Cisco 9800 IOS-XE · AireOS · Self-hosted

Wireless Infrastructure
Intelligence at Scale.

Spectra delivers unified real-time monitoring across every controller, access point, client, and DHCP scope on your Cisco wireless network — purpose-built for teams who operate critical public infrastructure.

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No cloud dependency Docker deployment 12-page dashboard DHCP monitoring Email alerting PyArmor protected

Dashboard

Every view your team needs.

Twelve purpose-built dashboard pages covering controllers, APs, alerts, DHCP scopes, mesh topology, trends, and policy tags — all from a single self-hosted deployment.

Overview — Ridgefield Municipal Network

Total APs

312

Online

310

Clients

1847

Controllers

6/6

Offline

Controller Platform APs Clients Status

WFIELD-CORP-01 IOS-XE 214 890 Online

WFIELD-CORP-02 IOS-XE 201 742 Online

WFIELD-LEGACY-01 AireOS 122 487 Warn

WFIELD-GUEST-01 Anchor — 47 Online

WFIELD-PARKS-01 IOS-XE 132 680 Online

DHCP Scopes — Windows Server & Palo Alto

All Corporate Guest Business Eduroam

192.168.10.0/24

Corporate — Zone A

91.2%

228/250 leases

192.168.20.0/24

Corporate — Zone A

74.8%

187/250 leases

192.168.30.0/24

Corporate — Zone B

42.1%

105/250 leases

ethernet1/2.980

Public WiFi — Guest

68.0%

Palo Alto · 170/250

ethernet1/2.985

Business Access

31.2%

Palo Alto · 78/250

ethernet1/2.990

Education Network

18.4%

Palo Alto · 46/250

Alerts — Email + Dashboard Notifications

All 3 Pending Sent Resolved

AP Name Type Controller Since Status

WFIELD-LIB-AP08 Offline WFIELD-CORP-02 14m Pending

WFIELD-PK-AP02 Offline WFIELD-CORP-01 2h Sent

WFIELD-CITY-AP14 Recovered WFIELD-CORP-02 1h ago Resolved

⚠ License expiry banner · Email alerts at 28/14/7/3/1 days remaining

Trends — AP & Client History with Timeline Selector

PEAK APs

671

PEAK CLIENTS

3,124

OUTAGES

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Policy Tags — WLAN → SSID → VLAN Mapping

P_CivicCentre 63 APs · WFIELD-CORP-02

WLAN ProfileSSIDPolicyVLAN

WF-CORPWF-CORPCORP-STDVlan160

WF-GUESTPublicWiFiGUEST-STDVlan980

P_Standard 201 APs · WFIELD-CORP-01

WF-CORPWF-CORPCORP-STDVlan60

Capabilities

Built for how network engineers actually work.

No abstraction layers. No vendor portal. Direct RESTCONF and SNMP polling, SQLite storage, and a dashboard that speaks the same language as your team.

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Multi-Controller Dashboard

Aggregate IOS-XE 9800 and AireOS controllers simultaneously. Per-controller drill-down with AP count, client count, version, and uptime.

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Real-Time AP Inventory

Full AP table with live status, model, client count, channel, SNR, site tag, and policy tag. Searchable and filterable across all controllers.

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DHCP Scope Monitoring

Windows Server SNMPv2c and Palo Alto PAN-OS XML API. Per-scope utilisation with sparkline history, group tags, and click-to-enlarge charts.

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Email Alert System

AP offline/online, controller down/up, and license expiry alerts via SMTP. Per-AP muting, maintenance windows, escalation, and daily digests.

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Trend Analysis

Dual-axis Chart.js time series tracking AP count and client associations. Selectable timeline — 24h, 48h, 7d, 30d — with outage event table.

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Mesh Bridge Topology

RAP and MAP role identification with per-link SNR, backhaul medium, and client counts. Purpose-built for outdoor and campus mesh deployments.

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CDP Neighbor Discovery

Access points grouped by upstream Catalyst switch with local and remote port assignments — physical layer context without a separate NMS.

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Policy Tag Mapping

WLAN → SSID → Policy Profile → VLAN hierarchy per controller. Per-controller AP counts with full IOS-XE policy tag visualization.

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AP Actions

LED flash and reboot directly from the dashboard via RESTCONF. Confirmed on IOS-XE 17.15.4. No CLI access required for first-line operations.

Platform Support

Built for Cisco. No third-party NMS required.

Direct RESTCONF over HTTPS and legacy SNMP — no DNA Center subscription, no Prime Infrastructure, no agent installation.

Capability	Cisco 9800 IOS-XE	AireOS 8.x	Guest Anchor
AP Inventory & Status	✓ RESTCONF + SNMP	✓ SNMP	✓ SNMP
Client Count per AP	✓	✓	✓
Controller CPU / Memory	✓	✓	✓
Policy Tag Mapping	✓ Full hierarchy	✓ WLAN profile	—
CDP Neighbor Discovery	✓	—	—
Mesh Bridge Topology	✓	✓	—
AP Actions (LED / Reboot)	✓ RESTCONF	Roadmap	—
DHCP Scope Monitoring	✓ Windows Server SNMPv2c · Palo Alto PAN-OS API (Panorama proxy supported)
Historical Trend Polling	✓ SQLite 90-day	✓ SQLite 90-day	—

Deployment

Your infrastructure. Your data.

Spectra runs entirely on your network. No telemetry, no cloud dependency, no data leaving your environment.

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Self-Hosted

Deploy on any Linux server with Docker. A single docker compose up brings the poller and dashboard online. Network data never leaves your infrastructure.

Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 LTS recommended
2 vCPU, 4GB RAM minimum
Docker + Docker Compose
Machine-locked ECDSA license key
Apache / Nginx reverse proxy for HTTPS
PyArmor-obfuscated — source code protected

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Spectra Cloud Coming Soon

Hosted Spectra managed by JPP Technology Services. We operate the infrastructure — you get the dashboard. Ideal for smaller teams without dedicated Linux administration.

Zero infrastructure management
Managed updates and backups
VPN tunnel to your controller network
Same feature set as self-hosted
BC Canada data residency
Register interest: sales@spectrawifi.com

Pricing

Per-controller. No per-seat fees.

Straightforward tiers based on controller count. Annual billing. Municipal vertical pricing available. All tiers include the full feature set.

Starter

$199/mo

billed annually · up to 5 controllers

Full 12-page dashboard

Email alerting

DHCP monitoring

1-year license

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