Open the Cross Connect Dialog Box

1. From the Modify/Delete section of the Copper Tab select the Connections X-Conn command.
2. Select a building, cabinet, or headend to which equipment is installed. The Quick Cross Connect dialog box opens.

   

Add a Piece of Equipment

1. To add equipment In the Copper device, click the Add button. The Select Equipment window opens.

   

2. Click on Type to open the pull-down menu of available equipment. Select the equipment and enter the ID.
3. Click the OK button to add the equipment to the building, cabinet, or headend. Information related to the piece of equipment displays in the Quick Cross Connect dialog box.
4. Continue adding equipment as needed by selecting the Add button.
5. To access the equipment ports, select the appropriate ID equipment by clicking on the Patch Panel dropdown in the upper left of the dialog.

Edit a Piece of Equipment

1. Select the equipment ID at the top left portion of the Quick Cross Connect dialog box.
2. Click on the Edit button. The Edit Equipment window opens.
3. Enter the equipment ID.
4. Click OK to save the modification to the database.

Delete a Piece of Equipment

1. Select the equipment ID at the top left portion of the Quick Cross Connect dialog box.
2. Click the Delete button. The piece of equipment is deleted from the database.
   Note: If connections exist on the equipment being deleted, a warning will inform you that if you delete the equipment, the connections will be removed. Click Yes to delete the piece of equipment and all connections.

Create a Connection

1. Select the two IDs, one from the Patch Panels side and one from the Connect To side of the list boxes to load the available cables to be connected.
2. Highlight the items being connected—if the connection count is equal, the Connect button becomes available:

   

3. Click on the Connect button to create the connection. The connected devices change color and the Connect button is unavailable.

   

   Blue: Illustrates devices connected and displayed in dialog box.

   Red: Illustrates devices connected to a device not shown in the dialog box.

   Yellow: Illustrates selected devices.

Delete a Connection

1. Highlight the port or pair to disconnect.
2. Click on the DisConn button to delete the connection. The disconnected devices become available for connection and the DisConn button is unavailable.
3. Select the Done button to exit the command.

Trace a Connection

1. Highlight the port or pair to Trace.
2. Click on the Trace button to trace the device in the network.

   

3. Navigate through the connected network by clicking on the arrowed buttons on the bottom of the dialog box.

Display Related Documents

1. In the Quick Cross Connect dialog box, click the Edit button from the Attachments section to add, update, delete, or open documents attached to the selected equipment:

   

2. Click the Show button to open the document using the application associated to the document (Word, Excel, Picture Manager, etc.).