Patch Panel Labels

The patch panel editor allows you to quickly create a label that can be applied to patch panels. Each label can contain up to 99 ports and you can divide the ports into equal groups.

One text box is automatically added for each port. Barcodes, images, and shapes cannot be added to a patch panel label.

Formatting applies to all the text boxes on the label. When Auto fit text is selected, the text in each port is automatically sized to fit that port. So you may see differences in text size in each port.

Patch panel labels can be printed on any type of XTL continuous labels.

Use Serialize to automatically populate the ports.

The label properties you can set are:

Number of ports Maximum: 99 ports
Center to center distance

Distance from the center of one port to the center of the next port. Determines the length of each port. All ports have the same center to center distance.

Minimum: 5/32" (3.8 mm); Maximum: 20" (508 mm)
In groups of

Number of ports available per group is determined by the number of ports selected so that each group is equal. If you change the number of ports the number of ports in each group will automatically be adjusted.

Group clearance

Distance between groups of ports. Required when one continuous label for all ports is selected under Label setup.

Minimum: 1/64" (0.4 mm); Maximum: 20" (508 mm)
Label setup

One label for all ports - Print one continuous label.

One label per group - Print each group of ports as a separate label. (Default)

Show label outline

When selected, an outline is added around the outside of the label content.

Default is no label outline.
Separator lines

When selected, prints a separator line between each port. (Default)
  • The Center to center distance and Group clearance can be quickly adjusted using the dimension sliders under the label preview.

You create a patch panel label by using a pre-designed template or by entering the label properties manually.

To create a patch panel label using a template

  1. Click , and then click Patch Panel.
  2. Click Apply template and select a template.

  3. Enter the data for each port directly on the label or in the data grid.

    Optionally, import the data from an external file. See Entering Data.

To create a patch panel label manually

  1. Click , and then click Patch Panel.
  2. Under Number of ports, select the total number of ports from the list.
  3. Under Center to center distance, select or enter the distance between each port.
  4. Under In groups of, select the number of ports in each group from the list.
  5. Under Group clearance, select or enter the distance between each group of ports.
  6. Under Label setup, select one of the following:
    • One label for all ports - to print all groups of ports on a single label.
    • One label per group - to print each group of ports on a separate label.
  7. Under Layout, select any of the following:
    • Show label outline - to display the outline of the label in the edit area.
    • Show separator lines - to display separator lines between ports.

  8. Enter the data for each port directly on the label or in the data grid.

    Optionally, import the data from an external file. See Entering Data.

See Also

Using Serialization

Importing Data

Setting Default Label Properties

About Templates

Saving Labels

Printing Labels

 

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