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== Before You Start ==

You will need to know what Ports, Signal Types, Connector Types you are going to be using for this piece of equipment. You will also need to know what ports are Input, Output or Both.
 

== How To Add A Single Port==

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|''Click'' '''Advanced Tools>Equipment Library''' ''OR'' '''Database>Equipment Library''' ''OR'' Command shortcut '''LE''' || This will bring you to the equipment library where you will find the piece of equipment you are wanting to customise. [[File:Equipment List.png|thumb|Equipment Library]]
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|After highlighting the piece of equipment you wish to modify, ''Click'' the '''I/O''' tab.|| If this is a new piece of equipment you created, you will have a blank Input and Output Field. [[File:I-O Page.png|thumb|I/O Field]]
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|''Click'' '''[Add Ports]'''|| You will now have a dialog box that allows you to select all information about this port. [[File:Port Creation Window.png|thumb|Port Creation Window]]
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|After filling out the info, ''Click'' '''[Add Ports And Close]'''|| As you can see in the image, I have added an '''RCA''' Port with an audio Signal Type to the Input field. [[File:RCA Port Creation.png|thumb|Single Port Creation]]

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|You can also create a port on both the ''Input'' and ''Output'' fields by selecting '''[Both]''' under the ''Add To Which List'' || As you can see in this image, I have added an '''RCA''' Port with an audio Signal Type to '''BOTH''' the Input and Output field. [[File:RCA Port Creation 2.png|thumb|Input & Output Port Creation]]
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== Adding Multiple Ports Of The Same Type  ==

It is possible to add multiple ports at one time. This saves time by allowing you to make as many of the same ''Type'' of ports as you'd like, without having to add each individually.

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|Follow the path described above to get to the dialog box where you enter port information. || [[File:Port Creation Window.png|thumb|Port Creation Window]]
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|Fill out the desired information and ''Check'' '''[Add Multiple Ports]''' || You will need to specifiy how many of this type of port you would like, what number you would like the port to begin with and how many zeros lead the port number ''(Example RCA-0012) [[File:Multiple Ports 2.png|thumb|Multiple Port Selection]]
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|After filling out the information, ''Click'' '''[Add Ports And Close]'''|| As you can see in this image, I added 24 RCA ports with an Audio Signal Type to ''BOTH'' the Input and Output Fields. [[File: Multiple Ports 3.png|thumb|Adding Multiple Ports At A Time]]
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== Distinguishing Similar Ports==

There will be times in which you need to create a number of similar ports, yet be able to distinguish them from eachother. ''(Example: RCA-01 Left, RCA-01 Right, RCA-01 Video)''

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|Follow the path described above to get to the dialog box where you enter port information. ||[[File:Port Creation Window.png|thumb|Port Creation Window]]
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|Fill out the port information just as you would normally do however this time, add a distinguishing character in the '''[[Finally Append Characters]]''' box.|| This distinguishing character can be whatever you would like it to be ''(Example L=Left, R=Right, V=Video)