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The Topology Viewer (**Network Explorer** –> **Topology**) enables you to visualize the network in a graph from several viewpoints:

- The <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Aggregate Network Topology*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23462024)</span>, showing the general Layer 2 paths of the network;
- The <span style="color: #0000ff">[*L2 nHop Network Topology*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23461998)</span>, showing the Layer 2 switching paths of the network;
- The <span style="color: #0000ff">[*L3 nHop Network Topology*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23462000)</span>, showing the Layer 3 switching/routing paths of the network;
- The <span style="color: #0000ff">[*L2/L3 Most Likely Path Network Topology*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23462030)</span>, indicating the spanning tree paths preferred by switched network traffic in the network;
- The <span style="color: #0000ff">[*L3 Most Likely Path Network Topology*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23461994)</span>, indicating the routed paths preferred by most packet flows in the network;
- The <span style="color: #0000ff">[*VLAN Network Topology*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23461996)</span>, mapping the paths of VLANs throughout the network.

For how to work with the topology graph in the Topology Viewer, see the following sections:

- <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Filtering Devices in the Topology Graph*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23462004)</span>
- <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Searching for Devices*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23462006)</span>
- <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Viewing Device Data*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23462008)</span>
- <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Manipulating the Topology Graph*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23462026)</span>
- <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Saving and Deleting Custom Views*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23461978)</span>
- <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Exporting the Graph*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23461980)</span>
- <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Configuring Topology Viewer Settings*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/NetMRI733/pages/23462022)</span>

**Note:** For optimum performance during interactive editing of large network graphs, it is recommended to enable hardware acceleration in the browser. It is also beneficial to make sure the client device’s GPU drivers are up-to-date as this will often increase performance within the viewer.

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