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1. Click for explanation Fill in the FPI Floor Position Indicator e g A02 for row A rack 2 www business writings com 8 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu T 10 11 Fill in the Optional Information if appropriate NOTE WorldCom s OC12 would have WorldCom as the owner However for a Business Writings CVCO4k leave the owner blank Remarks should be added if appropriate Select the icon for a brief explanation Optional Information Owner 2 Click for explanation Remark Select the Port Information tab to modify port information as needed For example if the 28 channels on a DSX3 panel should start with the number 29 instead of 1 this is where that change could be made NOTE Default information is retrieved from the data that was associated with the equipment upon its creation within FRED Select the Review Equipment Details tab to make sure that all requested information is correct and filled in as noted on the bottom right corner of the screen Select Install this Device This forces FRED to perform a validation sequence Select Install this Device again The device now appears in the Facility Equipment Explorer NOTE Go to the Facility Equipment Explorer and make sure the device appears as desired For example when creating cards in the TDAX it is usually necessary to go into the Edit Facility function and change the names of the ports in order for the information2. Confirm to delete After the correct equipment selection is made click on the Replace Facility button You will see a confirmation message that confirms the change and reminds you that existing facilities remain unchanged 1 e you must change them as you continue on in this process Choose Yes to accept the change or No to return to the previous level The Select Equipment in Site box within the Facility Equipment Explorer box refreshes Close the Equipment Maintenance Tool box Search in the Facility Equipment Explorer box for the replaced equipment and use the Advanced Maintenance selection to confirm the activities that you performed were successful NOTE If you made the replacement with dissimilar equipment the new equipment will still be attached at the appropriate location on the equipment tree Moving Equipment Equipment can only be a child of equipment You cannot attach equipment to a level it could not physically be attached to Inappropriate moves are possible however Be sure you understand what you are moving and that it reflects reality 1 To move equipment make sure the equipment to be moved is displayed and selected see Retrieve Detailed Information about Facilities above for information on how to do this Right click the selected equipment Select Enable Equipment Move No matter how many pieces of equipment you are moving you only have to perform this step once Display the equipment t
3. When work on the equipment chain is complete select the Close button www business writings com 12 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu Advanced Maintenance The Equipment Maintenance tool provides additional functionality to FRED Equipment can be replaced by substituting one type for another For example an El Switch can replace a T1 Switch Replacement selection is limited to equipment of equal levels This means that while it is possible to swap and LDS1 card for a PEI card it is not possible to swap the LDS1 card with a T DAX However inappropriate equipment at the same level may be swapped so it is important that those using FRED understand what they are doing Equipment can also be edited here primarily to assure that the replacement equipment has the appropriate number of facilities associated with it NOTE You must close and reopen the Equipment Maintenance Tool every time you refresh or change equipment 1 To perform maintenance on a piece of equipment make sure the equipment is displayed and selected see Retrieve Detailed Information about Facilities above for information on how to do this 2 Right click the selected equipment Select Advanced Maintenance 3 The Equipment Maintenance Tool box opens with the parent equipment name in the title bar 4 Inthe Select Replacement Equipment box click on the drop down arrow and choose the desired piece of replacement equipment After selection FRED per
4. how to do this the information can be sorted and or filtered Filtering narrows down the devices and facilities that are displayed Only one sort or filter may be applied at a time Information may be filtered and then sorted however or vice versa 1 In the Facilities Found Matching Query box select the column or cell you wish sorted or filtered i l DONA ta cC is Sort Ascending 2 Right click your mouse to display filter and sort options Reminder Left clicking refreshes the equipment chain found below that box The following appears Sort Descending Filter by Exclusion Filter for Filter by Selection Remove Filter Sort NOTE If the filtering window does not appear make sure that you have highlighted something in the column you want to filter on and try again 3 To sort left click your mouse to choose the appropriate sort option The sort that occurs depends on the column that is currently selected www business writings com 16 Business Writings LLC Other Functions 4 Sort Ascending sorts all data in the table from A Z while Sort Descending sorts all data from Z A 5 To filter select a cell within the Query box and right click your mouse to display the filter options 6 Filter by Exclusion filters the column for every item except the one highlighted 7 Filter by Selection filters the column for every item matching the one highlighted Filter for filters for what
