The system provides various ways to create a map according to different needs in different situations. The chapter lists all the ways to create a map and you can select based on your needs.

▪Create a Map from Scratch

▪Additional Ways to Create a Map

▪Enrich Your Map

Create a Map from Scratch

1.Click the icon on the taskbar and then select New Map to create a blank map page.

Tip: You can also create a new map file in your Desktop, or map devices from search results.

2.To add devices to the map, you can click Site on the taskbar or select Device Group from the start menu .

3.Select the target devices by pressing the Ctrl or Shift key on your keyboard, and then drag them to the map. The devices that have neighbor relationships in IPv4 L3 topology are automatically connected by default.

4.Click the icon at the upper-right corner of a device icon to extend neighbors for the device on the map. See Extending Neighbors for details.

5.Save the Map.

Additional Ways to Create a Map

▪Mapping Devices from a Site or Device Group

▪Mapping Devices from Search Result

▪Mapping a Path

▪Opening an Overview Map

▪Opening a Site Map

▪Opening a Device Group Map

▪Mapping a Traceroute Result

Enriching Your Maps

▪Extending Neighbors

▪Auto Link

▪Auto Layout

▪Design Reader

▪Map Page

▪Map Note

▪Map Style

▪Map Stencil

▪Browsing Device Data on Map

▪Highlighting a Map

Tip: To enrich your map with more device data, you can Apply Data Views to a Map, or Run an Instant Qapp.