About adding individual or connected devices to a topology map

WhatsConnected allows you to customize topology maps by adding devices to the topology map.

There are two methods by which to add devices to a topology map:

• Adding an individual device to a topology map.
• Adding a connected device to a topology map.

The following steps describe how to accomplish both methods.

To add device(s) to a topology map:

1. 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.

2. Select a topology map you want to modify in the topology tree view.
3. Right-click in the topology map area. The right-click menu appears.
4. Select Add Devices. The Select Devices dialog appears.
5. Select the devices from the list that you want to add to the topology map. You can:
   • Double-click a device to select it and return to the previous dialog.
   • Press Ctrl and click to select multiple non-contiguous devices in the list.
   • Press Shift and click to select multiple contiguous devices in the list.
6. Click OK. The selected devices are placed on the topology map. The layout settings (for example, radial or hierarchy) determine how the new devices are displayed in the topology map. To learn more about topology layout modes, please see About Topology layout modes.

Note: The topology map shows the relationships between devices on the map based on their Layer 2 connectivity—if two devices are physically connected, the topology view illustrates their connection.

To add connected devices to a topology map:

1. 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.

2. Right-click on a device in a topology map. The right-click menu appears.
3. Select Add Connected. The following options are displayed.
   • Network Devices[x/y]. Add all connected network devices to the topology map.
   • Servers[x/y]. Add all connected servers to the topology map.
   • Workstations[x/y]. Add all connected workstations to the topology map.
   • Printers[x/y]. Add all connected printers to the topology map.
   • All Devices[x/y]. Add all connected devices to the topology map.
   • Virtual Machines [x/y]. Add all virtual machines to the topology map.

   Note: [x/y] represents the following:
   y = the number of devices of that type connected to the device you have selected.
   x = the number of connected devices that are already on the topology map.

   • Select. Use the Select Devices dialog to individually select which connected devices are added to the topology map.
4. By clicking on any of the displayed options, the topology map is updated with the selected devices.