5. public dept public eng all Idocuments eng doc ibt 000205 pdf Device Naming Reference not real http not real xpedio groups public dept public eng all documents eng_doc 001599 pdf Naming Standard Guide FRED http not real xpedio groups public dept public is docum ents is_doc 001988 pdf www business writings com 1 Business Writings LLC The Admin Menu The Admin Menu Sites Organizations OCC Info This section explains how to add modify and delete sites organizations and OCC information NOTE Go to the Naming Reference Guide FRED not real for naming conventions Site Administration To open the module go to Admin gt Site Administration or select Ctrl A Create Site 1 Select the Create Site button 2 Type the name of the site in the Name box e g Brooklyn 3 Type the site code in the Code box up to three characters may be used e g BKL 4 Select the Continue button then Yes The site appears in the Existing Sites box NOTE The site name will now appear as BKL Brooklyn in the application tools Modify Site 1 Highlight the site to be modified in the Existing Sites box 2 Select the Modify Site button and select Yes 3 Modify one or both fields 4 Select the Continue button then Yes The modified site appears in the Existing Sites box www business writings com 2 Business Writings LLC The Admin Menu Delete Site 1 2 Highlight the
6. row The Equipment Chain box will fill with link information Select the Manage Facility button This will open the Edit Facility Details window NOTE If you double click in the row for the spare channel this will also open the Edit Facility Details window Fill in the CID and complete other information you need 10 Select OK The information you edited will appear in the T1 or E1 channel row Provision T3 E3 Facility Assign OCn Channel l Go to Tools gt Facility Equipment Explorer or select Ctrl E The Facility Equipment Explorer tool will open In the Select Site to Search box select the site you want The Select Equipment in Site box will fill with equipment at that site Select the OCn device you want from the equipment menu Do this by selecting the box next to the equipment name until you find the device you need Highlight the device www business writings com 20 Business Writings LLC Specific Tasks 9 In the Select Facility Type box select T3 or E3 Select the Retrieve Facilities button The Facilities Found Matching Query box will fill with link information Find the spare channel you want and highlight the row The Equipment Chain box will fill with link information Select the Manage Facility button This will open the Edit Facility Details window NOTE If you double click in the row for the spare channel this will also open the Edit Facility Details window Fill in t
7. to appear correctly Facility Equipment Explorer Instructions This section explains how to retrieve detailed information about facilities within FRED edit equipment manage facilities and manage links To open the module go to Tools gt Facility Equipment Explorer or select Ctrl E NOTE To filter within your Facility Equipment Explorer selections see the section on Filtering near the end of this manual Retrieve Detailed Information about Facilities 1 In the Select Site to Search box choose the desired site The Select Equipment in Site box auto fills www business writings com 9 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu 2 In the Select Equipment in Site box find the appropriate equipment by selecting the box next to the equipment name The list is alphabetized for ease of use The menu expands Continue selecting the box next to the equipment name until you find the equipment you want Highlight the desired piece of equipment In the Select Facility Type box below select the appropriate type T3 or E3 T1 or El or Narrowband Select the Retrieve Facilities button NOTE If the incorrect facility type was chosen a No facilities exist for this device message appears in the Facilities Found Matching Query box Reselect the facility type and select Retrieve Facilities again NOTE Facilities have the following information associated with them if it exists IDI ID2 ID3 CH CI
8. D Customer Provider Remark OCC Info The column borders can move to expand or contact the columns In the Facilities Found Matching Query box click once on the facility you are specifically interested in This brings up Equipment Chain information NOTE Equipment chains denote the order in which the equipment is attached Equipment Chains have the following information associated with them if it exists Name B port M port E port Channel Fpi Site Parent device name Edit Equipment This will change port information as well as parts of the equipment name The following information can be changed Locator Seq M port ID2 E port ID3 and FPI B Port ID1 and CH cannot be modified l 2 In the Select Equipment in Site box select the equipment you want to edit Select the Edit Equipment button The Equipment Editor box opens Modify the equipment as desired To cancel the activity choose the Close button Choose the Apply Changes button Choose the Close button www business writings com 10 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu NOTE If you want to change B Port ID1 information it is best to add the desired information to M Port ID2 information Though not exact this is a workaround until B Port ID1 information can be modified Manage Facilities This will claim a facility or change the existing information on a facility The following information can be changed Circuit ID OCC ID C
