User's Manual

42 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
Main Features This section outlines the main features in 3Com Network Director, with
references to the relevant chapters where each feature is described in
more detail.
Main Window The map and tree within the Main Window provide the main interface for
viewing and managing your network. You can choose to view your
network in several different ways, show the current health of monitored
devices and links within your network and act as a launching point for
many of the tools available within 3Com Network Director. The Main
Window also contains the main menu, toolbar and status bar of 3Com
Network Director.
For more information, see “
Main Window” on page 61.
Network Discovery The Network Discovery process allows 3Com Network Director to
discover, topologise and map all devices in your network. Using the
Network Discovery wizard, you can specify exactly which parts of your
network you want to discover, which types of device you want to discover
and provide fine control over how 3Com Network Director discovers your
local and remote subnets. You can also set up a schedule to allow regular
updates to your network map.
For more information, see “
Discovering the Network” on page 91.
Network Monitoring 3Com Network Director can actively or passively monitor your network
for abnormal conditions which may indicate problems and will alert you
when a problem is detected. 3Com Network Director also provides you
with constantly updated, detailed graphs of all network activity to help
you visualize how your network is performing.
You can also provide control over exactly how 3Com Network Director
monitors your network and over what conditions should cause an event
to be logged.
For more information, see “
Monitoring the Network” on page 273.