Configuring Workspace (User View)

This section describes the process of configuring Net Inspector workspace. Workspace is a conceptual environment that allows you to model the monitored network according to your preferences. It lets you group devices in maps and structure such maps in a hierarchical manner within user views, e.g., to depict a logical topology of the managed network.

A user view contains one ore more maps and devices on maps. User views differ in respect to what devices they contain and how devices are grouped and hierarchically structured. A user view can contain either all devices registered with Net Inspector (e.g., an administrator user view), or any subgroup of devices (e.g., user views assigned to users with limited access rights). One can create different user views for different users. See also section About Users, Access Rights and User Views. For instructions on how to create a new user view and assign it to users, see the section Configuring User Views.

 

All procedures described in this topic and subtopics require using the Map View frame in Configuration Mode.

 

Map View in Configuration Mode

In order to configure the workspace, i.e., add maps to a user view, add devices to maps, add graphic objects and text to maps, edit or reposition objects on the maps, remove objects from maps, etc., you need to switch the Map View frame in the Devices page into Configuration Mode, as described in this section.

 

Note: Only users with administrator access rights are permitted to use the Map View in Configuration Mode..

 

  1. From the User view drop-down list in the upper-right section of the Net Inspector header, select the user view you wish to edit (see the figure below).

Figure: Selecting the user view

 

 

 

  1. Click the Devices tab in Net Inspector header to display the Devices page (as shown below).

Figure: Selecting the Devices tab

 

 

  1. In the upper-right section of the Devices frame, click the Configure button (as shown in the figure below) to enter the Configuration Mode.

Figure: Switching into map Configuration Mode

 

  1. The Devices page with the Map View frame in Configuration Mode appears, as shown in the image below.

Figure: Map View frame in Configuration Mode

 

  1. The Map View frame in Configuration Mode has several sections not available in Normal mode, as follows:

  1. You can use the Map View in Configuration Mode to perform typical workspace configuration tasks, as follows:

  1. When you have completed configuring the workspace, click the Configure toggle button () in the upper-right section of the Devices frame to exit the Configuration Mode.

 

 

Subtopics:

Adding Submaps

Adding Devices to Submaps from Device Panel

Connecting Devices

Adding Graphic Objects, Images and Text to Maps

 

See Also:

Adding Devices to Net Inspector