9. Facility Records Equipment Database User Manual Business Writings LLC Table of Contents STANDARDS THE ADMIN MENU SITE ADMINISTRATION CREATE SITE MopiFY SITE DELETE SITE CUSTOMER ORG ADMINISTRATION CREATE ORGANIZATION MODIFY ORGANIZATION DELETE ORGANIZATION OCC INFO ADMINISTRATION CREATE AN OCC CID MoDIFY AN OCC CID DELETE AN OCC CID THE TOOLS MENU EQUIPMENT DESIGNER INSTRUCTIONS CREATE NEW DEVICE MopIFY DEVICE DELETE DEVICE EQUIPMENT INSTALLER INSTRUCTIONS FACILITY EQUIPMENT EXPLORER INSTRUCTIONS RETRIEVE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT FACILITIES EDIT EQUIPMENT MANAGE FACILITIES MANAGE LINKS APPEND TO INSERT IN DELETE FROM ADVANCED MAINTENANCE MOVING EQUIPMENT OTHER FUNCTIONS CIRCUIT VIEWER FILTERING FILTER LISTBOX SPECIFIC TASKS PROVISION DSO FACILITY PROVISION T1 E1 FACILITY 1 1 DAX PROVISION T3 E3 FACILITY ASSIGN OCN CHANNEL ASSIGN DAX 3 1 CHANNEL ASSOCIATE DAX 1 1 CARDS PROVISION SWITCH CARD CO O OO 4 400050 A OQ Q OQ Q N N N N Business Writings LLC Standards Standards To assure that proper Business Writings LLC names are given to equipment and locations in all cases refer to the Device Naming Standard and Device Naming Reference located in the Content Management System under Engineering Technical References and the Naming Reference Guide FRED under IS User Manuals Alternately you may use the links below Device Naming Standard not real http not real xpedio groups
10. e go to Tools gt Equipment Installer or select Ctrl I 1 2 Locate the Base Device Information box on the left side In the Enter Installation Site selection box choose the desired site In the Select Base Equipment Info box find the device you want to install by selecting the box next to the equipment name The menu expands In the expanded menu highlight the desired piece of equipment e If this is a parent device the Device code now auto fills along with the Site code Type in the Locator code the engineering rack name such as AP1 for Access Path 1 or WA1 for WAN Rack 1 and Seq code the sequence number such as 1 for the first device or 2 for the second device NOTE For help refer to the Device Naming Standard and Device Naming Reference in the Content Management System under Engineering Technical References e fthis is not a parent device you will be asked to select an appropriate parent device Select a parent device Fill in the Port Name Information NOTE Not all devices will have port name information For example a switch card will not have port information because card numbering does not follow a 1 2 3 format Gateways do not have port names because only channel information is desired An AAMX card does have a port name because slot A on shelf 14 is port 14 A Examine similar devices in FRED to decide Select the icon for a brief explanation Port Name Information
11. e select No and leave the box blank e Count and Start determine the configuration setup for ports e g the DAX has no ports so all fields should contain 0 while the AAMX card has 1 T3 port and 28 T1 ports e Common Name for Device how the device will be grouped in FRED e g all TDAX components have the common device name DACS all CVCO4K components have the common device name Switch etc When all fields are complete select Continue Confirm the information by selecting Yes Your new facility appears in the device list Modify Device 1 Highlight the device you want to modify The information fields populate with the existing data Select Modify Device Select Yes to continue Make the desired modifications NOTE Name changes affect every instance of this device throughout FRED configuration changes affect only those devices that are built after the modifications Installed devices maintain their original configurations Select Apply Changes Delete Device Highlight the device you want to delete Select Delete Facility NOTE This will delete every instance of this device throughout FRED you will not be able to delete a device that is in use Select Yes to continue www business writings com 7 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu Equipment Installer Instructions This section explains how to install new equipment at sites and add to existing equipment To open this modul
