SETTINGS > GOOGLE MAPS

Get API Key

The operation is explained to the right of each option.

YOU WILL NEED MULTIPLE API KEYS!

An API key is needed for each IP address and host name that will be used to browse to the Scrutinizer server.

NOTE: You will need to include the port when getting keys if port 80 isn't the default e.g. 66.186.184.198:8181. Make sure you include the ":8181" when generating keys.

Existing IP Custom Reports:

Select an existing report to edit or select "New" to create a new report.

Click on this button:

The following popup window will appear:

Check off that you have read the agreement, enter the IP address you have Scrutinizer running on and click the "Generate API Key button":

The window below will appear. Highlight and copy the long key:

Paste the key copied above in this location. Make sure you remove trailing spaces:

Map View

Once the API key has been applied as outlined above, the google icon in the upper right hand corner of the web browser can be clicked:

The Google Map will be blank. Click on the "Manage Devices" icon:

Click on "Lookup GPS" for each device to be placed on the Google Map and follow these steps:

Put in the physical street address of the device and click on "Lookup GPS:

Select the device from the drop down box to associate the GPS coordinates with a specific piece of equipment:

Repeat the above steps to assign GPS coordinates to multiple devices.

Refresh the Manage NetFlows page to see all of the GPS coordinates show up:

Click on the Google Map icon in the upper right hand corner of the web browser and the devices should now appear on the Google Map:

Click on the device once to bring up the following window:

The follow are some details on the above window:

• Click on this icon to bring up SNMP interface details on the device and/or to update them.
• Click on this icon to telnet to the device.
• Example: Launch Orion from Solarwinds(TM) for this device.
• Example: Launch WhatsUp Pro from Ipswitch(TM) for this device.
• Click on this to create 3rd Party links to favorite applications that are also used to monitor/manage these devices. This feature allows for cross integration between 3rd party and often complementary tools such as WhatsUp Pro, Orion, InterMapper, CiscoWorks and many others.

NOTE: This pop up window only lists the 3 busiest interfaces on this device.

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