-detect if you are running access points on your linux box."
        limits:
          description: ""
        performance_impact:
          description: ""
    setup:
      prerequisites:
        list:
          - title: "Install charts.d plugin"
            description: |
              If [using our official native DEB/RPM packages](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md#determine-which-installation-method-you-used), make sure `netdata-plugin-chartsd` is installed.
          - title: "`iw` utility."
            description: "Make sure the `iw` utility is installed."
      configuration:
        file:
          name: charts.d/ap.conf
        options:
          description: |
            The config file is sourced by the charts.d plugin. It's a standard bash file.
            
            The following collapsed table contains all the options that can be configured for the ap collector.
          folding:
            title: "Config options"
            enabled: true
          list:
            - name: ap_update_every
              description: The data collection frequency. If unset, will inherit the netdata update frequency.
              default_value: 1
              required: false
            - name: ap_priority
              description: Controls the order of charts at the netdata dashboard.
              default_value: 6900
              required: false
            - name: ap_retries
              description: The number of retries to do in case of failure before disabling the collector.
              default_value: 10
              required: false
        examples:
          folding:
            enabled: false
            title: "Config"
          list:
            - name: Change the collection frequency
              description: Specify a custom collection frequence (update_every) for this collector
              config: |
                # the data collection frequency
                # if unset, will inherit the netdata update frequency
                ap_update_every=10
                
                # the charts priority on the dashboard
                #ap_priority=6900
                
                # the number of retries to do in case of failure
                # before disabling the module
                #ap_retries=10
    troubleshooting:
      problems:
        list: []
    alerts: []
    metrics:
      folding:
        title: Metrics
        enabled: false
      description: ""
      availability: []
      scopes:
        - name: wireless device
          description: "These metrics refer to the entire monitored application."
          labels: []
          metrics:
            - name: ap.clients
              description: Connected clients to ${ssid} on ${dev}
              unit: "clients"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: clients
            - name: ap.net
              description: Bandwidth for ${ssid} on ${dev}
              unit: "kilobits/s"
              chart_type: area
              dimensions:
                - name: received
                - name: sent
            - name: ap.packets
              description: Packets for ${ssid} on ${dev}
              unit: "packets/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: received
                - name: sent
            - name: ap.issues
              description: Transmit Issues for ${ssid} on ${dev}
              unit: "issues/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: retries
                - name: failures
            - name: ap.signal
              description: Average Signal for ${ssid} on ${dev}
              unit: "dBm"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: average signal
            - name: ap.bitrate
              description: Bitrate for ${ssid} on ${dev}
              unit: "Mbps"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: receive
                - name: transmit
                - name: expected