12. e templates and modify or delete existing device templates NOTE Device templates apply to both devices such as gateways and switches as well as to cards and ports such as gateway ports and switch cards Refer to naming standards and already named devices in FRED to maintain consistency To open this module go to Tools gt Equipment Designer or select Ctrl Q Create New Device 1 Make sure the device you are building is not already in the device list The list is alphabetized for ease of use 2 Select Create New Device The form reappears and reads Continue 3 Using device naming standards fill in the information e For help refer to the Device Naming Standard not real and Device Naming Reference not real documents located in the Content Management System under Engineering Technical References e Base configuration examples for Fred are given in the Naming Reference Guide FRED not real document located in the Content Management System under IS Training User Manuals e Equipment Model Name the generic name for the equipment currently Engineering Device Names such as C5300 and CVCOAK are being used for gateways and switches while developer names such as AAMX Card E1 Switch and E1 Gateway are being used for cards and ports www business writings com 6 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu 4 5 e Device Code the Engineering Device Name e g C5300 CVCO4K If there is no Engineering Device Nam
13. ever text or partial text including numbers you type in the box the filter is not case sensitive 8 Remove Filter Sort returns your screen to its initial state Note When you filter then refilter the system works on all data that was originally present in the Facilities Found Matching Query box When you sort on filtered data only the filtered data is sorted NOTE You can filter on a filter for example after filtering for all T1 Switch cards in the IDI column you can then filter for WorldCom in the Customer column thereby getting all TI Switch cards with WorldCom as the customer Filter Listbox The Filter Listbox can be used in the Admin functions within Fred site list organization list and OCC list to selectively view data subsets For example you could filter a large list of OCC CIDs to just display those that include CSZZ 1 Open the Admin function you want to filter 2 Go to Quicklinks gt Filter Listbox to open the Filter Listbox The Filter active list window appears NOTE If the Filter Listbox does not appear make a selection among the information you want to filter and try again www business writings com 17 Business Writings LLC Other Functions ES Filter active list 10 xl m Filter Behavior TN cc Display Only Text Containing C From Start Close Popup i Clear on Exit Pose Popup NOTE You can also select Shift F1 to open the Filter Listbox Fil
14. forms a consistency test to see if the same number of facilities are associated with the new equipment as with the piece being replaced This information is displayed in the Facility Breakdown box NOTE At this time if you leave the Replace Equipment box blank and select Replace Equipment FRED will abnormally terminate 5 Using the information you have been supplied with confirm that the replacement equipment is in fact the equipment you want to use If it is not reselect equipment using the drop down arrow 6 If you have the desired piece of equipment selected and the facilities numbers are not consistent you should add or replace them before you replace the equipment 7 To add facilities click on the Add Facilities button Using the drop down arrow select the facility type T E3 T E1 or Narrowband Specify the number of www business writings com 13 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu 10 facilities to create then the channel number you wish to begin with Gaps may be left in channel numbers Alternately if you specify a channel number that already exists the existing channels will be overwritten If you have an existing 0 channel that you want replaced with 1 you should create a full complement of channels and then go back and delete the 0 channel Select the Create button To delete channels first select the channels you want deleted then select the Delete Facilities button
15. hat will be receiving the moved piece by expanding the appropriate equipment tree Left click and hold the mouse on the equipment to be moved Drag the equipment to the receiving piece of equipment the new parent Release the mouse www business writings com 14 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu 5 The equipment is moved if appropriate If a non valid move is attempted an error message may appear such as Equipment can only be a child of equipment 6 Repeat as desired 7 To prevent equipment from being moved or to prevent the pop up message confirming unintended moves select any piece of equipment right click on it and choose Disable Equipment Move 8 Ifyou have just made an error rather that moving the equipment back right click and select Unlink from Parent www business writings com 15 Business Writings LLC Other Functions Other Functions Circuit Viewer Filtering Filter Listbox Circuit Viewer To open this module go to View gt View Circuit Design or select Ctrl D Alternatively choose the QuickLink pop up Shift F5 to pop up a circuit selector 1 Type the ID of the circuit you would like to view 2 Press ENTER or click Go Get It to open the circuit specified in the viewer Filtering After facilities have been retrieved for equipment in the Facility Equipment Explorer module see Retrieve Detailed Information about Facilities above for information on
