If an access point goes down, it causes the subscriber units to start flashing red, and it's very easy to see where the problem is and dispatch someone to resolve it. Wireless ISPs might prefer to place their network on a topographical map so they can see all the customer premises, access points, and towers. Using this map, you can see exactly where the printer is located and can quickly go to the lab and replace the toner cartridge. The pager goes off saying the printer in the journalism Mac lab has run out of toner. You hand your pager to your relief operator. Now imagine you're the person responsible for maintaining the printers on this network. Think of the number of buildings on the average university campus and the number of floors, and you can start to imagine how big a university network could be. Sometimes, you may find it useful to use a more graphical approach. Here are a few examples of physical views of networks. In this way, you can build up an accurate physical view of the network. If you know a particular device is connected to a specific port, you can click and drag that link to the port. For many applications, a physical view of the network is all that's needed. There are several approaches people have used to represent networks, each with its own advantages. Now, let's take a look at background images. These are some icons supplied by a wireless device manufacturer and were user-uploaded. Some of these, such as this small circle, can be quite useful in busy maps. These icons are from the original Intermapper. Let's take a look at some of the other icons. Now you can see the icon has been assigned to the devices selected. They are grouped into different categories. You can select multiple icons, even all icons, if you wish. With the map editable, select a device icon you want to assign a new icon to. Let's take a look at how you assign icons to devices. Now here's the same map, but with different icons. Here's an example of an Intermapper map of a network.
#INTERMAPPER REMOTE ACCESS ICONS HOW TO#
Learn how to use icons and background images to enhance the usability of your maps.Ĭustomize your maps with icons and background images.
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