The NEM Network Browser dialog is the operational part of FOXMAN‑UN. It presents the managed network or parts thereof in a graphical way. Each such view is called a Map.

Maps contain Network Elements and Foreign Objects which are shown as Symbols, their color being dynamically modified to show the highest severity of the currently active alarms. Unacknowledged alarms are indicated by a blinking symbol.

Depending on the map’s global preferences and the settings for “Map Style (also see NEM Network Browser Main Window)” and “Hide legacy graphics on editor palette”, the node symbols, flags, and alarm indications are presented in a different style.

With modern map style, a symbol can carry alarm flags and message flags. The alarm flag is colored in accordance with the highest active alarm severity. The message flag indicates that an operator has entered an Operator Message related to the node:

When placing the mouse pointer over the symbol, information related to the node is displayed such as its

The information banner is updated when the mouse is moved away and back over the NE:

Nodes where the last forced polling failed are shown with an “x” in a red circle:

Nodes that are in the “not manageable” operational state are colored cyan (default color):

With legacy settings, a symbol can carry three different colored square flags:

Traffic between the elements on a map can be indicated using Sections. These are shown as colored lines between the symbols. The line color indicates either inactive operational state (gray) or when active, the highest alarm severity of the sections.There is an option to indicate the total section bandwidth via the line thickness.

To provide a structuring method for maps of larger networks, Group symbols can be introduced. They represent a collapsed part of the network. A group symbol contains a number of NEs, and its color shows the alarm state of the group. A group symbol can be expanded and then shows an additional map window.

System alarms can be visualized by a special System symbol. It presents the system alarm situation in the same way as NE and FO symbols via color changes and blinking.

Maps can be assigned a Map Background, e.g. a geographical country outline or a floor plan.

The Network Browser dialog allows creating and populating maps, and with their aid, supervising the alarm situation. It gives to NEs configuration tools, provided the user has been granted the relevant access rights.

The dialog below shows the context menu of a selected NE.

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Graphic representation of a network to be managed, containing NE and FO symbols linked with sections (traffic links).

Lists all the symbols the user is allowed to create in the map through drag & drop mechanism.

The symbols are grouped as follows:

Open Map,

Create Map,

Manage Graphics,

Map Select NEs/FOs,

Section Management,

Create Section,

Find Symbol,

Rename,

Map Background,

Map Options.