Add a zone to a map

You can add an alarm zone for hardware nodes to a map.

A zone appears as a line on the map. You can set the position, color, and thickness of the line. In addition, you can add multiple segments to the line to accurately represent the location of the hardware node on the map.

When the hardware node experiences an event, the zone on the map displays an alarm icon.



  1. In the Symphony Client interface, click View > Map Editor.
  2. Select a map.
  3. Click the Devices tab.
  4. Drag a hardware node on to the map.
  5. Click the icon for the hardware node.
  6. In the Element Type field, click the ellipsis and click Line.
    The icon changes to a line.
  7. To change the line, perform any of the following tasks:
    • To change the color of the line, select the line, click the ellipsis in the color field, select a new color, and click OK.
    • To change the thickness of the line, select the line, click the up or down arrows in the thickness field.
    • To change the position or size of the line, click and hold the endpoint of the line and move it to the new location.
  8. To add a segment to the zone, perform the following tasks:
    1. Click the pencil icon to activate Draw Tool.
    2. Move the pencil icon to an endpoint of an existing line.
    3. Click the endpoint.
    4. Move the mouse to draw the new segment and click to end the segment.
      An endpoint appears and a new segment starts.
    5. Repeat step d to draw additional segments.
    6. Press the ESC key or click the arrow icon to deactivate the Draw Tool.
  9. To remove a segment from the zone, perform the following tasks:
    1. Click the X icon to activate the Delete Tool.
    2. Move the X icon to an endpoint of an existing line.
    3. Click the endpoint.
      The segments attached to the endpoint are removed from the zone. If the endpoint is the end of the zone, the segment is removed. If the endpoint is a junction between two segments, both segments are removed and a new segment appears between the remaining endpoints.
    4. Repeat step c to remove additional segments.
    5. Press the ESC key or click the arrow icon to deactivate the Delete Tool.
  10. Click OK.