Identifies the Internet and your network's connection to it, through your ISP.
Here are items that appear in the network map:
Connections and the red X
For more information about understanding the network map, see About network map areas.
Internet
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Identifies the Internet and your network's connection to it, through your ISP. |
Routers
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Identifies the router in your network, either a wired (for example, Ethernet) router or a wireless (Wi-Fi) router. |
Computers
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Identifies computers with Network Magic installed. |
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Identifies the Net2Go host. |
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Identifies computers where one or more of the following applies: The computer does not have Network Magic installed. For more information, see Install Network Magic on each computer. The computer does not use Microsoft Windows. For more information, see About non-Windows computers. The computer has Network Magic installed, but might have a problem exchanging information with other Network Magic computers. For more information, see When the network map shows that Network Magic is not installed. |
Network devices
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Identifies a network device. This includes the following: A device that Network Magic cannot accurately identify. If you know what the device is (for example, a device you have just connected), you can make it easier to identify so everyone in your network can use it. For information, see Name a device and give it an icon. A computer that does not have Network Magic installed on it An intruder: A computer or device connected to your home network, and tracked through Network Magic. For more information, see About intruders. |
To learn more about regular network devices and other devices, see About network map areas.
Online and offline
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Identifies computers and shared folders that are online ... |
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... and a dimmed appearance identifies computers and shared folders that are offline. |
For information about how Network Magic shows online and offline printers, see Check a printer's status.
Printers
The network map shows printers that use two types of connections:
A local printer appears joined to the computer to which it is connected
A network printer appears similar to other devices, joined to a connection in your network. To make it easier to use a network printer, you can give it a friendly name. For information, see Identify a network printer.
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Identifies a shared printer connected to a computer in your home network. For more information, see Share a printer connected to a computer. |
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Identifies a printer connected to your network, but not shared. |
The following are network printers that have been identified as a particular type.
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A device identified as a laser printer. |
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A device identified as a photo printer. |
Other devices
The following are examples of devices that someone has identified as a particular type of device.
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A device identified as a wireless access point. |
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A device identified as a network camera. |
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A device identified as a VoIP device. |
To make devices easier to identify and use, you can assign each network device a friendly name and an icon. For more information, see Name a device and give it an icon.
Connections
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Identifies an active connection. |
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Identifies a broken connection, accompanied with a red X. For information about dealing with these, see Troubleshooting. |
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Identifies a wireless connection from a computer that has Network Magic installed. |
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Identifies a broken connection, accompanied with the broken connection line. Example If this appeared on the map between your router and the Internet, it indicates that there is a problem in the connection between your ISP and your router. For information about dealing with these, see Troubleshooting. |
