Filtering devices and dynamically updating the topology map

Use the Edit Map: Devices dialog Devices tab to select the topology map update mode (Dynamic or Manual) and filter the devices you want to display on the map.

How to get here:

From the main menu of the WhatsConnected console, select View > Topology Maps. The Topology Maps view appears.
Tip: You can also view topology maps from the WhatsConnected console shortcut menu. Click (Topology maps shortcut icon). The Topology Maps dialog appears.
Select the topology map, in the topology tree view, that you want to export.
Right-click in the topology map area. The right-click menu appears.
Click Layout / Display Settings. The Edit Map: Devices dialog appears.

To filter devices for the topology map:

On the Edit Map: Network Devices dialog Devices tab, select the Update Mode:
- Dynamic. Select this option to apply the map filters to the topology map each time a scheduled discovery runs. The scheduled map discoveries can also be automatically exported to WhatsUp Gold each time the discovery runs. For more information, see Automatically exporting scheduled map discoveries to WhatsUp Gold.
- Manual. Select this option to disable device filtering for maps. When the device filters are disabled, you can add devices to the map with the topology map right-click menu. For more information, see About adding individual or connected devices to a topology map.
Use the Map Devices and Connected Devices box to design a filter for the devices you want to include on the map. Click Edit next to each device filter to open the Edit Devices Filter dialog and make device filter selections. For more information, see Creating Device Filters. After the filter options are selected, they appear in the Map Devices and Connected Devices boxes.
If you want to shorten each device name on the map, select the Clip Device Names option. This option shortens (clips) the device's full domain names on the map. This helps display the map information in a less cluttered, easier to read view.