Viewing network maps

When navigating to the main Monitor > Network Maps page, the default map for the current user is displayed. To bring up a different map, click the All Maps button and select it from the list. Network maps can also be accessed by clicking on the map/group name in the mapping group management view.

The main map view includes the shortcuts/buttons to the following views and functions:

Mapping Groups	Opens the mapping group management view
Mapping Objects	Opens the mapping object management view
Add	Opens the new map/group tray
Refresh	Updates the map to reflect most recent collected data
Report Menu	Opens a tray from which any report applicable to the group can be run
Edit Map	Switch to map edit mode
Options	Configure the following global network map settings: - Refresh interval (in minutes) - Set connections to show rate or utilization - Use resolved hostnames instead of IP addresses as object labels

Exporter/device map objects can be clicked to inspect rate or utilization by interface (via the Explore > Exporters view). Child groups can also be clicked to drill into their maps.

To run a report, modify object properties (including location information), or create a connection from the object, right-click an exporter or group object at any time.

Note

• Full screen mode can be used to monitor network maps on larger displays. The zoom level can also be adjusted as needed using the corresponding buttons.

• To access data for all objects assigned to a network map, a user must also be granted access to all included devices and/or interfaces.

Map selection

The All Maps tray can be used to quickly switch between existing maps.

Clicking the reports (graph) icon opens the Available Reports tray, which allows the user to quickly pivot to any report applicable to the group. Hierarchical display for the map/group list can also be toggled on or off as needed.

Hint

If Map Hierarchy is enabled, expand a parent group to see all maps/groups added to it.

The View All Mapping Groups and View All Mapping Objects links can be used to navigate directly to the mapping group and mapping object management views.

Adding maps to dashboards

Network maps can be added to dashboards, where they can be viewed alongside other dashboard gadgets.

To learn more about dashboards and gadgets, see this section of the manual.

Map edit mode

Once a map/group has been created, it can be further reconfigured/customized by switching to map edit mode in the main network map view. This allows map objects in spatial maps to be freely repositioned.

The map editing toolbar provides access to the following functions:

• Configure map settings

• Inspect/edit object membership

• Auto-align objects

• Edit object layering (bring to front, send to back, etc.)

After making changes, click the save button to update the map/group. To exit edit mode and return to the main view, click the Edit Map button again.