Device, Cable, and Panel Labeling scheme_old

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 This is constantly changing as I try to document and standardize what I do in my installations. 

 Hardware and Labels used: 

 Printer: Brady M710 Label Maker: 

 

 Labels: 

 

 

 

 Label Type 

 Label Size 

 Brady Part Numer [URL] 

 Count Per Roll 

 Estimate Price 

 Required Ribbon 

 

 

 Basic Sticker 

 1.0" x 1.0" 

 M7-19-423 

 250 

 $43.50 

 

 

 

 Metallic Label 

 1.0" x 2.0" 

 

 M7-20-435 

 

 100 

 $40.00 

 

 

 

 Cable Wrap Sticker 

 1.5" x 1.0" 

 

 M7-31-427 

 

 250 

 $68.00 

 R4300 - $73.00 

 

 

 

 Printable Site Template Guide: 

 Editable Document: NetworkIdentification.docx 

 

 Panels / Doors Labels:  

 All panels are counted clockwise from either MPOE or Main Entry. 

 Start at the Main Doorway and count clockwise around the Facility. 

 

 

 

 

 Location/Type 

 First 

 Example 

 Expansion 

 

 

 Main Point of Entry 

 (Site)-MPOE.(Floor).(door) 

 SASC-MPO.1.6 

 N/A - Only 1 MPOE per side 

 

 

 Intermediate Distribution Frame 

 (Site)-IDF.(Floor).(Door) 

 SASC-IDF.1.1 

 IDF-1-1a, IDF-1-1b 

 

 

 Media Cabinets/Panels 

 (Site)-PNL.(Floor).(Panel Number) 

 SASC-PNL.1.1, SASC-PNL.2.1 

 

 

 

 Facility Doors: 

 (Site)-FL-DR##  

 SASC-01-DR01 

 

 

 

 

 Notes:  

 MPOE - This is where the internet comes into the building.  In residential buildings, it is commonly seen as a utility hidden under stairs or in basements.  In large commercial buildings, it's widely known that risers [cables that link IDFs in other floors or wings] are used.

 

 IDF - This is where your switching or server equipment is located to support each floor.  This commonly hosts switches that connect back to the MPOE  

 Cable Labels: 

 

 606-B Notes: 

 Near end = AG09-35:01/AJ06-35:01 

 Far end = AJ06-35:01/AG09-35:01 

 If standing at rack location AG09, reading this near-end cable identifier will describe both the near-end and far-end locations. 

 AG09 = Rack or cabinet at grid location AG09 within the data center 

 -35 = Patch panel located 35 rack units from the bottom in rack AG09 

 :01 = Port 01 in patch panel located 35 rack units from the bottom of rack AG09 

 / = Separator for near-end/far-end location description 

 AJ06 = Rack or cabinet at grid location AJ06 within the data center 

 -35 = Patch panel located 35 rack units from the bottom in rack AJ06 

 :01 = Port 01 in patch panel located 35 rack units from the bottom of the rack in AJ06 

 

 

 

 

 Examples  

 First 

 Example 

 Expansion 

 

 

 SASC Patch Bay to Environment 

 (Panel Number).(Port Number on Panel) 

 P6.12 

 P6.12a | P6.12b [only applies to split cables] 

 

 

 SASC to Device 

 (Panel Number).(Port Number on Panel) 

 P6.12 

 P6.12a | P6.12b [only applies to split cables] 

 

 

 Wilson-MHF 

 (site)-(IDF#)-(Panel Number).Port Number 

 MHF-IDF2.1-P1.1 

 N/A 

 

 

 

 Device Labels: 

 Controllers: Physical hardware in Panels, Walls or mounted to walls 

 

 

 

 Location/Type 

 First 

 Example 

 Expansion 

 

 

 Door Access Hub 

 (site)-CTL.(floor)-(door number) 

 SASC-CTL.1.05 

 SASC-CTL.1.05a 

 

 

 Door Intercom 

 (Acesss Hub)-IntCom 

 SASC-CTL.1.05-IntCom 

 IntCom 

 

 

 Door Badge Reader 

 (Acesss Hub)-Reader 

 SASC-CTL.1.05-Reader 

 

 

 

 

 Network Devices: 

 

 

 

 Location/Type 

 First 

 Example 

 Expansion 

 

 

 Firewall/Router 

 (site)-FW## 

 925-FW01 

 925-FW02 

 

 

 Switches 

 (site)-SW## 

 925-SW01 

 925-SW02 

 

 

 Cameras 

 (location)-(object-in-camera) 

 INTERNAL-CashReg 

 INTERNAL-CashReg02 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Notes: 

 Cameras have special naming schemes.  We define them as internal or external to quickly identify access.  Tenants and Employees typically can access external cameras, but internal camera access is heavily policed.   A camera overlooking a driveway would be called "EXTERNAL-Driveway-North" 

 Patch Bay printed label templates: 

 PatchBaySize_12portLevitonKeystone.docx PatchBaySize_12portSurfacemount.docx PatchBaySize_24portKeystone.docx PatchBaySize_48port.docx PatchBaySize_24port.docx 

 Wire In between Devices: 

 2x Layer labels.  Order of spanning tree.  Top of label = First location.   The bottom of the Label = end of the cable.  

 

 

 

 

 Device 

 Fire 

 Example 

 Expansion/Options 

 

 

 Device 

 

 Top: Where it terminates 

 Bottom: What it terminates  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ISP to Firewall/Router 

 

 (site)-ISP.## [Number or name] 

 FW-Primary-PORT 

 

 

 MHF-ISP.001 

 FW-Primary-WAN1 

 

 

 ISP-AT&T 

 FW-Secondary-WAN2 

 

 

 

 Router to Distribution Switch 

 

 FW/ROUT.Port 

 AGGR-##.PORT 

 

 

 FW-Primary.03 

 AGGR-01.01 

 

 

 FW-Secondary.03 

 AGGR-02.01 

 

 

 

 Router/Agg to L3/2 Switch IN MPOE 

 

 AGG-##.Port 

 SW##.Port 

 

 

 AGGR-01.10 

 SW01.49 

 

 

 AGGR-02.12-BONDa 

 AGGR-02.13-BONDb 

 

 

 

 Patch Cables between IDF/MPOE and the environment 

 

 (thing)-(floor)-(number) 

 Service*-### 

 *NET | *TEL | *COM | 

 

 

 MHF-IDF.1.2 

 NET-001 

 *TEL-001 

 

 

 IDF-1-2 

 NET-001a 

 

 

 

 

 Riser Cables 

 [between MPOE, IDF, Panels] 

 

 (site)-(thing).(floor).(number) (site)-(thing).(floor).(number) 

 

 MHF-IDF.1.001 

 SASC-PNL.2.001 

 

 

 IDF-1-1.001a, IDF-1-1.001b 

 PNL-1-2.002a 

 

 

 

 Badge Readers 

 

 (site)-CTL.(floor).(number)-Reader 

 

 SASC-CTL.1.05-Reader 

 

 

 

 Camera Cable 

 (thing)-(floor)-(number) CAM-### 

 

 SASC-CAM-1.05 

 

 

 

 

 Access-Hub (not in panel) 

 

 (site)-CTL.(floor)-(door number) 

 

 SASC-CTL.1.1A 

 SASC-CTL.1.1B 

 

 

 Reader-Flex (no Hub) 

 

 (site)-CTL.(floor)-(door number) 

 

 SASC-CTL.1.1A 

 SASC-CTL.1.1B