NSP UI overview

Overview

The NSP UI provides access to all NSP functions, including direct access to product documentation. Availability of functions depend on which NSP installation options you specify during system deployment, as well as on your user access permissions. Please refer to User roles to help guide you through assigning NSP functions to user roles.

The main starting point for most users is Network Map and Health, Overview as shown in Figure 1-1, Banner bar. Once you drill down from this default view, you start navigating in context.

This section explains how to recognize and use common features of the NSP UI.

Banner bar

The NSP banner bar is accessible at the top at of every view and comprises the following elements:

Figure 1-1: Banner bar
Banner bar
Main menu

The NSP main menu provides access to the major functional areas of NSP. It is your primary navigation tool within the NSP UI. Main menu contents may vary depending on the feature packages installed and on your individual user permissions.

To access the main menu, click png2.png on the top left corner of the NSP banner bar.

As detailed in Table 1-3, NSP Main menu and views, the major NSP functions are categorized within the menu under the following functional areas:

Note: You may see only a subset of the items in the main menu, depending on which feature packages have been licensed and which installation options selected for the deployment.

Table 1-3: NSP Main menu and views

Functional areas

Views

NETWORK FUNCTIONS

Network Map and Health

  • Network Health View

  • Network Map View

  • Network Inventory View

Object Troubleshooting

Current Alarms

OAM Tests

Device Management

Model Driven Configurator

Network Mediation

WaveSuite - Network Operations Center

IP/Optical Coordination

Device Discovery

Data Collection and Analysis

  • Management

  • Visualizations

  • Analytics Reports

Service Management

Path Control

Path Simulation

PROGRAMMING

Developer Portal

Network Intents

Workflows

NSP ADMINISTRATION

System Health

Map Layouts and Groups

File Server

Users and Security

Artifacts

User menu

The user menu provides access to release information, linked URLs, and settings. Users can also change their password or sign out of NSP.

For more information about global user menu settings, see the NSP System Administrator Guide.

Help button

A ? button on the right-hand side of the NSP banner bar gives you access to the NSP user documentation. You can read Quick Help topics related to the current view, or click OPEN HELP CENTER at the bottom of the Quick Help menu to open the full NSP Help Center in a new browser tab. You can use the Help Center to search documentation delivered on-product. For more information about the NSP Help Center and its functionalities, see NSP Help Center.

Layouts

NSP UI layouts include dashboards, maps, diagrams, lists, and graphs.

The following topics offer more in-depth information about layouts and contextual options:

Keyboard-based navigation

You can use the keyboard to navigate and interact with many NSP views. Keyboard navigation allows you to highlight and select interactive elements using keystrokes instead of a pointing device.

Table 1-4: NSP UI accessibility options

Keystroke

Action

Tab

Advance to next element

Shift + Tab

Return to previous element

Alt + down arrow

Option/Alt + down arrow in Apple/OSX

Open pop-up or drop-down menu

Shift + F10

Shift + Fn + F10 in Apple/OSX

Open contextual menu

Ctrl + c

Command + c in Apple/OSX

Copy

Ctrl + v

Command + v in Apple/OSX

Paste

Enter

Open folder or expandable object such as tile

Invoke action on button or menu item

F8

Fn + F8 in Apple/OSX

Move over larger elements or to next page

F5

Shift + Fn + F5 in Apple/OSX

Refresh

Shift + F1

Shift + Fn + F1 in Apple/OSX

Open tool tip

Esc

Close tool tip or menu

Arrow

After tile in matrix selected using Tab key, navigate among tiles

Up and down arrows for navigation through items in open contextual or pop-up menu

Up and down arrows for navigation between table rows

Left and right arrows for navigation across table column headers

Shift + right or left arrow

Reorder data-table columns in selected header