Connect Equipment Together with Jumpers

1. From the Connections section of the ISP Tab click the Inside command:

   

2. Select a rack on the floor plan containing the first equipment to connect.
3. Select a rack on the floor plan containing the second equipment to connect.
   Note: Select the same rack twice if the equipment requiring connections are located in a same rack.
4. The Inside Plant - Connections dialog box opens.

   

5. Select equipment from each rack and press the Connect button to connect ports on the selected equipment.
6. The Port Connections dialog box opens.

   

7. Click the Front / Back button to view the front or back of the equipment, respectively.
8. Select the ports being connected and click Connect. Port Colors: Red - Indicates the port is connected to another piece of equipment that is not shown on this panel. Blue - Indicates the port is connected to a piece of equipment shown on this panel. Gray - indicates the port is not connected.
9. The Cable Information dialog box opens.

   

10. Key in the Cable ID and length.
11. From the Color pull-down menu, select the cable color.
12. From the Conn pull-down menu, select the connection type to use.
13. Enter the Service Name.
14. Choose the Ripple Direction method and if the Service Name should overwrite an existing one encountered while rippling.
15. Click OK to save the information.
    Note: Connections can only be made when connecting input ports to output ports.

Remove a Connection

1. From the Port Connections dialog box, highlight a connection in the Connections list.
2. Click Disconnect.
3. The connection is removed from the Connections list.

Edit a Connection

1. From the Port Connections dialog box, highlight a connection in the Connections list.
2. Click Edit cable.
3. The Cable Information dialog box opens.
4. Edit the field(s) requiring change and click OK to save and exit.

Change Port Status

1. From the Port Connections dialog box, highlight a connection in the Connections list.
2. Click Port Status.
3. The Change Port Status opens.

   

4. Make the necessary change and click OK to save and exit.

View the Connection Report

1. From the Port Connections dialog box, highlight a connection in the Connections list.
2. Click Terminate.
3. The Inside Plant - Connection Report opens.

   

4. Click the <<, <, >, or >> buttons to view the different connections on the service path.
5. Click <FBR> to view the optical node connection.
6. Select Output > Text File to generate a connection report text file.
7. Click Close to exit.