CREATING NETWORK MAPS
Editing Map Objects
The Edit menu provides all the tools you need to compose a
Adding a Map Object
The best approach to adding a map object is to first locate the target device using Discovery, drag the object onto your network map, and then enter the additional information using the Modify Object function. However, you may also add a new object based entirely on the textual description provided under the Add New Object dialog box.
1.Click on the Add New Object button (or press <Insert>).
2.Select an object type. Specific types are provided for SMC network devices. EZ Stack, TigerStack and TigerSwitch devices are SMC products. For all other network entities, select the appropriate generic device type as described below.
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IP Node |
| Any device connected via IP network protocol. |
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LAN Segment |
| A network backbone (i.e., |
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SNMP Node |
| Any network device that supports general SNMP/UDP/ |
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| IP or functions. |
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Submap |
| A “hot link” to a submap. |
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3. Fill in the dialog box with the object attributes described below.
Table 4-8 Map Add New Object Dialog Box
Attribute | Description | Example |
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Label | Enter up to 16 characters. This label appears below the device icon. | Mktg001, Bldg1020, |
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| Hub42.32 |
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Address | The network address of the device. Enter in IP or IPX address notation, | IP: 192.72.24.05 |
| depending on selected protocol type, where: | IPX: 000ACC01: |
| IP – Internet address and IPX – network number: node number. | |
| 000000000001 | |
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Community | The community string used to access the device. This text string must | public |
| match the community string stored in the device. (An incorrect |
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| community string will prevent access to the device.) |
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