# 9 Maps

#### Overview

In the *Monitoring → Maps* section any configured [network
map](/manual/config/visualisation/maps) can be viewed.

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/maps.png){width="600"}

You can use the dropdown in the map title bar to switch between
different configured maps.

**Icon highlighting**

If a map element is in problem status, it is highlighted with a round
circle. The fill colour of the circle corresponds to the severity colour
of the problem trigger. If all problems are acknowledged, a thick green
border around the circle is displayed.

Additionally, a host in [maintenance](/manual/maintenance) is
highlighted with an orange, filled square and a disabled (not-monitored)
host is highlighted with a grey, filled square. Highlighting is
displayed if the *Icon highlighting* check-box is marked in map
[configuration](/manual/config/visualisation/maps/map#creating_a_map).

**Recent change markers**

Inward pointing red triangles around an element indicate a recent
trigger status change - one that's happened within the last 30 minutes.
These triangles are shown if the *Mark elements on trigger status
change* check-box is marked in map
[configuration](/manual/config/visualisation/maps/map#creating_a_map).

**Links**

Clicking on a map element opens a menu with some available links.

**Controls**

Two control buttons are available in the title bar:

-   ![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/monitoring/add_to_fav.png) -
    add map to the favourites widget in the [Dashboard](dashboard)
-   ![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/monitoring/full_window.png) -
    use the full browser window to display the map

**Referencing a network map**

Network maps can be referenced by both `sysmapid` and `mapname` GET
parameters. For example,

    http://zabbix/zabbix/maps.php?mapname=Local%20network

will open the map with that name (Local network).

If both `sysmapid` (map ID) and `mapname` (map name) are specified,
`mapname` has higher priority.