The Map Settings Window

Left pane of the
Map Settings Window

Use the Map Settings window to specify colors for the map, to specify a background image, and to specify default thresholds and notifiers. Any changes you make are saved with the map, and do not affect any other maps.

To view the Map Settings Window:

1. Make sure the map is in Edit mode.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Map Settings... The Map Settings Window appears. In the left pane is a menu. In the right pane are the settings for the selected section of the menu.

Setting a Map's Colors

The Colors pane of the Map Settings Window

To view and edit the colors for the current map:

From the Appearance section of the Map Settings window, choose Colors... The current colors for the map appear.

InterMapper has a default color scheme that is controlled by the default map colors window. This color scheme applies to all new maps, and to those maps for which the Use server defaults box is checked.

For an explanation of each color you can change, see Colors you can change(Pg 1), which explains the meaning of each default color.

To use a set of colors different from the global color scheme:

1. Clear the Use server defaults box.
2. Click the color box for the first color you want to change. The Color Picker window appears.
3. Click to choose a color, then click OK. The new color appears in the color box you clicked.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each color you want to change.
5. Click OK.

To restore the current map to the default color settings:

1. Click to select the Use server defaults check box.
2. Click OK. The map uses the default colors. The colors you defined are still saved with the map.

Adding a Background Image

Background Image pane of the Map Settings Window 

You can define a background image for any map. The background image appears behind the map contents - the devices, icons, and links on the map.

You might use a background image containing a floor plan of an office, and move the items on the map to show the locations of each device in the office. You might use an image containing street map of a city or topographic map of a county or state.

For more information, see Background Images.

Setting a Map's Default Device Thresholds

The Device pane of the Map Settings Window 

InterMapper can provide warnings or alerts when interface errors, packet loss, or round-trip times get too high. You can set default thresholds for all of these metrics from the Map Settings window.

• Use Server Defaults - check this box to override the map settings and use the server default settings.
• Down Thresholds - Enter the number of lost packets required to generate a Down state.
• Other Thresholds - For each metric, in each column enter a value required to generate the a Warning, Alarm, or Critical state.

Setting a Map's Default Traffic Thresholds

The Traffic pane of the Map Settings Window

InterMapper provides indicators for network traffic. You can specify the levels at which the different indicators are shown on links.

For each available metric, enter the value required to display the specified traffic indicator:

• Some traffic - Choose Frames Per Second or Bytes Per Second and enter a value required to indicate some traffic.
• High traffic - Enter a value in frames-per-second required to indicate high traffic.
• Large frames - Enter a value in bytes-per-frame required to indicate large frames.
• Trouble - Enter a value in errors-per-minute required to indicate trouble.

Specifying a Map's Default Notifiers

The Default Notifiers pane of the Map Settings Window

Use the Map Settings window to specify the notifiers you want to attach to new devices in this map by default.

To specify the default notifiers for the current map:

• For each map state, select the check box for each notifier you want to attach to that state. For more information, see Working With Notifiers.

To edit the available notifiers:

• Click Edit Notifiers... The Notifier List pane of the Server Settings window appears, showing the available notifiers. For more information, see Working With Notifiers.

Specifying a Map's Default Data Retention Policy

If you are using InterMapper Database to collect device and network data, you can specify a default retention policy for a map. This setting overrides any default policy set in the Server Settings window.

Use the Map Settings window to specify the Retention Policy you want to use with new devices in this map. Data Retention Policies are defined from the Retention Policy pane(Pg 1) of the Server Settings window.

Settings your map's Retention Policies

Use the Retention Policy panel to choose the retention policy to be applied to new devices added to the map.

• Data Retention Policy - Choose a retention policy from the dropdown menu.

Setting your map's Layer 2 features

Use the Layer 2 Settings panel to turn on Layer 2 features for a map and to choose how Layer 2 connections should appear.

Notes:

• To use the Layer 2 features, you must enable Layer 2 collection in the Layer 2 Features pane of the Server Settings window.
• One option allows InterMapper to make changes to the map based on Layer 2 data. This can cause significant changes to your map. Help/Systems recommends that you back up the map before activating Layer 2 features.

• Enable Layer 2 features for this map - select this check box to turn on Layer 2 mapping for this map.
  
• Change Now - click this button to initiate the visual arrangement of connections on the map to reflect the most recent topology using Layer 2 data.
• Automatically change this map to show Layer 2 connections - select this box to allow InterMapper to edit the map automatically to show Layer 2 connections.
• Show interfaces when a connection is made - select this box to show Layer 2 interfaces when a connection is made.
• Hide interfaces that have nothing connected - select this box to limit the interfaces shown to those that have something connected to them.
• Hide propVirtual interfaces - select this box to hide interfaces whose ifType is propVirtual.