Devices

The Devices feature allows you to add many different pin types to your view-able maps. Once you have Devices added to your account, you can view them by Device types or view all Devices at the same time. Simply open any Multi Map, Coverage or Fiber Coverage and in the lower left of corner, you will see the Devices Orb. Clicking this will open the selection menu for the group you wish to open.

If you would like to view your devices individually, you can select the Devices List in the left hand toolbar located between the Radio-Systems button and Orders List button. The Devices List Allows you to see a list of Devices currently in your account, and also sort and filter by Name, Type, Group or IP Address.

These Devices have several different pin types available:

• Manhole
• Access Point
• Hut
• Notes
• Switch
• Box

New / Edit Device

Add Device

To add a Device, simply Open an existing Multi Map, Coverage or Fiber Coverage in your account. You can then right-click on the map and a New Device window will appear for you to select the type of Device you wish to add.

Edit Device

You can Edit your current Devices by going to the map, locate the device you wish to edit and clicking on the pin. There is a button available on the bottom of the view window to edit your device that will open the details for the selected device in a new tab of your browser. You can also access the edit page for each Device by selecting the Device from the Device List Window in the main toolbar.

Device Name / Group

After selecting the device type, you will Need to provide a Name for the device.

Google Docs

With the Google Docs field, you can enter any valid URL. This allows you to have a button in the view window of your Device. This button will open a new tab of your browser and re-direct to the provided address. It does not have to be a Google Document, it can be any valid URL.

IP Address

The primary purpose of the IP Address fields are for your documentation purposes. Once devices are created, the Device List window has a "Check Status" button available for checking to see if the IP that you provided in the device is reachable (public IP's only).

Notes

The Notes field is meant to contain data for your tracking and record keeping purposes. It can hold a very large amount of data as well as contain return characters and indents. A simple way to input a clean set of notes is to format it how you wish it to be viewed in the device window using a program such as Word. You would then copy and paste the data into this text area.

Polygons

The Polygon Feature in TowerCoverage.com allows users to create custom polygons that can be assigned as either addition or subtraction polygons. Addition polygons when placed in a Multi Coverage will add to specified areas that are not covered by RF or Fiber/Cable areas. Subtraction polygons will subtract from specified areas, making them not covered regardless of RF or Fiber/Cable Coverages. This allows the user to ensure bulk areas are either covered or removed from EUS data or BDC files.

Coverage Name

This name should be unique so that after creating the polygon, it can be identified if it is returned in an end user submission.

Addition or Subtraction

Defines the type of polygon you are creating.

EUS Data

View EUS Data to ensure the borders of your polygon capture or exclude particular locations.

Aspects of the Polygon Feature:

• Assign Polygons to your Multi Coverage in the same way you would add a Fiber/Cable Coverage.
• Each Polygon will consume 1 Coverage from the account per 125 kilometers squared with the minimum Coverages used being 1.
• All EUS entries submitted via the EUS iframe or EUS API will show all Addition and Subtraction Polygons in the EUS details in the account.
• EUS emails that are sent to the account will tell you if the location is within an Addition or Subtraction Polygon.
• When BDC data is ordered on a Multi Map, all Location ID's that are within included Addition Polygons will be added to the data regardless of whether they are covered by RF Coverages or Fiber Coverages.
• Any Subtraction Polygon will make all fabric locations (within that polygon) for BDC data be removed prior to downloading the data.
• An address List pulled from the BDC will also include locations inside Addition Polygons and all locations in included subtraction polygons will be removed.