Contents

Welcome to WhatsConnected
Finding more information and updates
Sending feedback
Installing and Configuring WhatsConnected
System requirements
Installation overview
Activating WhatsConnected licenses
Discovering Networks
Getting started with WhatsConnected
About Layer 2 Network Discovery
Configuring Layer 2 Network Discovery
About Layer 2 Network Discovery scan types
About Layer 2 discovery settings
Configuring discovery settings
About discovery IP scopes
About Seed IP Scope
About Include IP Scope
About Exclude IP Scope
Configuring network protocols and credentials
The ICMP protocol
The SNMP protocol and credentials
SNMPv1 credentials
SNMPv2 credentials
SNMPv3 credentials
The SSH Protocol
The VmWare (VIM) protocol
Running a Layer 2 Network Discovery
Adding a device manually
Refreshing network connectivity
Using the WhatsConnected console
About the console
About Layer 2 Network Discovery Files
Managing Layer 2 Network Discovery Files
Creating a new discovery file
Opening a discovery file
Opening a recently used discovery file
Using Replace Devices
Using Merge Devices
Using Replace Maps
Using Merge Maps
Using Save
Using Save As
Viewing Network Data
About network data views
About data grid views
Column filtering
Edit Device Category
Show in Device Categories
Remove selected devices
Print and Print Preview
Save to a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file
Copying to clipboard
About Device Categories View
About Device Details tab view
About the Device Categories view right-click menu
About Device List View
About Device List columns
Using Device List filters
Viewing Device List details
About Topology Maps View
About Topology Tree View
Managing and customizing topology groups and maps
About adding individual or connected devices to a topology map
About removing devices from a topology map
Viewing device properties from a topology map
Viewing link or multi-linked properties from the topology map
Exporting network data
Exporting topology maps to Visio
Exporting topology maps to WhatsUp Gold
About Topology layout modes
About Radial Layout settings
About Hierarchy Layout settings
About Manual Layout settings
Layout Children
About Subnets View
Viewing Subnet device details
About the Links View
Using WhatsConnected Tools
About WhatsConnected Tools
Using Layer 2 Trace
Using IP/MAC Finder
About the Select button
About the Refresh Connectivity button
Using the Device Viewer
Configuring WhatsConnected
About WhatsConnected configuration settings
Configuring Applications Settings
Configuring Discovery Settings
Configuring Protocol Settings
Configuring Device Types
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