Patent ID: 7849174
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network management apparatus for displaying information regarding network devices connected to a network, the apparatus comprising: information obtaining means for obtaining the information regarding the network devices; list display control means for controlling display of a list screen showing a list of the information regarding the network devices obtained by the information obtaining means; location display control means for controlling display of a device installation map expressing installation locations of the network devices in a room of a floor together with symbols indicative of the network devices; and discrimination means for discriminating whether an icon corresponding to a certain one of the network devices is included in the device installation map, wherein the list display control means controls the display of the list screen such that, if the discrimination means discriminates that the icon corresponding to the certain network device is included in the device installation map, a link to the device installation map is displayed in correspondence with the information regarding the network devices shown on the list screen, and such that, if the discrimination means discriminates that the icon corresponding to the device map for the certain network device is not included in the device installation map, the link is not displayed on the list screen.