Operation Manual

Creating Cable ID Lists
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Creating Fiber ID Lists for an OptiFiber Tester
The Create ID List utility lets you create lists of fiber IDs and save them in the
tester’s internal memory. You can also save the lists on the PC to download to
the tester later.
OptiFiber associates fiber ID lists with folders on the memory card, but the lists
are stored in the tester’s internal memory. You can access the list on the tester
only if the tester’s current folder name matches the name selected when the
list was downloaded from LinkWare.
To create an ID list for an OptiFiber tester
1 Put a memory card into the tester. If the folder you want to associate with
the list is not present on the card, create it now.
2 Select Utilities > OptiFiber Utilities > Create ID List from the LinkWare
menu.
3 Note the guidelines for cable IDs given near the top of the Create Custom
ID List dialog box.
Enter IDs as follows:
Note
LinkWare changes all letters to upper case to match the letters
available in the tester.
To add individual IDs to the list
Enter an ID in the editing box next to the Enter ID button. Click Enter ID to
add the ID to the list.
To create a sequence of IDs
Click Build Sequence. LinkWare builds an ID list by incrementing the
characters in your start ID from right to left until the end ID is reached.
To copy an ID from the list to the editing box
Click on the ID in the list.
To sort the ID list in alphanumeric order
Click the Sort check box.
To add IDs from another list file
Click Open ID List. Locate an .ids or .txt list file; then click Open. LinkWare
edits list entries that do not meet the ID guidelines.