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Describing an IT network
*An IT network is set of IT equipment components (e.g.: routers, switches, firewalls) that allow remote communications between computing devices (e.g.: IT server). An IT network can be broken down into sub-networks.
Creating an IT network 
To create an IT network:
1. From the Inventories navigation menu, select Infrastructure > IT Networks.
The list of IT networks appears.
2. Click New.
The IT Network Creation window appears.
3. Enter the Name of your network as well as its Owner and click OK.
Creating an IT network 
An IT network is described by an infrastructure assembly structure diagram.
To create an infrastructure assembly structure diagram from an IT network:
1. Right-click the IT network and select Create a diagram.
2. Select Structured diagram.
The infrastructure assembly structure diagram opens in the edit zone.
*For more details on this type of diagram, see Using an infrastructure assembly structure diagram.