Connection Types

Manage Connection Types

Connection Type is the term used in CAIRS to describe each individual cable type, i.e. copper, cat IV, and etc.

  1. Click the Facilities
  2. In the Navigation pane, click Connections.
  3. There are two ways to manage your connection types:
    • Within the toolbar directly above the Navigation pane, click the Manage Connection Types
    • Within the Actions pane, click the Manage Connection Types
  1. With either option, the Manage Connection Types window opens.

! If you are unable to view the Actions pane, you may need to use the scroll bar to reveal the menu choices on the right side of the Navigation pane, or using your mouse point at the Separation bar, and when the up/down arrow displays, right-click the line and hold it to pull the line down.

Adding a Connection Type

  1. Click the field marked with an asterisk (*). To add a new record, complete the following fields (required fields are marked within an asterisk (*)):
    • Connection Type* – type the name of the connection
    • Multiple Channel – click the box to insert a checkmark indicating the connections associated with this type can have multiple assignments associated with each path. If you leave the field blank, when you associate this connection type, the connection paths can be used for a single assignment.
    • Network Device Port Type – click on the dropdown arrow to access a list, from the list select the network device port that is associated to connection type. Network Device Port Types are used if you are tracking all your network devices such as patch panel, ethernet switches, etc.  A few examples of device port types are ethernet, fiber, GBIC, SFP, etc.
  1. To add another type, click the Save button and repeat step 5, as necessary.

Deleting a Connection Type

  1. There are two ways to select the type to delete:
    • Right-click the record selector box (located just left of the name) and box, click Delete.
    • Highlight the name in the list and within the Actions ribbon group click the Delete
  1. Once you click Delete, a message box displays verifying that you really want to delete the type. Click Yes within the box to continue or No to cancel the operation.
  2. Once selected, CAIRS draws a line through the type allowing you to delete multiple types at once.
  3. If you do not want to delete the connection type, right-click the record to access a pop-up menu. From the pop-up, click Undelete.
  4. Once you select Undelete, a message box displays verifying that you really want to keep the type. Click Yes within the box to continue or No to cancel the operation.
  5. Within the Actions ribbon group, click Save (to save and stay) to continue working with connection types, or click Save & Close (to save and exit) to return to the Connection Group list.