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NEC NEC Infrontia Corporation MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide May 2009 NDA-310101, Issue 1.
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i MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Content s Introduction 1-1 How This Guide is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Exploring Cab le Management . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents ii MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Setting Up Infrastructures 4-1 Setting up t he Geographical Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 About the Infrastructure . . . . . . . .
iii MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Figures Figure T itle Page 1-1 Cable Manag ement Main Pa ge —Links . . . . . . . .
iv Figures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1.
1-1 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 1 Introduction The MA4000 Expense Manage ment Cable Management Use r Guide provides all the information need ed t o use the Cab le Management application. The following topics are included in this chapter .
1-2 Introduction MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Exploring Cable Management Exploring the Cable Management Environment The Cable Management interface is comprised of sever al helpful sections.
Introduction 1-3 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Cable Management Main Menu The Cable Management Main Menu is on the right side of the Main P age and consists of fiv e submenus.
1-4 Introduction MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 The Cable Management Environment Navigator T ree The Navigator T ree, displayed in the upper left pane of the Cable Management application, shows the physical and geogr aphical lay out of your infrastructure.
Introduction 1-5 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Company - The company is the highest-lev el component in Cable Management.
1-6 Introduction MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 List View The upper half of the ri ght pane is the List View . Al s o r ef e r r ed to a s t he List View pane or List View area. The List View resembles a spread sheet.
Introduction 1-7 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 The following table describes the user buttons along the top of the List View pane (T able 1-1) : T able 1-1 Button Description The Copy button will allow you to duplicate the item being copied for an easier way of building specific network components.
1-8 Introduction MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Det ail View When a List View category is selected, the Detail View in the lower half of the window displa ys details of the selected record from the List View table.
Introduction 1-9 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Att achment s Cable Management has attachment capabilit y that can be found throughout the application.
1-10 Introduction MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Deleting an Att achment Ste p 1 Locate your a ttachment within Cab le Management. Ste p 1 Click on the Delete link next to your at tachment for complete deletion of the file.
Introduction 1-1 1 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Ste p 3 Click Save in order for your notes to be saved properly . Once you have clicked the Save button, a check mark appears in the selection box illustrating a saved no te for that item.
1-12 Introduct ion MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1.
2-1 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 2 Cable Management T ools The followi ng topics are includ ed in this chapter . Chapter T opics • Cable Management Tools Available.
2-2 Cable Management T ools MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Window Sizing Cable Management allows for the different areas of the main screen within the normal application view to be resized as the user sees fit.
Cable Management T ools 2-3 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Quick S et/Quick In sert Button s Throughout Cable Management whe re you choose a location for a component o.
2-4 Cable Management T ools MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Using the Copy function Ste p 1 In the List View , select the component you wish to copy .
Cable Management T ools 2-5 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Circuit T race T ool About the Circuit T race T ool Cable Management's Circ uit T race T ool allows you to view , in both text and graphic format, all the components of an individual circuit.
2-6 Cable Management T ools MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Viewing Circui t Information The Circuit Trace window consists of two main elem ents: •A table that lists the detai led location of each component in the circuit.
Cable Management T ools 2-7 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Arranging the Diagram The default arrangement fo r the gr aphic diag ram is a st raight li ne from left to right. Y ou can change i t to one of three other a rrangements, or you can manu ally rearran ge the components.
2-8 Cable Management T ools MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Cable Management T ools Accessed from the Cable Management Main Page User Defined Fields Cable Management has drop-down fields in the Detail View area of the screen throughout the application.
Cable Management T ools 2-9 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Custom Fields Cable Management all ows you to defi ne up to 10 additional fields for tracking and displ aying data in the component tables.
2-10 Cable Management T ool s MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Security Log Cable Management tracks every tr ansaction by every user who logs into the application, recording the user's name and the date and time of the transacti on.
Cable Management T oo ls 2-1 1 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 General Settings Cable Management's General Settings capabilit y is located on the Cable Management Main Page via the Gene ral Settings link under the SETUP section of the menu.
2-12 Cable Management T ool s MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1.
3-1 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 3 Cable Management Wizards The followin g topics are included in this ch apter: Chapter T opics • About Cable Management's Wi.
3-2 Cable Management Wizards MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 needed documentation. See the warnin g below for additional reasons for these recommendations. Although several items can be built with in seconds, the application has no global delete capability .
Cable Management Wizards 3-3 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 — If the inform ation is correct, click th e Save button.
3-4 Cable Management Wizards MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 The naming/numbering feature of these wizards all function in the same way . Other information entered into the wizard is specific to the particular component type.
4-1 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 4 Setting Up Infrastructures Chapter T opics • Setting up the Geographical Infrastructure • Setting Up Companies • Setting Up .
4-2 Setting Up Infrastruc tures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Setting Up Comp anies The company is the highest -level co mponent in Cable Management. It's the starting point for managing y our cabling infrast ructure.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-3 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Adding a Campus Ste p 1 Go to Infrastructure in the setup a rea on the application Main Page. Select the company where the camp us will reside. The Comp any Info window for that comp any will appear .
4-4 Setting Up Infrastruc tures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Ste p 2 Highlight the Campus where you wish to add spaces and buildings by clicking on the Campus icon or name . Ste p 3 The Campus Info dialog screen appears with the campus name in the title bar and Attributes frame.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-5 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 the floors 01, 02, and so on, so that the floors will sort in order on the Navigator T ree.
