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Creating a connection

Bandwidth utilization can be shown by creating a connection between two entities on the map. At least one of the entities must be a Network Monitor object. The other can be another Network Monitor object, a network, or a gateway. A connection is then linked to a specific Bandwidth utilization monitor in Network Monitor. There are two different methods of creating a connection.

Creating a single connection

Select two entities on the map. One must be a Network Monitor object. Then right-click in the map window and select Create connection from the Modify selection popup window. The connection is created and displayed as a line between the two entities. The properties window displays the properties of the connection.

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The connection properties window

To link the connection to a monitor in Network Monitor, first select the object, then the monitor to link the connection to. Click the OK button to confirm your selection.

Optionally create a connection without linking the connection to a Bandwidth utilization monitor in Network Monitor. In this case, the connection is shown as a line between the entities on the map when viewed on the dashboard, without any visual information about the current bandwidth utilization.

Creating multiple connections

Optionally create several connections at once. First select the desired entities on the map, then right-click and choose the Create multiple connections from the Modify selection popup window.

Creating multiple connections

Select the entity to create multiple connections to. A new connection for all the selected entities is created, with the selected entity as the endpoint of the connection.