VMware Edge Network Intelligence (ENI) has an ever-expanding feature set using floor maps for troubleshooting, maintenance, and proactive and reactive analytics.

To use floor maps there are a few prerequisites. Only custom groups of the “Floor” type can have maps applied. When you create a floor custom group you must chose a Parent building. Therefore, there must be both a defined building and floor custom group. Each building also must have a parent site. The hierarchical logic goes as follows: Site>Building>Floor.

Set Up Floor Maps

To set up and use floor maps, you must first create custom groups, add floor maps, and add APs to the floor maps. For steps, see: