Feature
Wireless LAN Management
Document every SSID you operate, group wireless LANs by site or purpose, and model point-to-point wireless links. Wireless records live in the same inventory as your VLANs, subnets, and devices.
SSID Inventory
Every wireless network on the record.
SSID records
Give every wireless LAN a name and an SSID, so the networks you broadcast live in an inventory rather than only in a controller.
Notes in context
Each record carries an optional description, so the purpose of a network is written down next to its name instead of living in someone's memory.
Unique SSIDs
An SSID is unique within its group, so you cannot accidentally document two different networks under the same broadcast name.
Wireless
SSIDs & groups
CORPORATE WIFIcorporate-wifi
ACME-Corp
Employee access
ACME-Corp-5G
Employee access
GUEST WIFIguest-wifi
ACME-Guest
Visitor access
IOT WIFIiot-wifi
ACME-IoT
Cameras and sensors
4 SSIDs · 3 groups
Wireless LAN Groups
Organize SSIDs the way your sites work.
Groups and subgroups
Nest wireless LAN groups under a parent, so corporate, guest, and IoT networks stay organized from site to site.
A stable slug for every group
Each group carries a slug, which keeps names readable and consistent across an organization and across sites.
Consistent across sites
Keep the same SSID names and group purposes everywhere, even when VLAN IDs differ by location.
Segmentation
VRFs & VLANs
VRFS
Prod-VRF
Mgmt-VRF
VLANS
100
ActiveWeb Tier
200
ActiveDB Tier
400
ActiveManagement
Connected Context
Wireless and wired, one source of truth.
Beside VLANs and subnets
Wireless LANs sit in the same inventory as your VLANs, subnets, and devices instead of in a wireless only silo.
Searchable and auditable
Every SSID and group is searchable, and each change lands in an immutable, field level changelog.
API and MCP access
Read and write wireless LANs and groups over the REST API or through the MCP server, the same as every other resource.
Global Search
Switch-CORE1↵
status:activetag:productionsite:Singapore DC
DEVICES
Switch-CORE1Switch · U1 · Active
Server-PP4Server · U3 · Active
Server-SRV3-2Server · U7 · Active
SUBNETS
10.0.1.0/24Web Tier · 63% used
RACKS
R04Singapore DC · 50% used
Point-to-Point Links
Bridge buildings, not just SSIDs.
Wireless links
Model a point-to-point link between two wireless interfaces, the wireless equivalent of a cable, so backhauls and building to building bridges are documented like everything else.
Link details
Capture status, distance with a unit, and optional SSID and authentication settings for each link.
On the topology
Wireless links appear as their own edges on the topology diagram, so a site reads the same whether its segments are wired or wireless.
Wireless
SSIDs & groups
CORPORATE WIFIcorporate-wifi
ACME-Corp
Employee access
ACME-Corp-5G
Employee access
GUEST WIFIguest-wifi
ACME-Guest
Visitor access
IOT WIFIiot-wifi
ACME-IoT
Cameras and sensors
4 SSIDs · 3 groups
How it compares
Here is how Obelinf stacks up against the usual alternatives.
| Feature | Spreadsheets | NetBox | Device42 | ObelinfOur pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireless LAN (SSID) records | Partial | Yes | Yes | Built-in |
| Wireless LAN groups | No | Yes | Yes | Built-in |
| Point-to-point wireless links | Partial | Yes | Partial | Built-in |
| Nested group hierarchy | No | Flat | Partial | Built-in |
| Wired and wireless in one model | Partial | Yes | Yes | Built-in |
| Search | No | Yes | Yes | Search + palette |
| API access | No | REST API | REST API | REST API + MCP |
| Audit trail | None | Change log | Yes | Immutable, field-level |
| Setup time | Instant, then stale | Hours to days | Weeks | Minutes |
| Cost | Free (your time) | Free, self-hosted | Enterprise pricing | Free, Enterprise custom |