Map Page Settings

The Map Page Settings dialog box is a central place where you can set various options for map pages. You can go to Map > Map Page Settings from the Map Toolbar to set the map page options.

User Preferences

To access these settings, click your profile icon and select User Preferences from the dropdown menu.

In the User Preferences panel, you can configure how the map behaves during interaction. You can:

• Double-click behavior: Choose what happens when you double-click a device—for example, display device details. 

• Zoom control: Enable zooming with the mouse wheel only when the Ctrl key is pressed.

• Port layout optimization: Automatically adjust the position of ports when moving devices on the map.

• Default Runbook Template: Select a default runbook template to apply when creating new runbooks.

Map Page Settings Attributes

The Map Page Settings section includes the following configurable attributes:

Table 1 - Map Page Settings

Area	Content	Explanation
View Options for Data Unit	Data Unit	Includes device hostname, interface name, Device Note and the following: Device/Link Position — where device properties can be defined in data view templates. See Creating a Data View Template for details. Overflow Position — shown as under a device icon on a map. Other Draw Shapes — the shapes drawn on a map. See Map Stencil for more details.
	Display Ratio	Indicates the threshold of zoom controls for displaying a corresponding data unit on a map.
	Zoom Step	Indicates the zoom controls changed by each zoom-in or zoom-out action. See Browse Device Data on Map for more details.
	Hide media connected with two topology links only	Hide the media with only two topology links in total in the database, not the media with only two topology links drawn on the map.
Interactive & Backend Auto Link Settings	Default Auto Link: IPv4 L3 Topology IPv6 L3 Topology L2 Topology L3 VPN Tunnel Logical Topology L2 Overlay Topology	See Topology Type for details.
	Link Option Between Two Devices: Exclude Management Interface	Excludes management links from the map while using the auto-link function. Note: This option has a dependency on the execution of the built-in plugin Identify Management Interfaces through the basic system benchmark task.
	Extend Links A Random Link All Found Links	Defines how many links are automatically drawn between devices.
	Auto Link after Update Map Always auto-link all devices	Auto-link all devices after the map is updated
	Apply to Other Maps	Enables applying the auto link setting to existing maps/map pages
Device View on Expanded Style		One device type that is suitable for a Layer 2 topology. You can point to a port or click a link to view its detailed information.
Interface Highlight Mode	Highlight Link & Port	Highlight both links and ports.
	Only Highlight Link	Highlight link.
	Only Highlight Port	Highlight port.
Enable Tip Window of Switch Port	Enable Tip Window of Switch Port	Set to give tips for the switch port.
Hide the Author and Time in the Note	Hide the Author and Time in the Note	Set to make the Author and Time invisible in the Note.
Map Background Color	Map Background Color Set Color	Set the background color for a map.

Note: For some map page settings, you can check Set as Default to keep the current settings as the default settings.

Note: For some map page settings, you can apply the setting to other maps. Click Apply to Other Maps, then click one of the three map categories (Common Map, Device Group Map, Site Map) to select the maps to apply the setting.

See Also:

Auto Link