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MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1
Horizontal Link (HL) Info
Setting up a horizontal link
In the Navigator Tree, highlight the faceplate on the space where you
Step 1
want the link to originate.
Select the Horizontal Links category in the drop-down field in the List
Step 2
View section (upper right pane) of the screen.
Click the Add button in List View. The HL Info tab will be selected in the
Step 3
Detail View (lower right pane).
Select the type that applies to the type of horizontal link you are creating:
Step 4
Voice, Data, or Unused. An Unused HL is set up if the HL is cabled, but it
is not yet determined whether it will carry voice or data.
Fill in the HL ID. Pressing the Tab key after inputting the HL ID field will
Step 5
populate the Cable ID field with the same name or number as a default. If
desired, change this to specify a unique Cable ID. Specify Pairs Used;
select Conn. Rating and Cable Type.
The HL Info tab also contains an Outlet Connector Type group box (# of
Step 6
Positions, PIN Config., Term. Type, Manufacturer, Part #, and Port
Color), a Contact frame, a Connected Asset frame, and a Location
frame. Location is automatically populated with the faceplate from the
Navigator Tree.
If you have selected the Voice type, a Backbone Connection frame
Step 7
(Asset Name, PBX/Switch Port, Extension) appears on the tab.
A fifth tab, Key Sheet, also appears if you've chosen Voice.
Step 8
See
"Editing the Key Sheet" on page
If you've selected the Data type in the drop-down field, the Backbone
Step 9
Connection frame appears with Asset Name, Asset Port, IP Address,
Mainframe PU, and boxes for LU's.
Only basic information about the Horizontal Link is required to Save and continue.
Defining Horizontal Links
Cable Management comes with many Horizontal Link types already
defined for you. If, however, you wish to track a type of Horizontal Link
that has not been defined, you can define it yourself.
To set up Horizontal Link types for your infrastructure, select the yellow
Step 1
ellipsis button to the right of the Termination Hardware type field in the
Click the Add button.
Step 2
Enter the Device Type.
Step 3
The Descriptions columns allow you to assign descriptions you want to
Step 4
include for each kind of Horizontal Link.
Click Save to save your input.
Step 5
Setting Up Infrastructures
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