diff --git a/web/gui2-topo-lib/projects/gui2-topo-lib/src/lib/layer/forcesvg/visuals/hostnodesvg/hostnodesvg.component.ts b/web/gui2-topo-lib/projects/gui2-topo-lib/src/lib/layer/forcesvg/visuals/hostnodesvg/hostnodesvg.component.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 'License');
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an 'AS IS' BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import {
+    Component,
+    EventEmitter,
+    Input,
+    OnChanges,
+    Output,
+    SimpleChanges
+} from '@angular/core';
+import {Host, HostLabelToggle, Node} from '../../models';
+import {LogService} from 'gui2-fw-lib';
+import {NodeVisual} from '../nodevisual';
+
+/**
+ * The Host node in the force graph
+ *
+ * Note: here the selector is given square brackets [] so that it can be
+ * inserted in SVG element like a directive
+ */
+@Component({
+    selector: '[onos-hostnodesvg]',
+    templateUrl: './hostnodesvg.component.html',
+    styleUrls: ['./hostnodesvg.component.css']
+})
+export class HostNodeSvgComponent extends NodeVisual implements OnChanges {
+    @Input() host: Host;
+    @Input() scale: number = 1.0;
+    @Input() labelToggle: HostLabelToggle.Enum = HostLabelToggle.Enum.IP;
+    @Output() selectedEvent = new EventEmitter<Node>();
+
+    constructor(
+        protected log: LogService
+    ) {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
+        if (!this.host.x) {
+            this.host.x = 0;
+            this.host.y = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    hostName(): string {
+        if (this.host === undefined) {
+            return undefined;
+        } else if (this.labelToggle === HostLabelToggle.Enum.IP) {
+            return this.host.ips.join(',');
+        } else if (this.labelToggle === HostLabelToggle.Enum.MAC) {
+            return this.host.id;
+        } else {
+            return this.host.id; // Todo - replace with a friendly name
+        }
+
+    }
+}