User's Manual

4
DISCOVERING THE NETWORK
Overview This chapter describes how 3Com Network Director discovers information
about your network.
Before you can use 3Com Network Director to manage your network you
must instruct it to perform a network discovery. This chapter explains the
discovery process, and how to tailor it to work best on your network. It
also describes any problems you may encounter with the discovery
process and the steps you can take to overcome them.
This chapter covers the following topics:
■ Key Concepts
■ Components
■ Components
■ Examples
■ Useful Information and References
■ Discovery Report Errors and Warnings