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Topology — Map

An auto‑drawn map of your network — how devices connect, from the internet down through your firewalls and switches to endpoints. Built from agent discovery, LLDP neighbors, and SNMP.

Populate the map​

  1. Go to Network → Topology → Map.
  2. Run discovery to find devices and links on a subnet (uses an agent on that network). Discovery jobs run and return devices/links; you can add a discovered device as managed, or dismiss it.
  3. Make sure your switches/routers have SNMP credentials so DashX can read neighbor (LLDP) and interface data — that's what turns a flat list into a real topology.

Read and arrange the map​

  • Nodes are managed (already in DashX) or discovered (found, not yet added). A synthetic Internet node roots the tree; dense groups of endpoints collapse into a cluster you can expand.
  • Drag nodes to lay the map out the way your network actually looks, then it's saved so it stays that way.
  • Alerts surface on the affected nodes so problems are visible in context.
tip

Get one agent onto each site/subnet and add SNMP creds to the core switches first — that gives you the backbone of the map, and endpoints fill in from there.