Adding a New Switch Record

Adding a New Switch Record

Manage your switches by creating a record for each one within the Switches menu. Once you add a switch record, you can expand and add connections, import port numbers (EQN), and perform all other switch related functions.

  1. Click the Switches menu
  2. In the Navigation pane, click Switches.
  3. There are two ways to open the General – Switch window to add a new record:
  • On the toolbar directly above the Navigation pane, click the drop-down arrow next to New. From the list, select Switches.
  • Within the Actions pane, click the Add New Switch
  1. The General – Switch window opens. There are two panes of information; the top pane displays general switch information. The lower pane displays the various connections to the switch.
  2. Within the top pane, complete the following switch information (required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)):
  • Manufacturer* – click the drop-down arrow to access a list and from the list, select one of the following switch manufacturers:
·         Nokia Siemens Networks ·         Nortel
·         Avaya ·         Lucent
·         Cisco ·         Other
·         Tadiran Telecom  
  • Switch Type* – click the drop-down arrow to access a list and from the list, select one of the following switch types:
·         Unknown ·         EWSD
 ·         HiPath ·         CS2100
 ·         CS1000 M1 ·         Ayava
 ·         Lucent 5ESS ·         Hardware
 ·         SL100 ·         Unified Communications Manager
 ·         Tadiran ·         AS5300

! We have hard-coded the Manufacturer and Switch Type into the software, you cannot edit these fields.

  • Software Load* – click the drop-down arrow to access a list and from the list, select the appropriate switch software version.
  • Switch Name* – type the switch name.
  • Cache Behavior for API – click on the drop-down arrow to access a list and from the list, select one of the following options:
  • Do Not Cache – This is the default setting; you have to have a connection to the switch to get the data for the set. No data will be stored in the database.
  • Load from Cache No Live Data No Edit – A sync with the switch needs to be performed to put data in the cache, once there you will be able to see the data. Most of the fields will be read only, however, you will be able to edit the fields that do not update the switch.
  • Load from Cache Edit Live Data – A sync with the switch needs to be performed to put data into the cache, once there you will be able to see the data. To edit a phone, you must click the “Load Live Data” button first.
  • Load from Live First – Phone data initially loads from the switch. If the switch connection is not available, you can load data from the cache by clicking the “Load Cached Data” button.  This will be read only information until the connection is re-established.
  • Use Routing – click the box to insert a checkmark to indicate the switch uses routing. This field is for Nortel switches and system-wide moves only. If you check this, the next three fields are required.
  • DSN Trunk Route – type the DSN trunk route (Note: a required field for system wide moves on the Nortel platform).
  • Commercial Trunk Route – type the commercial trunk route (Note: a required field for system wide moves on the Nortel platform).
  • Message Trunk Route – type the message trunk route (Note: a required field for system wide moves on the Nortel platform).
  • Description – type an optional switch description.
  • Install Date – type the switch installation date.
  • Port HASU Summary Prefix Length – type in the value for the number of characters in the Port field that are used to group the ports together, for example, if you are using the port HOST 00 0 00 00, the value would be nine. When you generate the Spare Port Combined Summary the report is grouped by HOST 00 0.
  • Port HASU Summary Detail Prefix Length – type in the value for the number of characters in the Port field that are used to group the ports together, for example, if you are using the port HOST 00 0 00 00, the value would be nine. When you generate the Spare Port Detailed Summary the report is grouped by HOST 00 0.
  1. Within the Actions ribbon group, click Save (to save and stay) to continue adding information for the switch or click Save & Close (to save and exit) return to the Switches list.

! When adding a EWSD switch type, after clicking Save, you are asked if you want CAIRS to automatically create the DSN/PSTN access codes. Click Yes to have CAIRS automatically create or No to create the codes manually.