Setting up the Geographical Infrastructure | NEC MA4000 manual

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Setting Up Infrastructures

Chapter Topics • Setting up the Geographical Infrastructure

•Setting Up Companies

•Setting Up the Cabling Infrastructure

Setting up the Geographical Infrastructure

About the Infrastructure

Once you are familiar with the Cable Management environment, you can begin setting up geographical infrastructure. This infrastructure holds the main components of the location you are documenting, including Company, Campus, Buildings, Floors, Indoor Spaces, Telecommunications Spaces, Outdoor Spaces, and Faceplates. Upon setting up the geographical infrastructure, you can proceed to “Setting Up the Cabling Infrastructure” on page 4-10.

Your entire geographical infrastructure does not need to be set up all at once. You can begin the process by defining certain locations and then begin the documentation process for those areas while later adding to your geographical infrastructure as a growing task. The system will only require you to have the infrastructure built to the level you wish to associate network components to.

Recommendation: For any level of infrastructure, you can speed the process of adding more than one item by using the Wizard. When you're on any component screen of the Setup>Infrastructure area of Cable Management, you can add items one at a time by clicking the Add button, or you can add them all at once by clicking the Wizard button.

Although you aren't required to set up your entire geographical infrastructure, you must create the basics of one before you can set up any cabling infrastructure.

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Contents

MA4000 Expense Management NEC Infrontia Corporation Liability Disclaimer Contents Setting Up Infrastructures Figures Page How This Guide is Organized Introduction Cable Management Main Exploring Cable ManagementExploring the Cable Management Environment Cable Management Main Menu Hierarchy Descriptions Cable Management EnvironmentNavigator Tree Location Info List View Button Detail View Viewing an Attachment AttachmentsAdding an Attachment Adding additional Notes to the Port or Strand Level Deleting an AttachmentAdding Notes Revision Log Deleting NotesPage Multi-View Multi-Task Capability Cable Management Tools Available Within the Application Search Function Using the search functionWindow Sizing Copy Button Quick Set/Quick Insert ButtonsView Most Recently Added Items Copy Capabilities To Clipboard Button Using the Copy functionUsing the copy to Excel To Excel Button About the Circuit Trace Tool Accessing the Circuit Trace ToolTo access the Circuit Trace Tool Circuit Trace Tool Copy to Clipboard Show/Hide Table or DiagramViewing Circuit Information Invert Table Changing the Trace Point Arranging the DiagramViewing a Components Detail Viewing a components Details View information User Defined Fields Creating customized fields Custom Fields Viewing the Security Log Security Log General Settings Page About Cable Managements Wizards Cable Management Wizards Using an infrastructure setup wizard Infrastructure Setup Wizards Some examples are listed below Documentation Wizards Can still rename any port individually Port Naming Wizard About the Infrastructure Setting up the Geographical Infrastructure To set up a Company Setting Up CompaniesSetting Up Infrastructure within a Company Campuses Adding a Building BuildingsAdding a Campus Remove a Campus Adding a Floor FloorsRemoving a Building Adding an Indoor Space Indoor SpacesRemoving a Floor Adding a Telecommunication Space Telecommunication SpacesRemoving an Indoor Space Adding an Outdoor Space Outdoor SpacesRemoving a Telecommunication Space Removing a Faceplate FaceplatesRemoving an Outdoor Space Adding a Faceplate Removing a Port PortsAdding a Port Adding Termination Hardware Setting Up the Cabling InfrastructureTermination Hardware Editing Port/Position Status Defining Termination HardwareStart and End Port/Position Assets Adding a Workstation Asset Backbone AssetsWorkstation Assets Adding a Backbone Asset Horizontal Links Financials Defining Horizontal Links Setting up a horizontal linkHorizontal Link HL Info Connecting a Data Horizontal Link to a Backbone Asset Connecting Contacts to a Horizontal LinkConnecting Workstation Assets to a Horizontal Link 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 Hardware Adding Splices Connecting a Horizontal Link to a Grounding ConductorSplices Editing the Key Sheet Backbone Cables Connecting a Backbone Cable to a SpliceBackbones Deleting a Backbone type Setting up a backbone typeAdding a Backbone Defining a Backbone Backbone Source Setting up the backbone destinationSetting up the backbone source Backbone Source Identifying Backbone Pathways Used Backbone Pair/Strand DetailsChanging the status of a port Backbone Cross-Connects Adding Busbars Connecting a Backbone to a Grounding ConductorGrounding Adding pathways used Adding a Conductor Adding firestops in your infrastructure FirestopsConductor Pathways Used Adding a Firestop Adding a Pathway Connecting a Firestop to a PathwayConnecting a Pathway to a Firestop Pathways Adding a contact Connecting the PathwaysConnecting to another pathway Contacts Deleting a contact type Connecting a User to Horizontal LinksDefining a Contact Define a contact type Generating a report from the Report Creator How to Run a ReportReports Creating Cable Management Specific Users Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping Reports Available Reports Print Details Button About the Spreadsheet Tool Spreadsheet ToolLaunching the Spreadsheet Tool Spreadsheet Tool Import from Excel Adding data to the Import Tool Using the Import Tool to Transfer Data to Cable Management Checking Data Importing Data Page Firestops Termination HardwareCross-Connects Ability to see backbone pair/strand details/status GroundingSplices PathwaysPage MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide