Network Mapping Software

Network mapping provides a visual representation of your network infrastructure, showing how devices are physically and logically connected.

Auvik’s network mapping software automatically discovers and visualizes connections across physical (Layer 1), VLAN/logical (Layer 2), and routing (Layer 3) levels, delivering real-time topology diagrams. Unlike manual mapping, Auvik’s auto-discovery keeps your maps up to date without additional effort. The platform goes beyond simple visualizations by including hardware stacks, device clusters, VLANs, and interconnections, allowing teams to identify potential bottlenecks, troubleshoot quickly, and plan more effectively.

Auvik’s integration of real-time monitoring ensures that your network map evolves in sync with any changes, helping teams stay agile and proactive.

Auvik uses a combination of protocols—SNMP, CDP, LLDP, ARP, forwarding tables, VLAN data, and routing tables—to automatically detect devices and map their connections across the network. This multi-protocol approach enables Auvik to discover both common and less conventional network devices, ensuring accurate and comprehensive network documentation. As devices come online or change configuration, Auvik adapts the network map in real-time. This eliminates the need for manual intervention, keeping network maps always accurate and up to date, even as your environment evolves.

Auvik’s network maps update automatically in real time, ensuring that any changes to the network (whether it’s a new device coming online, IP assignments being updated, or switches making new connections) are immediately reflected. This means network documentation never drifts or becomes outdated. With Auvik, network teams don’t need to worry about manually refreshing maps or waiting for scheduled updates, ensuring the most accurate and up-to-date representation of your network at all times.

Yes, Auvik provides real-time alerts that appear as overlays directly on the map. Devices affected by active issues, such as connectivity problems or high utilization, are highlighted with color-coded severity indicators. By clicking or hovering over these device icons, you can access additional details and context on the alert, as well as drill down into device-specific dashboards for deeper insights.

Auvik aggregates stacked or clustered devices and offers powerful filtering options. You can filter your network maps by site, device type, VLAN, or logical groupings, allowing you to focus on the parts of the network that matter most. This ensures that even large, multi-site environments are easy to navigate, making it simpler to isolate and diagnose problems. Additionally, the platform’s dynamic layout adapts to your network’s growth, avoiding the clutter that often comes with traditional mapping tools.

Auvik’s network diagrams make root-cause analysis faster and more intuitive by providing a visual pathway of device connections and network traffic flows. Engineers can use ping or traceroute tools directly from the map to trace connectivity issues, and by clicking on any device, you can view its configuration, performance data, and flow metrics. You also have access to historical changes, making it easy to see if recent updates or configuration changes could be contributing to current issues.

Yes, Auvik supports exports to common file formats like VSDX, making it easy to integrate network diagrams into documentation, client reporting, or change management procedures. Whether you’re preparing for an audit or just need to share network insights with your team or clients, you can quickly export diagrams to communicate visually.

Absolutely. Auvik offers role-based access control (RBAC) that lets you filter and restrict map data based on user roles or specific teams. For example, network engineers might have full access to all maps, while support teams might only see relevant devices or sites. This feature ensures that each user sees the data most relevant to them and prevents unauthorized access to sensitive network data.

Auvik’s real-time mapping plays a crucial role in capacity planning by providing clear visibility into network paths, device connectivity, and link statuses. Seeing the entire infrastructure in one view helps teams identify oversubscription points and make smarter decisions about where to invest in network capacity. Auvik’s integration with traffic analysis and inventory data allows for better resource allocation and ensures that infrastructure changes are made based on actual data, not assumptions.

Yes, Auvik offers several customization options. You can upload your logo and adjust the color scheme for elements like buttons, links, and titles to match your company’s branding. You can also modify the map background color for better visibility or brand consistency. For more detailed customization, Auvik allows you to export network maps in Visio (.vsdx) format, where you can edit icons, add annotations, and adjust layouts. While the interactive map supports zooming and filtering, direct styling changes within the map itself are limited.

We continue to enhance our map customization options to provide a more personalized user experience.

Auvik’s network mapping integrates seamlessly with configuration management. When you click on any device within a map, you can access its configuration history, performance data, and syslog logs. This provides engineers with the full context needed for troubleshooting and network management. Additionally, if any device configuration changes occur, Auvik’s version control system allows you to track those changes directly on the map, making it easy to correlate network changes with performance issues.

Auvik pricing is based on the devices you manage with our IT management software. With Auvik, we will tailor a plan that includes your network devices, infrastructure devices, and edge devices to meet your specific needs. Many devices in Auvik, such as wireless access points, printers, uninterrupted power supplies, and more, are free and do not count towards your licensing. You can learn more about Auvik pricing details here or simply request a custom pricing estimate.

Get started with Auvik in minutes. Simply install our lightweight collector, and the software will immediately discover network devices and provide visibility.

To learn more about Auvik, you have the option to:

• Request a demo: See Auvik in action with a guided walkthrough.
• 14-day free trial: No paywalls, no credit card required, and all features included.
• Request pricing: Pricing info tailored to your environment.
• Try the sandbox: Explore the interface and features in a safe, simulated environment.