Create a Map

The NetBrain system provides various ways to create a map according to different needs in different situations. The section lists all the ways to create a map.

• Create a Map From Scratch
• Additional Ways to Create a Map
• Create a Map

Create a Map from Scratch

The basic operation to create a map is to create an empty map page from scratch (see Create a Map From Scratch for more information), and then you can draw devices, Extend Neighbors and draw links (Auto Link) on the map. After the map is created, you can improve your map as needed.

Apart from the common way of creating a map in the Map application, a map can be created while you are operating on other functions across the system.

• Map Devices from a Site or Device Group
• Map Devices from Search Results
• Map a Path
• Open an Overview Map
• Open a Site Map
• Open a Device Group Map
• Map a Traceroute Result

Improve Your Map

The system offers various ways of customizing a map, such as setting the style of a map, highlighting a map. You can enrich a map with the functions and tools listed below:

• Auto Layout
• Map Note
• Map Style
• Design Reader
• Map Stencil
• Browse Device Data on Map
• Highlight a Map

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