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Geomap

Geomap
About Geomap
This chapter covers the following topics:
Geomap
The Geomap part of op5 monitor is a special map that uses Open Street Map to create the map as default, and to be able to use the Geomap you must to have a connection to the Internet.
However it is also possible to choose pre-generated maps if a internet connection of the computer that is viewing the map is not availible.
It is also possible to choose Google Maps as the preffered map
 
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Map type
As mentioned above, there are three map types that is possible to use:
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To start configuring the map type for Geomap, follow the steps below:
 
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Besides the map type you can also set the refresh rate of the map with the lever from left to right, or manualy enter the interval in seconds.
 
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Locations
Before Geomap is useful you have to add locations to the map. Each location can be associated with an object. The following object types can be used:
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Adding a location
Here we will add a new location. First we need to locate where on the map we want to put it. Then we save the location with some basic settings.
To add the location
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A bubble will appear on the location, select ‘Add location’:

Enter the variables for this locations and select type and then the object you want to link to this location.:
Click on save to create the location.
Links
When you have added a couple of locations to your Geomap you might want to add a link between them. This can easily be done by associating a service to a so called link object.
Adding a link
Here we will use two locations called:
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The locations listed above are associated with one host each.
Now we will add a link between the two locations and associate it with a service that will symbolize the link between the both locations.
To add the link
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Click Save to save your link.

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