Pathways, Connecting a Firestop to a Pathway | NEC MA4000 manual

4-26 Setting Up Infrastructures

Connecting a Firestop to a Pathway

Connecting a Firestop to a Pathway must be done via the Pathways- Connected Firestops tab. See Connecting a Pathway to a Firestop.

The Connected Pathways tab displays information from the Pathways category. When you connect to a firestop from a pathway, the information will appear here. You cannot connect to a pathway from this tab.

Pathways

Pathways house and transport cables within your company's infrastructure. Pathways can be set up at any time, but to connect them to backbone cables, termination hardware, or horizontal links, these should be set up first.

See “Adding Termination Hardware” on page 4-10;“Horizontal Links” on page 4-14; and “Adding a Backbone” on page 4-20.

Adding a Pathway

Adding Pathway Info

Step 1 Highlight the space that will be the Source space for the Pathway. Step 2 Click the Pathways option in the List View.

Step 3 Click the Add button. Step 4 Enter the Pathway ID.

Step 5 From the drop-down list, select the type of Pathway being used for this space: Aerial, Cable Tray, Conduit, Innerduct, OSP Conduit, OSP Raceway, or Raceway.

Cables in Pathways

The Cables in Pathways tab shows all the horizontal links and backbones connected to the selected pathway. To specify that a cable uses a particular pathway, you must set up the link from that cable's Pathways Used tab. See “Horizontal Links” on page 4-14,and “Adding a Backbone” on page 4-20.

Connecting a Pathway to a Firestop

Firestops must first be set up in the Firestops tab.

Step 1 Click the Connected Firestops tab on the Pathways Detail View for the selected pathway.

Step 2 Click the Add button in the Detail View.

Step 3 When the Location window appears, highlight the firestop to which you wish to connect, and click Accept.

Step 4 Click Save.

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Contents

MA4000 Expense Management Liability Disclaimer NEC Infrontia Corporation Contents Setting Up Infrastructures Figures Page Introduction How This Guide is Organized Exploring 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 Deleting Notes Revision LogPage Cable Management Tools Available Within the Application Multi-View Multi-Task Capability Using the search function Window SizingSearch Function Quick Set/Quick Insert Buttons View Most Recently Added ItemsCopy Capabilities Copy Button Using the Copy function Using the copy to ExcelTo Excel Button To Clipboard Button Accessing the Circuit Trace Tool To access the Circuit Trace ToolCircuit Trace Tool About the Circuit Trace Tool Show/Hide Table or Diagram Viewing Circuit InformationInvert Table Copy to Clipboard Arranging the Diagram Viewing a Components DetailViewing a components Details View information Changing the Trace Point User Defined Fields Custom Fields Creating customized fields Security Log Viewing the Security Log General Settings Page Cable Management Wizards About Cable Managements Wizards Infrastructure Setup Wizards Using an infrastructure setup wizard Documentation Wizards Some examples are listed below Port Naming Wizard Can still rename any port individually Setting up the Geographical Infrastructure About the Infrastructure Setting Up Companies Setting Up Infrastructure within a Company CampusesTo set up a Company Buildings Adding a CampusRemove a Campus Adding a Building Floors 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 Faceplates Removing an Outdoor SpaceAdding a Faceplate Removing a Faceplate Ports 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 Backbone Assets Workstation AssetsAdding a Backbone Asset Adding a Workstation Asset Financials Horizontal Links Setting 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 Data Horizontal Link to a Mainframe Asset Connecting a Voice Horizontal Link to a Backbone AssetConnecting a Horizontal Link to Termination Hardware Identifying Horizontal Link Pathways Used Connecting a Horizontal Link to a Grounding Conductor SplicesEditing the Key Sheet Adding Splices Connecting a Backbone Cable to a Splice BackbonesBackbone Cables Setting up a backbone type Adding a BackboneDefining a Backbone Deleting a Backbone type Setting up the backbone destination Setting up the backbone sourceBackbone Source Backbone Source Backbone Pair/Strand Details Changing the status of a portBackbone Cross-Connects Identifying Backbone Pathways Used Connecting a Backbone to a Grounding Conductor GroundingAdding pathways used Adding Busbars Adding a Conductor Firestops Conductor Pathways UsedAdding a Firestop Adding firestops in your infrastructure Connecting a Firestop to a Pathway Connecting a Pathway to a FirestopPathways Adding a Pathway Connecting the Pathways Connecting to another pathwayContacts Adding a contact Connecting a User to Horizontal Links Defining a ContactDefine a contact type Deleting a contact type How to Run a Report ReportsCreating Cable Management Specific Users Generating a report from the Report Creator Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping Reports Print Details Button Available Reports Spreadsheet Tool Launching the Spreadsheet ToolSpreadsheet Tool Import from Excel About the Spreadsheet Tool Using the Import Tool to Transfer Data to Cable Management Adding data to the Import Tool Checking Data Importing Data Page Termination Hardware Cross-ConnectsFirestops Grounding SplicesPathways Ability to see backbone pair/strand details/statusPage MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide