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When the network is created, the network view will be displayed as shown in the screen-shot given below. This view is the default view with the network devices displayed on the right-side network area and the device library listed on the left-side tree. Choose the View menu option to change the network view and View -> Tree view option to change the tree view.
The top panel of the network area displays the following information about the Network:
Name of the Network : The name of the network selected in the network tree is displayed here.
Number of devices displayed in a frame : You can customize the number of devices displayed in a frame, by selecting the required number from the list. For example, if you have 100 devices and you select 40 from the list, the 1st frame will display the first 40 devices, the 2nd frame will display the next 40 devices, the 3rd frame will display the next 20 devices. The default number of devices displayed in a frame is 25.
Toggle buttons : To toggle through the frames, you can use the toggle buttons.
Frame Number : The frame number displays the number of the frame currently displayed. When you select a device from the device tree, the frame number to which the device belongs, is displayed.
Selecting the View -> List view option, will display the network device information in the form of a llist as shown in the screen-shot given below. The name of the network devices, its ip address, port number of each protocol supported by the device and the read and write community will be displayed.
Selecting the menu option View -> Topology view, will display the topology panel with the router devices in the network, displayed on the left-side tree and the connection between the routers, displayed on the right. The Topology editor enables you to establish inter-connections across routers, switches and other network devices and visualize the topological relationship between the devices. To learn more, refer Topology Editor.
To view the device and network information refer to the topic, Viewing Device and Network info.
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