Connect a Cable Between Two Patch Panels - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

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This procedure explains how to connect a cable between two plug-and-socket patch panels or plug-and-socket wiring groups.

You must have created at least one reference cable with connectors at both ends to connect between two panels.

  1. In the Domain or Telecom Explorer, navigate to the patch panel to which you want to connect a cable.

  2. Right-click and select Actions > Patch Wiring.

    SHARED Tip You can also right-click on the plug-and-socket wiring group and select Actions > Patch Wiring.

  3. On the Patch Panel Wiring window, from the Primary Device list, select the required primary device.

    SHARED Tip If the device required is not in the Primary Device list, select the , next to the list, and browse to the required device.

  4. From the Patch Wiring list, select the reference cable you want to connect.

    SHARED Tip Only cables of the same type as the available ports are displayed. For example, if the ports are of Type A then only cables that are compatible with Type A are displayed.

  5. From the Secondary Device list, select the required secondary device.

    SHARED Tip If the device required is not in the Secondary Device list, select the , next to the list, and browse to the required device.

  6. On the Primary Device pane under Plug-and-Socket Device, select the port to which you want the cable to connect.

  7. On the Secondary Device pane, select the port to which you want the cable to connect.

    • The connection is completed after selecting on the second port.

    • A copy of the cable is created in the Domain/Telecom cables folder, after connecting between the two ports.

  8. Repeat steps 3 to 7, to connect other cables between the primary and secondary device, if required.

  9. Close the Patch Panel Wiring window when you have finished making the required connections.

The destination of a connector is displayed in the Patch Wiring window providing that a destination of an opposite side can be explicitly identified. For example, a cable with two cable sets where each set is connected to a connector at both ends, displays their destinations in the Patch Wiring window. A cable with two cable sets connected to one connector at one end and two connectors at the other, cannot display their destinations in the Patch Wiring window.

The destination is not displayed in the Patch Wiring window when:

  • Wires at one end of a cable connected to a connector are not connected at the other end.

  • Wires of connected to a connector at one end are connected to multiple connectors at the other end.

  • Wires connected to a connector at one end are connected to conventional terminals at the other.

  • Destinations are displayed in the Patch Wiring window when a cable has multiple destinations as long as the above rules are met.

  • You can see the full destination path if it is not displayed in the Patch Wiring window. Right-click on a cable in the Primary Device pane or on a connector in the Secondary Pane, and select Destination.