NetDoc User Guide
If a Grounding Conductor has been set up in the Grounding tab and connected to the current
backbone, the Bonding Conductor ID field will be populated in the Backbone Info tab.
Grounding
About Grounding
Grounding runs excess electrical current to ground. Grounding is needed for backbone cables,
assets, pathways, and termination hardware. In
NetDoc
, a busbar must be set up prior to setting
up grounding conductors. See
Adding Busbars
.
Adding Busbars
Busbars have to be set up prior to conductors.
1.
Click the space that contains the grounding busbar.
2.
Select the
Grounding
category in the List View.
3.
Click the
Busbars
radio button and then the
Add
button in the List View area.
4.
The Location box in the Detail View is populated with the space where the busbar will be
set up.
5.
Enter the ID in the
Busbar ID
field.
6.
Select the busbar type from the drop-down list in the
Busbar Type
field.
7.
Click
Save.
Note:
TMGB (Telecommunications Main Ground Busbar) is the main busbar that goes directly
to the earth ground. The Grounding Conductor ID is the main conductor that connects the TMGB
to the ground. The TGB (Telecommunications Ground Busbar) is a busbar that will connect to a
conductor. Select it from the Busbar Type drop-down list. No other fields appear on the tab when
TGB is selected.
Adding a Conductor
You can add a conductor after adding appropriate busbars for the highlighted space.
To add a conductor:
1.
At the top of the List View, click the
Conductors
radio button.
2.
Click the
Add
button in the List View.
3.
In the Conductor Info
tab, enter the
Conductor ID
.
4.
Select the type from the
Conductor Type
drop-down list.
5.
In the Source
box, Building, Floor, and Space are populated with your location on the
Navigator Tree. Click the yellow ellipsis button next to the
Busbar ID
field.
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