HP Network Direr Software Products manual Discovery Type Step, Specify Subnets Step

38CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED

■Open an existing map

■Open the last map you were using

Creating a New To create a new map, select Create a new network map and click OK to Network Map launch the Network Discovery wizard. Follow the steps in the wizard to

initiate discovery of your network as follows:

Discovery Type Step

You can choose whether you want to:

■Discover your local IP subnet

■All subnets connected to your default router

■Discover one or more specific routers

Specify Subnets Step

If you have chosen to discover specific subnets, enter their details here.

Monitor Core Devices and Links Step

You can choose whether you want 3Com Network Director to monitor the status of your network after it has been discovered. If you select No, you can enable monitoring at any time after discovery is complete.

Community Strings Step

You can enter any non-default SNMP community strings used by your network devices. 3Com Network Director needs to read SNMP information from your network devices in order to successfully create your network map. 3Com Network Director also needs to write to some devices in order to determine network topology accurately.

NBX Voice Network Step

Select Yes, if you have a 3Com NBX voice solution on your network.

NBX Call Processors Step

Enter the details for any NBX Call Processors on your network. 3Com Network Director needs to read HTML information from your NBX Call Processors in order to accurately discover and represent telephony equipment on your network.