Table 5: Topology map appearance changes
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Move multiple nodes as a group
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1. Click and draw a box around the nodes to select them.
2. Click one node and drag it to move the selected nodes as a group.
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Change the font size, change the line width, or rotate the graph
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1. In the Mode field of the toolbar, click Switch to Layout Mode.
2. Use the buttons in the top, left-hand corner to change the font size, change the line width, or rotate the graph.
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Enable or disable auto layout.
NOTE: Auto layout automatically redraws the topology map every time the topology is refreshed, or a node is added or deleted.
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1. In the Mode field of the toolbar, click Switch to Layout Mode.
2. At the top, left-hand corner, click the Topology Auto Layout button.
When auto layout is enabled, a confirmation is displayed: Auto Layout Running. To disable the feature, click the same Topology Auto Layout button.
Tip: To prevent a node or nodes from moving when auto layout redraws the topology map, lock them. Select the node or nodes that you want to lock, right click, and then click Lock Node(s).
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Restore the default appearance settings
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1. In the Mode field of the toolbar, click Switch to Layout Mode.
2. At the top, left-hand corner, click the Reset Defaults and Layout button.
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Change how nodes are labeled
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Right click any node in the map. A menu is displayed. On the menu:
l To view device names (not IP addresses), click Show Name.
l To view IP addresses, click Show IP Addresses.
l To hide all device labels, click Hide Labels.
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See only a specific part of the network
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1. Click a node in the part of the network that you want to see.
2. In the Hops field of the toolbar, enter the number of hops that you want to see from the selected node. For example, enter 2, to see routers that two hops from the node you select.
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