Distributed Wi-Fi network visualization and troubleshooting

A user device configured to visualize and troubleshoot a distributed Wi-Fi network, the user device comprising:

• network interfaces supporting Wi-Fi and another connection to the Internet;
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the network interfaces;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
• responsive to obtaining data from the distributed Wi-Fi network, provide a map of the distributed Wi-Fi network based on the obtained data, wherein the map comprises a first icon designating a gateway node that is connected to a modem/router, one or more second icons including at least one of a shape and illustration different than the first icon denoting a node type thereof, each designating one or more nodes that are indirectly connected to the modem/router via the gateway node, and connectors between the gateway node and the one or more nodes, wherein the gateway node and the one or more nodes are in a tree topology;
• provide a visualization in the map based on a current operational status of the distributed Wi-Fi network from the obtained data, wherein the visualization comprises one or more visual indicators of the current operational status, the one or more visual indicators comprise objects orbiting the first icon and/or the one or more second icons indicating clients, and a speed of an orbit of the objects indicates one of an activity or connection speed of the clients indicated by the objects;
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• provide notifications based on the current operational status.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to perform visualization and troubleshooting of a distributed Wi-Fi network, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform steps of:

• responsive to obtaining data from the distributed Wi-Fi network, providing a map of the distributed Wi-Fi network based on the obtained data, wherein the map comprises a first icon designating a gateway node, one or more second icons including at least one of a shape and illustration different than the first icon denoting a node type thereof, each designating one or more nodes, and connectors between the gateway node, wherein the gateway node and the one or more nodes are in a tree topology;
• providing a visualization in the map based on a current operational status of the distributed Wi-Fi network from the obtained data, wherein the visualization comprises one or more visual indicators of the current operational status, the one or more visual indicators comprise objects orbiting the first icon and/or the one or more second icons indicating clients, and a speed of an orbit of the objects indicates one of an activity or connection speed of the clients indicated by the objects;
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• providing notifications based on the current operational status.