16. he CID and complete other information you need 10 Select OK The information you edited will appear in the DS3 channel row 11 Note the DSX 3 port on the OCn side Assign DAX 3 1 Channel l Similar to the above steps with the OCn device find a spare T3 or E3 channel on the DAX and claim it by filling in the CID and other information you need NOTE If the correct OCC CID is not in the database you will need to add it See OCC Info Administration in this User Manual Note the DSX 3 port from the Equipment Chain window at the bottom This is the DSX3 port on the DAX 3 1 side NOTE You can view the entire DS3 circuit Go to View View Circuit Design or select Ctrl D This brings up the Circuit Inquiry window Fill in your DS3 CID in the Circuit ID box Select the Get Info button The equipment link information for your circuit appears Associate DAX 1 1 Cards l Similar to the above steps with the OCn device find the T1 or E1 facilities on the DAX 2 Locate the 28 channels associated with the 3 1 channel you assigned www business writings com 21 Business Writings LLC Specific Tasks 3 9 Assign the proper OCC CID and other information to each row Provision Switch Card Go to Tools gt Facility Equipment Explorer or select Ctrl E The Facility Equipment Explorer tool will open In the Select Site to Search box select the site you want The Select Equipment in Site box will fill with equip
17. ment at that site Select the CVCO4K Do this by selecting the box next to the equipment name until you find the device you need Highlight the device In the Select Facility Type box select T1 or El Select the Retrieve Facilities button The Facilities Found Matching Query box will fill with T1 or E1 switch card information Find the spare card you want and highlight the row The Equipment Chain box will fill with link information Select the Manage Facility button This will open the Edit Facility Details window NOTE If you double click in the row for the spare card this will also open the Edit Facility Details window Fill in the CID and complete other information you need 10 Select OK The information you edited will appear in the T1 or E1 card row www business writings com 22
18. on Click for explanation 9 Modify Create an OCC CID 1 Select the Create button 2 Type the OCC CID in the Entry Information box 3 Select the Continue button The CID is added to the database 4 Select OK The Existing OCC Listings are redisplayed from the beginning with the new OCC CID Modify an OCC CID 1 Highlight the OCC CID you want to modify in the Existing OCC Listings box The CID appears in the Entry Information box www business writings com 4 Business Writings LLC The Admin Menu 2 Select the Modify button 3 Make the desired change 4 Select Continue The Existing OCC Listings are redisplayed from the beginning with the modified OCC CID Delete an OCC CID 1 To delete an OCC CID highlight the OCC CID you want to remove in the Existing OCC Listings box The CID appears in the Entry Information box 2 Select the Delete button 3 Select the Yes button At this time the CID is purged from the database 4 Select the OK button The Existing OCC Listings are redisplayed from the beginning without the OCC CID that was deleted www business writings com 5 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu The Tools Menu Equipment Designer Equipment Installer Facility Equipment Explorer This section explains how to manage new equipment place equipment in sites and provision facilities in a site Equipment Designer Instructions This section explains how to create new devic
19. site in the Existing Sites box Select the Delete Site button and select Yes The deleted site no longer appears in the Existing Sites box Customer Org Administration To open the module go to Admin gt Customer Org Administration or select Ctrl G Create Organization l 2 3 4 Select the Create Entry button Type the organization name in the Org Detail box Select the Continue button Select OK The organization names are redisplayed from the beginning along with the added name Modify Organization l 2 3 4 Highlight the name in the list box The organization name appears in the Org Detail box Select the Modify Entry button Make the desired change to the organization name Select the Continue button The organization names are redisplayed from the beginning along with the modified name www business writings com 3 Business Writings LLC The Admin Menu Delete Organization 1 Highlight the name in the list box The organization name appears in the Org Detail box 2 Select the Delete Entry button 3 Select Yes 4 Select OK The organization names are redisplayed from the beginning without the deleted name OCC Info Administration To open the module go to Admin gt OCC Info Administration or select Ctrl O For an explanation of an OCC Listing select the question mark icon in the OCC Listing Detail box see below OCC Listing Detail Entry Informati
