Network Device Port Types

The first things we need to setup are your device port types.  Remember, these are the physical connection types between each port.  The port types are a general category, they can be things like ethernet, fiber, SFP, GBIC, etc.

Managing Device Port Types

  1. Click the Configured Items or Facilities
  2. In the Navigation pane, click Network Devices.
  3. There are two ways to manage your network device port types:
    • Within the toolbar directly above the Navigation pane, click the Manage Network Device Port Types
    • Within the Actions pane, click the Manage Network Device Port Types
  1. With either option, the Manage Device 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 Network Device Port 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 (*)):
    • Network Device Port Type* – type in the name of the port type for example fiber, ethernet, GBIC, etc.
  1. To add another type, click the Save button and repeat step 5, as necessary.

Deleting a Network Device Port Type

  1. There are two ways to select the type to delete:
    • Right-click the record selector box (located just left of the name) to access a popup menu, from the menu 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 network device 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 network device port types, or click Save & Close (to save and exit) to return to the Network Device list.