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Menu: Database > Circuits
Default command line shortcut: cmscg
Related Project Settings:
Circuit Status Items
Product Level: ENT
Click File > New.
Before you Start
The use of this tool assumes the following:
•That you have added Backbones to the project.
•That you have added the necessary Cable Types to the global Cable Types.
•That you have an idea of what you want to connect together and that you know the first bit of infrastructure to which you will attach.
•That you have created your Customer Furnished Equipment(CFE) in the Equipment Library for the originating and final destination equipment devices and/or that SysNames have been created for each individual piece of equipment to which you will attach.
1.Verify that you have created all your Equipment and Cable Types needed for this circuit.
2.From the Circuits Grid click [File>New] to launch the New Circuit tool.
3.Verify that your Circuit Number/Name is correct and that it is not duplicating an existing entry.
4.Enter your IT System and Customer info. IT System is a descriptive name.
5.Select your Origin(named equipment) from the drop down menu on the left. Alternately, select the Origin CFE (Customer Furnished Equipment) and fill in the detail data in the dropdown.
6.Select your Final Destination System (named equipment) from the drop down menu on the right. Alternately, select the Final Destination CFE(Customer Furnished Equipment) and fill in the detail data in the dropdown.
7.Select your Jumper To Equipment. This will be the first Patch Panel to which your Origin system will connect.
8.Select the ports from your Origin equipment and the Ports on your Jumper To equipment. You will see that WireCAD creates a preview jumper between the 2 for you to verify correct connections.
9.Click [Add Jumper]. Note: If you have connector types that WireCAD believes do not match, you will be presented with a window stating "Connector String Mismatch". If you want to turn this message off, you can do so in the Application Menu > Settings>UserCMS.
10. Click the [Next>] button. Note: WireCAD will automatically populate an available route between Patch Panels using existing Backbone structures.
11.Click [Add Backbone Segment].
12.Verify the correct cables have been added to the Proposed Cables In Circuit list.
13.Then click [Next].
14.Select the Jumper To Equipment to populate the To Ports list. Alternately you can click the [Last] button to populate the To Ports list with the ports of the Final Destination Equipment. That's what we will do here.
15.Click [Last].
16.Select the top two records.
17.Click [Add Jumper]. This places the final jumper in the list.
18.Click [Preview].
19.If everything look correct. Click Build Circuit tab.
20.Click [Build Circuit].
21.Done.