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Creating Network Maps
3.) Select the From File radio button to change the icon to one that is associated with a different application or defined by a standard Windows icon file (with a .ico extension).
The icon(s) associated with the selected application file or defined by the icon file displays in the scrollable list box immediately below the file path text field. Click to highlight the icon of interest, or use the associated text field to type in the path and name of the icon you want to use. You can also click Browse and use the standard Browse window to search for and select a new icon file.
4.) In the Label text field, type in the descriptive text that will be displayed immediately below the icon in the map.
5.) Click OK to exit the Change Icon window and return to the Insert Object window.
5.To embed new data created via an external application into your map:
a.Click to select Create New.
b.Click OK. The external application will initialize, with a blank document window in which to enter new object data for embedding into the map.
c.Enter in the data as desired.
d.When you are finished entering the data, update the file to save the data and exit the application.
e.A new embedded object displays within a border on your map.
You cannot create a link to an object created from within your NetSight Element Manager
TIP map file (as in the process described above); this data will always be embedded. If you wish to create a linked object, you must first create the object using its native application, save it as an independent file, then use the process described below and in the following section to link the object. Note that you must select the link option when you first insert the object, as you cannot select it once the object has been placed.
6.To embed existing data that has previously been created via an external application into your map:
a.Click to select Create from File.
As shown in Figure
Customizing Your Map |