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Creating a Network Map
The network map is a graphical representation of the devices in
a network. The following shows a typical network map.
Network devices can be workstations, hosts, servers, routers,
bridges, hubs, LAN boxes, printers, subnetworks ("subnets"), containers, or custom host types.WhatsUp Gold provides several methods and tools to create a network map and add devices to it:
- Use Discover and Map network devices to create a map from information on your computer or on your network. WhatsUp Gold can create a map by using a variety of information sources. A wizard steps you through the process and lets you select the "discover" method.
- Use SmartScan - locates devices by reading SNMP information on your network. This is the best way to discover and map a hierarchical network because it creates subnetwork maps and links them to the parent map.
- Use Discover your network using ICMP to automatically detect and list the devices within a specified range of IP addresses. The Scan IP can also scan each device for services (such as FTP or HTTP).
- Use Discover devices from your 'Network Neighborhood' to scan a Windows network (to which your computer is connected) and create a map of the devices it finds.
- Use Import devices from a hosts file and WhatsUp Gold creates an icon for each device found in a host file.
- Use the Traceroute tool to Map the route from your local system to a remote device.
- Use File->New Map Wizard to create a blank map, and then use Edit Mode to create devices in the map.
In all cases, after creating the map, you can organize the device icons to best represent your network by using Edit Mode. Edit Mode lets you draw connecting lines between device icons and add rectangles, circles, images, and text. You can use these annotation objects to group device icons and provide visual cues for identifying the different parts of your network.
You can use any combination of WhatsUp Gold methods and tools to create a network map. Each of these methods and tools is described in the following sections.
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