A method for providing current performance and usage information and historical performance and usage information about a wireless local area network , hereinafter referred to as WLAN, and optionally about one or more of a plurality of devices (120, 125A-125N) coupled to the WLAN, to a device , the method comprising: receiving , at a computer system communicably coupled with the WLAN, input from the device to select the WLAN and, optionally, one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN, for which to report the current performance and usage information and the historical performance and usage information to the device; retrieving , at the computer system, the historical performance and usage information for the selected WLAN and, optionally, the one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN; retrieving , at the computer system, the current performance and usage information from the selected WLAN and, optionally, the one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN; and transmitting from the computer system for presentation in a graphical user interface on a display screen of the device, the current performance and usage information and the historical performance and usage information for the selected WLAN and, optionally, the one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN; wherein retrieving the historical performance and usage information and retrieving the current performance and usage information are performed based on a change of setting on the WLAN and/or one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN, the historical performance and usage information being performance and usage information prior to the change of setting, and the current performance and usage information being performance and usage information after the change of setting. receiving , at a computer system communicably coupled with the WLAN, input from the device to select the WLAN and, optionally, one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN, for which to report the current performance and usage information and the historical performance and usage information to the device; retrieving , at the computer system, the historical performance and usage information for the selected WLAN and, optionally, the one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN; retrieving , at the computer system, the current performance and usage information from the selected WLAN and, optionally, the one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN; and transmitting from the computer system for presentation in a graphical user interface on a display screen of the device, the current performance and usage information and the historical performance and usage information for the selected WLAN and, optionally, the one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN; wherein retrieving the historical performance and usage information and retrieving the current performance and usage information are performed based on a change of setting on the WLAN and/or one or more of the plurality of devices coupled to the WLAN, the historical performance and usage information being performance and usage information prior to the change of setting, and the current performance and usage information being performance and usage information after the change of setting. <EOS>