NEC MA4000 manual Cable Management Main Menu

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Introduction 1-3

Cable Management Main Menu

The Cable Management Main Menu is on the right side of the Main Page and consists of five submenus. A brief description of each menu link is described below:

Cable Management menu:

•Launch Application - Launches the main Cable Management function of documenting your network components.

•Help - Opens the online help feature.

REPORTS menu:

•Report Creator - Opens a pop-up window from which you can generate a variety of reports.

TOOLS menu:

•User Defined Fields - Opens a pop-up window allowing you to view and edit user-defined fields that appear in Cable Management component detail views.

•Custom Fields - Opens a pop-up window allowing you to add, edit, and delete fields you've added for component tracking purposes.

•Security Log - Opens a pop-up window showing the user transaction log.

WIZARDS menu:

•Each link opens the component-specific auto-numbering wizard. This allows users to create multiple identifiers of documented records with the same default information at the same time.

SETUP menu:

•Companies - Opens a pop-up window allowing you to add, edit, or delete Companies in your documentation.

•Infrastructure - Opens a pop-up window allowing you to add, edit, or delete items documented at the Campus, Outdoor Space, Building, Floor, Indoor Space, Faceplate, and Port infrastructure levels.

•General Settings - Opens a pop-up window allowing you to hide or show certain sections of the application.

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Contents MA4000 Expense Management NEC Infrontia Corporation Liability DisclaimerContents Setting Up Infrastructures Figures Page How This Guide is Organized IntroductionExploring Cable Management Exploring the Cable Management EnvironmentCable Management Main Cable Management Main Menu Cable Management Environment Navigator TreeHierarchy Descriptions Location Info List View Button Detail View Attachments Adding an AttachmentViewing an Attachment Deleting an Attachment Adding NotesAdding additional Notes to the Port or Strand Level Revision Log Deleting NotesPage Multi-View Multi-Task Capability Cable Management Tools Available Within the ApplicationUsing the search function Window SizingSearch Function View Most Recently Added Items Quick Set/Quick Insert ButtonsCopy Capabilities Copy ButtonUsing the copy to Excel Using the Copy functionTo Excel Button To Clipboard ButtonTo access the Circuit Trace Tool Accessing the Circuit Trace ToolCircuit Trace Tool About the Circuit Trace ToolViewing Circuit Information Show/Hide Table or DiagramInvert Table Copy to ClipboardViewing a Components Detail Arranging the DiagramViewing a components Details View information Changing the Trace PointUser 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 Companies Setting Up Infrastructure within a Company CampusesTo set up a Company Adding a Campus BuildingsRemove a Campus Adding a BuildingFloors Removing a BuildingAdding a Floor Indoor Spaces Removing a FloorAdding an Indoor Space Telecommunication Spaces Removing an Indoor SpaceAdding a Telecommunication Space Outdoor Spaces Removing a Telecommunication SpaceAdding an Outdoor Space Removing an Outdoor Space FaceplatesAdding a Faceplate Removing a FaceplatePorts Adding a PortRemoving a Port Setting Up the Cabling Infrastructure Termination HardwareAdding Termination Hardware Defining Termination Hardware Start and End Port/PositionEditing Port/Position Status Assets Workstation Assets Backbone AssetsAdding a Backbone Asset Adding a Workstation AssetHorizontal Links FinancialsSetting up a horizontal link Horizontal Link HL InfoDefining Horizontal Links Connecting Contacts to a Horizontal Link Connecting Workstation Assets to a Horizontal LinkConnecting a Data Horizontal Link to a Backbone Asset Connecting a Voice Horizontal Link to a Backbone Asset Connecting a Data Horizontal Link to a Mainframe AssetConnecting a Horizontal Link to Termination Hardware Identifying Horizontal Link Pathways UsedSplices Connecting a Horizontal Link to a Grounding ConductorEditing the Key Sheet Adding SplicesConnecting a Backbone Cable to a Splice BackbonesBackbone Cables Adding a Backbone Setting up a backbone typeDefining a Backbone Deleting a Backbone typeSetting up the backbone source Setting up the backbone destinationBackbone Source Backbone SourceChanging the status of a port Backbone Pair/Strand DetailsBackbone Cross-Connects Identifying Backbone Pathways UsedGrounding Connecting a Backbone to a Grounding ConductorAdding pathways used Adding BusbarsAdding a Conductor Conductor Pathways Used FirestopsAdding a Firestop Adding firestops in your infrastructureConnecting a Pathway to a Firestop Connecting a Firestop to a PathwayPathways Adding a PathwayConnecting to another pathway Connecting the PathwaysContacts Adding a contactDefining a Contact Connecting a User to Horizontal LinksDefine a contact type Deleting a contact typeReports How to Run a ReportCreating Cable Management Specific Users Generating a report from the Report CreatorSorting, Filtering, and Grouping Reports Available Reports Print Details ButtonLaunching the Spreadsheet Tool Spreadsheet ToolSpreadsheet Tool Import from Excel About the Spreadsheet ToolAdding data to the Import Tool Using the Import Tool to Transfer Data to Cable ManagementChecking Data Importing Data Page Termination Hardware Cross-ConnectsFirestops Splices GroundingPathways Ability to see backbone pair/strand details/statusPage MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide

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