Matrix left pane

The matrix left pane contains three sections as follows:

• Matrix type
• User Hidden Nodes
• Invisible Nodes

Matrix type

There are four types of matrix by default:

• Top 100 Physical Conversation
• Top 100 Physical Node
• Top 100 IPv4 Conversation
• Top 100 IPv4 Node

You can edit default matrixes or create a new matrix by the icons on the toolbar:

• : Opens Add Matrix dialog box to create a new matrix.
• : Opens Modify Matrix dialog box to edit the selected matrix.
• : Deletes the selected matrix.

The Add Matrix dialog box appears as follows:

The Add Matrix dialog box includes items as follows:

• Matrix name: The name of the matrix.
• Maximum node number: The maximum number of the nodes. You can type any integer between 1 and 1000.
• Matrix type: Physical means that the statistics are based on MAC addresses and IP means that the statistics are based on IP addresses.
• Traffic type: The traffic type for statistics.
• Object: The statistical object for the matrix.
• Value: The value type of the statistical object.
• Descending order: The matrix will display the top number of statistics.
• Ascending order: The matrix will display the bottom number of statistics.

User Hidden Nodes

This section lists the nodes which have been hidden by user. The number in the bracket on this section shows the number of hidden nodes.

To display user hidden nodes, right-click this section and choose Display Selected Nodes to display selected nodes or choose Display All Nodes to display all user hidden nodes. You can also right-click the matrix graph and choose Display All Hidden Nodes to display all user hidden nodes.

Invisible Nodes

The section lists the nodes which have been temporarily hidden in the matrix because they do not match the settings of the matrix. The number in the bracket on the Invisible Nodes pane head shows the number of invisible nodes.