4-6 Setting Up Infrastruc tures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 view the rooms or cubicles you've add ed. The name of each W ork Area appears next to a cu bicle icon. Removing an Indoor S p ace Ste p 1 On the Cable Managem ent Main Page, select Infrastructure on the SETUP menu.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-7 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Removing a T elecommunication Sp ace Ste p 1 On the Cable Managem ent Main Page, select Infrastructure on the SETUP menu. Ste p 2 Highlight the floor name or icon where the space is housed.
4-8 Setting Up Infrastruc tures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Removing an Out door S p ace Ste p 1 On the Cable Managem ent Main Page, select Infrastructure on the SETUP menu. Ste p 2 Click on the campus name or icon.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-9 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 A MUTOA is a faceplate or biscuit that cont ains several horizont al links an d feeds more than on e work stat i on or user . From the faceplate, you may add as m any horizon tal links as you wish.
4-10 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Setting Up the Cab ling Infrastructure Once the geographi cal infrastr ucture is set up using the SETUP.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-1 1 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Ste p 7 Select a Color Code ID from the drop-down list. This information is optional, and is used to describe the type of hardwar e that can be cross- connected.
4-12 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Changing the st atus of a port or position Ste p 1 Click the Port/Position Deta ils ta b.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-13 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Ste p 5 The Descriptions columns allow you to assign descriptions you want to include for each kind of Asset.
4-14 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Financials The Financials feature allows y ou to depreciate assets automatically . T o do so, follow this procedure: Ste p 1 Click the Financials tab in the De tail area af ter selecting the needed asset in the spreadsheet area .
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-15 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Horizont al Link (HL) Info Setting up a horizontal lin k Ste p 1 In the Navigator T ree , highlight the faceplate on the space where you want the link to originate.
4-16 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Ste p 6 T o delete any Horizont al Link type, click on the type, click the Delete button, and th en click Save before exiting the window .
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-17 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Connecting a Dat a Horizont al Link to a Ma inframe Asset Ste p 1 From the Data Horizont al link, go to the Ba ckbone Connection group box. Ste p 2 Click the ellipsis button next to the Mainframe PU field.
4-18 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Editing the Key Sheet The K ey Sheet is used to describe the type of phone, type of phone connection (line) from the phone switch, and voicemail information.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-19 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Splic e T ypes (User Defined) Adding user-defined splices to the closure Ste p 1 Click the Add button in the Detail Vi ew . Enter the splice ID in the S plice ID column.
4-20 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Adding a Backbone Ste p 1 Highlight the space on the Navigator T ree where the backbone cable will start. Ste p 2 Click the Add button in the List Vi ew area.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-21 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Backbone Source Setting up the backb one source Ste p 1 Click the Source tab. The Connectio n Location box is po pulated with th e selected source location.
4-22 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Backbone Pair/Strand Det ails Pair/Strand Details shows the status of every pair/strand on the curren t backbone cable.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-23 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Adding p athways used Ste p 1 Highlight the Pathways Used t ab. Ste p 2 Click the Add button in the Det ail area. The Location wi ndow appears. Select the first Pathway this backbone is in.
4-24 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Adding a Conductor Y ou can add a conductor after adding appropriate busbars for t he highlighted space. Ste p 1 At the top of the List View , click the Conductors ra dio button.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-25 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Conductor Pathways Used Ste p 1 T o ground a p athway , click the Connected Pa thways tab, and then click the Add button. Ste p 2 The Select Location window appears.
4-26 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Connecting a Firestop to a Pathway Connecting a Firestop to a P athw ay must be done via the P athw ays- Connected Firestops tab. See Connecting a Pathway to a F irestop .
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-27 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Connecting the Pathways All pathw ays set up within y our facility can be interconnected. Y ou should, however , be aware of si tuations where it would not be reasonable to connect certain pathw ays together , e.
4-28 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Defining a Cont act Cable Management comes with man y Contact types already defined f or you. If , however , you wish to track a type of Contact that has not been defined, yo u can define it y ourself .
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-29 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Creating Cable Management S pecific Users Use the Contacts area to also mana ge the users with access to Cable Management. When adding users in Cabl e Management, give each one a User name in the Contacts Info tab Detail Vi ew .
4-30 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Sorting, Filt ering, and Grouping Reports Selecting Dat a for a Report Each report has selection crit eria spec ific to that report. These criteria filter the report.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-31 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 The Print Details Button Y ou may also print out all detailed information for a specific item by clicking the P rint Deta ils button at the top of th e List View sect ion of the Cable Management user interface.
4-32 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 S preadsheet T ool Spreadsheet T ool (Import from Excel) One of Cable Manage ment's most useful tools is its ability to bulk -load large amounts of existing data in to the Cable Management database.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-33 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Ste p 4 The tool will open as a spreadsheet with the following tabbed worksheets, and a Help tab: — As.
4-34 Setting Up Infrastructures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Checking Dat a Ste p 1 With the active worksheet cont aining the dat a you wish to import, click the Check Data button.
Setting Up Infrastructures 4-35 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Importing Dat a Ste p 1 With the checked dat a displayed in the active worksheet, click the Import Dat a button. Ste p 2 The data will be copied into the selected Cable Management database.
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Appendix - 1 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1 Appendix Product Functionality T ermination Hardware T ermination hardware for all cabling infrastructure is easy to set up.
Appendix - 2 Product Functionality MA4000 Expense Management Cable Ma nagement User Guide - Issue 1 Grounding Grounding for backbone cables, assets, pat hways, and termination hardware can be set up in Cable Management. The busbar and conductors can be connected to pat hways.
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