NEC MA4000 manual Cable Management Wizards, About Cable Managements Wizards

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Cable Management Wizards

The following topics are included in this chapter:

Chapter Topics • About Cable Management's Wizards

•Infrastructure Setup Wizards

•Documentation Wizards

About Cable Management's Wizards

Cable Management offers a number of wizards that speed up the process of setting up and documenting your infrastructure. Each wizard can be used to build several identifiers in the same location, so you can default information that remains the same for all components being built at that time.

Infrastructure Setup Wizards help you speed up the process of setting up your geographical infrastructure.

Documentation Wizards help you autonumber and autoname the following components:

•Ports

•Horizontal Links

•Assets

•Backbones

•Termination Hardware

Recommendation: Wizards should be used properly and carefully so nothing within your documentation is altered in any manner. It's a good idea to underestimate the number of components needed and use the wizards to document in small blocks of items. By doing so, the individuals documenting can verify all is being documented correctly in all areas of the application as intended. Since the wizards don't complete everything needed, by creating small blocks of components at a time the user can go through the application quickly to complete the

MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1

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Contents MA4000 Expense Management NEC Infrontia Corporation Liability DisclaimerContents Setting Up Infrastructures Figures Page How This Guide is Organized IntroductionExploring the Cable Management Environment Exploring Cable ManagementCable Management Main Cable Management Main Menu Navigator Tree Cable Management EnvironmentHierarchy Descriptions Location Info List View Button Detail View Adding an Attachment AttachmentsViewing an Attachment Adding Notes Deleting an AttachmentAdding additional Notes to the Port or Strand Level Revision Log Deleting NotesPage Multi-View Multi-Task Capability Cable Management Tools Available Within the ApplicationWindow Sizing Using the search functionSearch Function Copy Button Quick Set/Quick Insert ButtonsView Most Recently Added Items Copy CapabilitiesTo Clipboard Button Using the Copy functionUsing the copy to Excel To Excel ButtonAbout the Circuit Trace Tool Accessing the Circuit Trace ToolTo access the Circuit Trace Tool Circuit Trace ToolCopy to Clipboard Show/Hide Table or DiagramViewing Circuit Information Invert TableChanging the Trace Point Arranging the DiagramViewing a Components Detail Viewing a components Details View informationUser Defined Fields Creating customized fields Custom FieldsViewing the Security Log Security LogGeneral Settings Page About Cable Managements Wizards Cable Management WizardsUsing an infrastructure setup wizard Infrastructure Setup WizardsSome examples are listed below Documentation WizardsCan still rename any port individually Port Naming WizardAbout the Infrastructure Setting up the Geographical InfrastructureSetting Up Infrastructure within a Company Campuses Setting Up CompaniesTo set up a Company Adding a Building BuildingsAdding a Campus Remove a CampusRemoving a Building FloorsAdding a Floor Removing a Floor Indoor SpacesAdding an Indoor Space Removing an Indoor Space Telecommunication SpacesAdding a Telecommunication Space Removing a Telecommunication Space Outdoor SpacesAdding an Outdoor Space Removing a Faceplate FaceplatesRemoving an Outdoor Space Adding a FaceplateAdding a Port PortsRemoving a Port Termination Hardware Setting Up the Cabling InfrastructureAdding Termination Hardware Start and End Port/Position Defining Termination HardwareEditing Port/Position Status Assets Adding a Workstation Asset Backbone AssetsWorkstation Assets Adding a Backbone AssetHorizontal Links FinancialsHorizontal Link HL Info Setting up a horizontal linkDefining Horizontal Links Connecting Workstation Assets to a Horizontal Link Connecting Contacts to a Horizontal LinkConnecting a Data Horizontal Link to a Backbone Asset Identifying Horizontal Link Pathways Used Connecting a Data Horizontal Link to a Mainframe AssetConnecting a Voice Horizontal Link to a Backbone Asset Connecting a Horizontal Link to Termination HardwareAdding Splices Connecting a Horizontal Link to a Grounding ConductorSplices Editing the Key SheetBackbones Connecting a Backbone Cable to a SpliceBackbone Cables Deleting a Backbone type Setting up a backbone typeAdding a Backbone Defining a BackboneBackbone Source Setting up the backbone destinationSetting up the backbone source Backbone SourceIdentifying Backbone Pathways Used Backbone Pair/Strand DetailsChanging the status of a port Backbone Cross-ConnectsAdding Busbars Connecting a Backbone to a Grounding ConductorGrounding Adding pathways usedAdding a Conductor Adding firestops in your infrastructure FirestopsConductor Pathways Used Adding a FirestopAdding a Pathway Connecting a Firestop to a PathwayConnecting a Pathway to a Firestop PathwaysAdding a contact Connecting the PathwaysConnecting to another pathway ContactsDeleting a contact type Connecting a User to Horizontal LinksDefining a Contact Define a contact typeGenerating a report from the Report Creator How to Run a ReportReports Creating Cable Management Specific UsersSorting, Filtering, and Grouping Reports Available Reports Print Details ButtonAbout the Spreadsheet Tool Spreadsheet ToolLaunching the Spreadsheet Tool Spreadsheet Tool Import from ExcelAdding data to the Import Tool Using the Import Tool to Transfer Data to Cable ManagementChecking Data Importing Data Page Cross-Connects Termination HardwareFirestops Ability to see backbone pair/strand details/status GroundingSplices PathwaysPage MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide

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