Interfaces Window

InterMapper can show the interfaces of a particular router or switch. This is convenient for viewing the specifics of those interfaces (for example, the ifAlias or Name assigned to each individual port) or for viewing the status of the port.

To view the Interfaces window:

  1. Right-click the router or switch for which you want to view the Interfaces Window.
  2. From the context menu, choose Interfaces Window.

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Note: You may open as many interfaces windows as you like. Each window is updated at the device's poll interval.

The Interfaces Window

The Interfaces window displays one row for each port/interface on the device. It shows the following information in columns:

Hiding and Deleting Interfaces

You can hide interfaces, or you can delete them.

To hide an interface:

To delete an interface:

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Hiding vs. Deleting an Interface

Use the following information to help you decide whether you want to hide or delete an interface:

Acknowledging Down Interfaces

You can acknowledge one or more down interfaces from the Interfaces window.

To acknowledge down interfaces:

  1. In the Interfaces window, select the rows for the interfaces you want to acknowledge.
  2. Right-click one of the selected interfaces and choose Acknowledge... The Acknowledge window appears.
  3. Create an acknowledgement as described in Acknowledging Device Problems.

Copying Data from the Interfaces Window

You can copy data from the Interfaces window for use in spreadsheet or other application.

To copy data from the Interfaces window:

  1. Select the rows you want to copy. Shift-click to select contiguous rows, Ctrl-click to select non-contiguous rows.
  2. Press Ctrl/Cmd-C. The selected rows are copied to the clipboard in tab-delimited format.

Setting the Data Retention Policy for an Interface

You can set the retention policy for an interface from the Interfaces window.

To set the retention policy for a particular interface:

  1. Right-click the interface and choose Set Data Retention from the context menu.
    The Set Retention Policy window appears.
  2. Choose a retention policy from the Data Retention Policy dropdown menu. Data is collected as specified by the selected policy.

Setting the Link Speed

With the map editable, use the Set Link Speed window to set the TX Speed and RX Speed for a particular interface. There are two ways to open the Set Link Speed window:

The following units are permitted:

These are all valid values:

Note: The RX Speed box is disabled when Type of interface is set to Baseband.