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I find it hard to imagine that there would be something better than your own brain and using Visio in doing this.<br />
For example, deciding how to split things amongst pages in the &quot;book&quot; is, or can be, fairly creative.<br />
Nonetheless, there are network monitoring tools that will provide some nice lists - which are not maps but are nonetheless quite useful.<br />
SoftPerfect Network Scanner is one of those. &nbsp;PRTG is another.<br />
No silver bullet.
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I find it hard to imagine that there would be something better than your own brain and using Visio in doing this.
For example, deciding how to split things amongst pages in the "book" is, or can be, fairly creative.
Nonetheless, there are network monitoring tools that will provide some nice lists - which are not maps but are nonetheless quite useful.
SoftPerfect Network Scanner is one of those.  PRTG is another.
No silver bullet.

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I have over 30 branch locations spread accross the US. &nbsp;I would like to create a map of the US showing each branch location and color coded to show current status. &nbsp;I have VISIO availble and I've heard of poeple doing similar things with VISIO. &nbsp;Does anyone have any ideas on how to proceede with something like this and if there is a product or tool already available that can do this better?
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I have over 30 branch locations spread accross the US.  I would like to create a map of the US showing each branch location and color coded to show current status.  I have VISIO availble and I've heard of poeple doing similar things with VISIO.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to proceede with something like this and if there is a product or tool already available that can do this better?

Network Monitoring

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Microsoft Visio

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.