20. t to the equipment name until you find the device you need 4 Highlight the device 5 Inthe Select Facility Type box select Narrowband 6 Select the Retrieve Facilities button The Facilities Found Matching Query box will fill with DSO DAX facilities 7 Find the spare channel you want and highlight the row The Equipment Chain box will fill with link information 8 Select the Manage Facility button This will open the Edit Facility Details window NOTE If you double click in the row for the spare channel this will also open the Edit Facility Details window 9 Fill in the CID and complete other information you need 10 Select OK The information you edited will appear in the DSO channel row www business writings com 19 Business Writings LLC Specific Tasks 9 Provision T1 E1 Facility 1 1 DAX Go to Tools gt Facility Equipment Explorer or select Ctrl E The Facility Equipment Editor tool will open In the Select Site to Search box select the site you want The Select Equipment in Site box will fill with equipment at that site Select the DAX Do this by selecting the box next to the equipment name until you find the device you need Highlight the device In the Select Facility Type box select T1 or El Select the Retrieve Facilities button The Facilities Found Matching Query box will fill with T1 or E1 DAX facilities information Find the spare channel you want and highlight the
21. ter Behavior Anywhere Looks for the filtering criteria anywhere within the word For example filtering on or would bring up both Worldcom and Orbit Telecom Filter Behavior From Start Looks for the filtering criteria only at the beginning of the word For example filtering on or would only bring up Orbit Telecom not WorldCom NOTE From Start is the default filter behavior Display Only Text Containing The information you type into this field is the criteria used to filter the data in the active box Spaces hyphens and periods are all considered viable filter options Clear on Exit Selecting this choice redisplays the full set of data when you exit from the Filter Listbox Leaving the box unchecked maintains the filtered display when you exit i e only a subset of the data remains visible Close Popup closes the Filter active list box Filter executes the filtering function www business writings com 18 Business Writings LLC Specific Tasks Specific Tasks Provision DSO Facility Provision T1 E1 Facility 1 1 DAX Provision T3 E3 Facility Provision Switch Card Provision DSO Facility 1 Go to Tools gt Facility Equipment Explorer or select Ctrl E The Facility Equipment Explorer tool will open 2 Inthe Select Site to Search box select the site you want The Select Equipment in Site box will fill with equipment at that site 3 Select the DAX Do this by selecting the box nex
22. ter button Your selection is described in the Link Manager box If it is correct select Click to add Otherwise choose Cancel and try again 6 Continue to append equipment until you are done 7 When work on the equipment chain is complete select the Close button Insert in 1 To insert a piece of equipment anywhere within the existing equipment chain select the piece of equipment in the Current Equipment Chain box that you want the new equipment placed before or above in the box Select the Insert In button You are returned to the Facility Equipment Explorer screen and the button reads Click to return to Facility Master In the Select Equipment In Site box select the piece of equipment you want to attach When you find the equipment highlight the exact port information in the Facilities Found Matching Query box Select the Click to return to Facility Master button Your selection is described in the Link Manager box If it is correct select Click to insert Otherwise chose Cancel and try again Continue to insert equipment until you are done When work on the equipment chain is complete select the Close button Delete from 1 To delete a piece of equipment within the existing equipment chain select the piece of equipment in the Current Equipment Chain box that you want to remove Select the Delete From button The equipment is removed from the chain Continue to delete equipment until finished
23. ustomer Provider and Remark l In the Facilities Found Matching Query box highlight the row you want to modify 2 Select the Manage Facility button on the bottom of the screen The Edit Facility Details box appears NOTE You can also double click in the row to bring to bring up the Edit Facility Details box Fill in our use pull down menus to complete the information NOTE If information is missing in OCC Customer or Provider drop down menus you will have to add this information to the OCC or Organization tables See the ADMIN section of this user manual 4 Select OK The facility information is updated Manage Links This links equipment together into a facility The result is the information you see in the Equipment Chain box To begin select the row in the Facilities Found Matching Query box you want This brings up Equipment Chain information Select the Manage Links button The Links Manager box appears Append to 1 To append attach at the end a piece of equipment to the equipment chain select the Append To button The button changes to read Click to return to Facility Master In the Select Equipment In Site box select the piece of equipment you want to attach www business writings com 11 Business Writings LLC The Tools Menu When you find the equipment highlight the exact port information in the Facilities Found Matching Query box Select the Click to Return to Facility Mas
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