Using Compass

Compass is a powerful search tool that provides information about the status, configuration, and activities at the ingress points of your network. It provides an easy way to search for end stations, or users on end stations. You can use Compass to search one or more devices or device groups selected in the Console left panel. (If you do a search on a user-created group that contains interfaces, the whole device on which the interface is located will be searched.) The search is based on the following:

We'll use Compass to find a device to demonstrate how to use Compass, but that is just one of its many capabilities. Refer to How to Use Compass to learn how to use all of Compass' features. To find a device:

  1. Click the Compass tab in the right panel of the main window.
  2. In the left panel, select the device group(s) or device(s) that you want to search.
  3. Select the Compass tab in the right panel.
  4. Select Auto from the Search Type drop-down list.
  5. In the Address text field, enter an address or hostname, using any of the allowed formats.
  6. Select any desired Results Filters (you can also do this after the search is completed).
  7. Click Search.
  8. To view a log of the search progress, select the Search Log tab in the bottom section of the Compass tab.
  9. View the results of the search in the Results tab in the bottom section of the Compass tab.

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