In the Floor ports view for each space, you can add floor ports, patch them to switch ports, and manage the details of the patched switch ports; assigning switch port roles, allocating them to occupiers or the operator, and so on.
The floor ports are typically added to a space and patched to switch ports by essensys during onboarding, but you may need to update switch port roles, allocate occupiers or the operator, move floor ports, or power cycle ports during the lifetime of the space.
Important: It is your responsibility to ensure that the information in the essensys Platform reflects the actual state of the physical network, and that the switch port that is patched to a floor port has the appropriate switch port role to enable the required service on the connected device.
Managing Floor Ports
Accessing the Floor Port details for a Particular Space
Select Spaces.
Select the site, and then the floor that you are interested in. This produces a list of all Spaces on this floor.
Select the Space whose floor ports you are interested in (for example, the Board Room).
Click the Floor Ports tab.
A list of the floor ports that are present in the selected space opens.
Tip: You can filter the ports that are visible in this view using the state drop-down list at the top-right of the page.
Manage the floor ports for a space "in bulk"
This includes:
Adding a set of floor ports to a space.
Moving a set of floor ports to another space.
Allocating a set of floor ports to a particular occupier or the operator.
For details, see Bulk floor port actions.
Manage individual ports within the space
This includes:
Editing a single port's details.
Patching a floor port to a switch port.
Moving a port to another space.
Power cycling a port.
Removing an individual port from the space.
For details, see Individual floor port details.
Making a port Active
If you have a port that's showing a status of Inactive or disabled don't worry! This status isn't always updated as we can't always refresh this data but you can check the Switch Port details by clicking on Show switch port details,
This would then show you live information as of clicking on this and then update the Status of the port.
If Inactive it would mean a device isn't connected to this port when last checked, if you've made a change and believe a device is connected complete the Show switch port details as above!
If Active it means a device was connected last time the port was checked.
If Disabled, it would mean the Switch Port/Floor Port isn't assigned to an Occupier/Operator or a role, once assigned you can then click on Show switch Port details as above to see live information.
Once on Show Switch Port details to understand the details seen in this page please see this guide here.
Floor ports - Bulk floor port actions
The top of the main editor contains details of the space's floor ports, and actions that apply to those details as a whole.
Tip: You can filter the ports that are visible in this view using the state drop-down to the right of the buttons (default: All).
Add ports
Click Add ports to open the Add floor ports dialog box. Use this dialog box to add floor ports to this space, and, optionally, patch those ports to switch ports.
Field | Description |
Floor port name | Mandatory. The name of the floor port. This name is marked on the port itself. |
Note | Optional note field. |
Connect to a switch port (optional):
| There are two fields associated with this option, which interact as follows:
Note: The switch port name list only offers ports that are available at this site. The name is typically its "position"; that is, where the port is located on the switch, 1:24 indicates the switch port is the 24th port on slot 1 of the selected switch. |
Port role (read-only) | The switch port role. Indicates the type of service that can be enabled on a device that is connected to this port. For details, see Switch port roles. |
Assigned to (read-only) | The operator or occupier that the switch port is allocated to for use.
Tip: You can allocate the ports in this space to a different occupier or operator using the Bulk assign option. For details, see Bulk assign. |
Remove floor port | Click X to remove a floor port. |
| The floor port details that you have added will only be saved once you click Save. |
Bulk assign
Click Bulk assign to open the Assign switch ports and floor ports dialog box. Use this dialog box to allocate one or more of the floor ports in this space to an occupier or to the operator.
Field | Description |
Space | The name of the space that contains your floor ports. |
Assign to | The occupier or operator to allocate the selected floor ports to. |
Available ports | Click the right arrow to select a port to allocate to the operator or the selected occupier. Note: Floor ports are only available if they are:
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Selected ports | The ports that will be allocated in bulk when you click Assign. |
| All of the selected ports are allocated to the selected occupier or the operator once you click Assign. |
Move ports to another space
Click Move ports to open the Move ports to another space dialog box. Use this dialog box to move a set of floor ports from this space to another space.
Tip: You might typically use this function when you reconfigure your spaces. For example, if you split a meeting room into two smaller meeting rooms, you might need to move half of the floor ports into the newly modelled space.
Field | Description |
Move from <Current Space> | Read-only field. Describes the current location of the ports. |
To <Target Space> | The two drop-down lists describe where any selected ports should be moved to:
Example: To move your ports to Desk 1, which is in Meeting Room 3 on Floor 9, you would select Floor 9 in the first drop-down list and Meeting Room 3 / Desk 1 in the second. |
Available ports | Click the right arrow to select a port that you want to move from the current space. The floor ports in this space are present in the Available ports field. |
Selected ports | The ports that will be moved to the target space when you click Move. |
| All of the selected ports are moved to the new space once you click Move. |
Floor ports - Individual floor port details
Each row in the main editor describes the details of an individual floor port in your selected space.
Note: This example shows a locked port. Locked ports are reserved and managed by essensys.
Field | Description |
Floor Port name | The port name, as marked on the port itself. |
| If the Switch Port is patched, the details of the connection are presented as links, allowing you to view the Switch Port and Switch details. |
Floor Port Status | The current status of the floor port. The port statuses are as seen in the Switch port key. |
| Either the occupier or the operator that the Floor Port has been allocated to. |
Role | Unassigned, or the services that the port is set to receive, such as Voice, LAN, or Internet. For more details, see Switch port roles. |
Port history | Opens a pop-up containing a change history for this Port. For more information, see Port history. |
Last active | This date-time stamp is the last time the switch knew that a device was plugged in to this port and powered on. Note: By implication, if the port is currently Active, this is the last time the port became Inactive. Example: If you were to unplug a device now, the Last active date-stamp would be updated to show the time now as the last active date-time. |
Edit floor port button | Click to open the Edit floor port dialog box. You can use this dialog box to view and manage switch port details. |
Connect to / Disconnect from Switch Port button | Click to either:
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Move Port button | Move this port to another space. |
Power Cycle (PoE) button | Power cycle this port. |
Delete Floor Port | Delete the floor port. |
Port History
This pop up contains a table of Floor Port changes.
Tip: This functionality is useful when troubleshooting issues. For example, it may help you to identify unexpected changes by other users, such as switch port role changes that affect your occupier's service access.