On the EDIT VIEW page (Operations > User > Views > Create Views > Draw Network Views)., you can edit a View, add new devices, view IP address, host name of the selected device, search for devices, and perform other tasks to modify a View.
On the EDIT VIEW page, right-click on the Drawing Board area and a list of options are displayed using which you can perform the following tasks:
Display/ Hide the IP addresses. Right-click on the network diagram and select Show IP Address. To hide the IP addresses on the network diagram, right-click on the network diagram and select Hide IP Address.
Figure: Show IP Address
Display/ Hide the host names. Right-click on the network diagram and select Show Host Name. To hide the host names on the network diagram, right-click the network diagram and select Hide Host Name.
Figure: Show Host Name
- Search for any device on the network diagram using Search Device option.
- Pin/ Unpin devices. If you Pin a device, the device is fixed to that position and you cannot change the position by dragging. If you Un-pin a device, the device can be moved from its fixed position to a new position. The option to unpin a device is available only if a device is pinned.
- Delete any node from the network diagram using the Delete Node.
- Add Connectors between the source device and the destination device using the Add Connectors option. After you click the Add Connectors option, an outline is displayed around the device, place the mouse pointer on the device and drag it to the destination device. The Connector is added between the source device and the destination device. You can edit, move, or delete the Connectors using the Edit Connector, Move Connector, and Delete Connector options.
- Points help you to position the Links/Connectors between the devices in an angular position to provide better look and feel to a Network Diagram. Add, remove, show, and hide Points using the Add Point, Remove Point, Hide Points, and Show Points options.
- Jumpers provide clear picture about the Connectors, especially, when the Connectors are complex in a Network Diagram. Add or remove the Jumpers using the Add Jumper and Remove Jumper options.
- Send the devices behind the Drawing Board or on the Drawing Board for the overlapped devices using the Send to Back and Send to Front options.
- View the Interface information of the Network Device using the Show Interface Information option.
- View the device history using the Show Device History option.
- View/ hide the grid using the Show Grid/ Hide Grid options.
Re size the window by specifying the width and height using the Re size Window option.
Figure: Re size
- Add devices using the Add Device option. For more information about the fields on the Add Network Device Details pop-up, see Edit Network Device Details.
- Add Servers using the Add Server option. For more information about the fields on the Add Server Details pop-up, see Adding/ Modifying Servers.
- Add Printers using the Add Printer option. For more information about the fields on the Add Printer Details pop-up, see Adding/ Modifying Printers.
Add or edit labels using the Add Label and Edit Label options.
Figure: Add Label
Field Description
The following table describes the fields on the Add Label pop-up:
Fields
Description
Label
Specify the label name.
Font
Select the font for the label.
Size
Select the size of the label.
Color
Select the color of the font.
Background Color
Select the background color.
- Change the background color of the Drawing Board using the Background Color option.
Figure: Edit Background Color
- Move the position of the devices along with the links, using mouse pointer hold and select one or more device and move it to a new position.
- Move the position of complete Network Diagram using the Select All option and moving to a new position. Select Deselect All option to deselect the devices.
- Select multiple devices using the Control (Ctrl) key and delete or edit multiple nodes using the Delete Multiple Node and Edit Multiple Node options.
- Print the Network Diagram displayed on the Drawing Board using the Print Network Diagram option.
References
To create Views using the Drawing Board, see Creating Views from Drawing Board.