Map view features

    Selecting sensor values for a Map View's devices Use the Map Label Settings display to select an identifier to display for all devices and sensors in a Map View, and to select a sensor value to display on all devices on the map that report the sensor. Use the Custom Label Settings display to select a custom identifier or sensor value to be displayed for a specific device in a map. Selecting Map Label Settings for all devices in a map You can select an identifier and a sensor value for all devices to display in a Map View, however, only devices that report that sensor will show its value. Select the right-click option, or the icon at the top of the Map View. Select the option. Check-mark the Show Identifier option, and select an identifier from the list. Make sure the Show Value option is check-marked. Select the sensor you want to use from the available sensor list. Selecting Custom Label Settings for a selected device or set of devices You can select a device or set of devices in a Map View, and select an identifier to display instead of the identifier set in the display. You must select one device at a time to also define a custom value to display for a specific sensor. Select the device or set of devices in the Map View. Select the right-click option, or the icon at the top of the Map View. Check-mark the Show Identifier option, and select the identifier you want the device or set of devices to display. When one device is selected, define the sensor value you want the device to display, by choosing one of the following options: Select Display the value set in Map Settings if you want the selected device to use the settings defined in the Map Settings display. Select Choose a specific sensor value, and select the sensor you want to use from the available sensor list, if you want the selected device to use a custom setting.  

This view presents devices as icons on a customizable graphic background. The Map View for the Unassigned device group cannot be customized. You can create a unique Map View for each group in the Device Group view that represents monitored devices and makes visual sense according to your needs. By default, the device icons are positioned in a row layout on a tiled background, and identified by a label positioned below the icons. Customize the background, and the size and shape of the icons, reposition the icons, define where the icon labels that identify the devices are positioned, or disable those labels. Hover over an icon to view information about the device's sensors. You can also show the current value of a sensor at one or more of the device icons. Use the Find Devices, Groups, or Sensors in Map icon, or right-click option, to search and select device groups and sensors by label, or devices by IP address, location, hostname, model name or device label. Boolean operators are not supported. You can search and select device groups, devices, or sensors regardless of whether the identifier is shown on the map. For more information about identifiers and other icon settings, see Map Settings. Select a device icon, or icons, to filter the Active Alarms view to show only the alarms for selected devices. When a NetBotz Appliance is selected, the Active Alarms view will display its alarms, including all alarms associated with the devices it monitors. Some right-click options are not directly related to managing the Map View: The Delete Devices option is disabled for a device that has a NetBotz Appliance as its parent device. You enable the Launch Advanced View option in File > Client Preferences > Advanced View Settings. The Request Device Scan option is unavailable for NetBotz Appliances, and devices that have a NetBotz Appliance as their parent device. The Rack Access Control option is available only when a Rack Access Pod 170 is connected to the selected NetBotz Appliance.

Define and customize how the background and icons will look in a Map View for a device group. You can browse to and select a graphic to use as a custom background, or select No background. Grid Background, a blank-tiled background, is the default. You can select small or large icons. Drag left to right to to change the width of the icons, and up and down to change the height. Choose the orientation for the identifier you selected in Map Label Settings or Custom Label Settings, if any. Horizontal shows the identifier below the icon, horizontally, and Vertical shows the identifier to the right of the icon, vertically. Icon preview shows the affect of applied Sizing and Identifier definition on how icons will appear in a Map View. Sensor values are always shown below the icon, horizontally, and are not shown in the Icon Preview. Map label settings Define the identifier and sensor value labels to display for all devices and sensors on a map. Sensor values can be displayed for the devices managed by a NetBotz Appliance, but not for the NetBotz Appliance itself. Note: Only the devices that report the sensor will show the sensor value. All the sensors for every device in the selected device group's Map View are listed. There may be more than one sensor of a given type, as different devices report different sensors. For example, the main input voltage sensor reported by a Smart-UPS is different than the main input voltage phase 1 sensor reported by a Symmetra PX. Thus, if you select main input voltage as the sensor, only devices that have that exact sensor will report the value. Devices that report the selected sensor will update with the sensor value except for the following: Devices that do not report the sensor value. Devices that have a different sensor defined in the Custom Label Settings display. You can also use the Custom Label Settings display to select a new sensor value label for one device on a map without affecting the sensor value labels at any other devices.

To customize how the device icons are displayed in a selected device group's Map View: Access the Map Settings display by selecting the right-click option, or clicking the icon. Do any of the following: Note: The Icon Preview shows how your changes will affect the icons. Select whether you want to use Small or Large Icons. Use the Width and Height options to change the shape of the icon, if desired. When identifiers are enabled, select whether you want them displayed horizontally at the bottom of the icons (Horizontal), or vertically along the right side of the icons (Vertical). Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the Map Views of any other device groups.

Define a custom identifier to display for the selected device or set of devices in a map. You must select one device at a time to also define a specific sensor value to display instead of the sensor value you set in Map Settings. Sensor values can be displayed for the devices managed by a NetBotz Appliance, but not for the NetBotz Appliance itself. Check Show Identifier to select the identifier to show for the selected device or set of devices. Display the value set in Map Settings to make sure no changes are made to the sensor value label settings you set in the Map Settings option for the selected device. Choose a specific sensor value to show for the selected device. You cannot configure the sensor value when multiple devices are selected.  

To create a custom background for a selected device group's Map View: Click the Map Settings icon or select the right-click option. Select Custom Background. Click Select Image, and use the "Open" display to browse to, and open, the .jpg, .png, .bmp, or .gif file you want to use for the background. You can click Save to save a copy of the selected graphic on your client.  

In addition to standard minimize, maximize, zoom, and undo/redo icons, five icons are available to perform specific Map View functions. Note: Right-click options are available to perform the same functions as the five button icons. Icon Description 92307535_360039287273.png Use this Edit Map/Exit Edit Map icon to reposition devices within the map, and save the new positions. 92307536_360039287273.png Use this Find Devices, Groups, or Sensors in Map icon to search and select device groups and sensors by label, or devices by IP address, location, hostname, model name or device label. Note: Boolean operators are not supported. 92307537_360039287273.png Use this icon to define the background, as well as how icons are displayed. 92307546_360039287273.png Use this Auto-Arrange icon to reset the device icons back to their default positions. 92307539_360039287273.png Use this icon to select the identifier and sensor values to be displayed for the Map View devices.

Select the device groups, devices, and sensors to add to a map. You select Edit Map, then select Add to Map from the right-click menu in a map. You use three tabs, Sensors, Devices, and Device Groups, to select the sensors, devices, or device groups you want to add to the map. You can use the Search field to filter the list on each tab based on the text you type. Only the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT are supported. You can select the Configure Columns icon on the Sensors and Devices tabs to identify the columns that appear in the display. You can click the column headers to sort the list in ascending or descending order. The Unassigned group is automatically added to the map for the All Devices group. Any device group you create, and any device you add to a device group, is automatically added to the map for the selected device group. Sensors must be added to a map manually. When all the device groups, devices, or sensors available for the selection are already added to the map, the list on the Sensors, Devices, or Device Group tabs is empty. When a device group, device, or sensor has not been added to the map, or has been removed from the map, it is listed on the appropriate tab, and can be added to the map later.