Maps
The panel has two maps under Map in the menu: the ONUs map and the Splitters map. They show only records that have a location, so the first job is to give your ONUs and splitters their coordinates.
How an ONU gets a location
A location is a latitude and a longitude in degrees, for example -1.2921 and 36.8219. Latitude must be between -90 and 90, longitude between -180 and 180. There are three ways to set it.
When you authorize the ONU
- On the Authorize form, tick Use GPS. The Latitude and Longitude fields and a small map appear.
- If you are at the customer's house, press Get current location. Your browser asks for permission to use your position, then fills both fields.
- Or click the customer's house on the small map. The fields follow the click.
- Or type the two numbers.
- Finish the form and press Save.
The same Use GPS block is on the Add ONU for later authorization form. See Authorize a new ONU.
On the ONU page
- Open the ONU and click Update details.
- Under GPS, type the latitude and longitude, or press Get current location.
- Press Save. You should see a confirmation, and the map pin next to Address or comment becomes a link that opens the position on OpenStreetMap.
For many ONUs
Open Reports, Export and download the file. Fill in the Latitude and Longitude columns, then load the file under Reports, Import. ONUs are matched by Serial number.
To remove a location, clear both fields and save. On the Authorize form, removing the tick from Use GPS clears them.
How a splitter gets a location
- Open Settings, Splitters.
- Click the splitter name, or press Add Splitter for a new one.
- Type Latitude and Longitude.
- Press Save. The coordinates then show in the Location column of the list.
For many splitters, use Export and Import on the Splitters page with the Latitude and Longitude columns. See Zones, sectors and splitters.
The ONUs map
Open Map, ONUs map. The line under the title tells you how complete your data is, for example 212 of 846 ONUs have a location.
Each ONU with a location is a round marker. The colour is its status at the last read of the OLT:
| Marker | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Green circle | Online |
| Blue circle | Power fail: the ONU lost power. |
| Red circle | LOS or offline: signal loss, or offline with no known cause. |
| Grey circle | The ONU is disabled. |
| Orange square | A splitter that has a location. |
Click a circle to open a small box with:
- The ONU name. Click it to open the ONU page.
- The serial number and the status.
- The signal in dBm, when the ONU is online.
- The splitter name and the address, when they are set.
Click an orange square to see the splitter name and how many of its ports are used.
The map is useful during an outage. A group of red circles in one street points to a fiber cut or a splitter problem. A group of blue circles points to a power cut in that area. See Alarms and events.
The Splitters map
Open Map, Splitters map. The line under the title shows, for example, 18 of 40 splitters have a location. This map shows only splitters, as squares coloured by their free ports:
| Marker | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Green square | Free ports: 3 or more ports are free. |
| Orange square | 1 or 2 free. |
| Red square | Full: no free port. |
Click a square to see the splitter name and a line such as 12 of 16 ports used. Click the name to list the ONUs on that splitter in the Configured list.
Use this map before an installation: find the nearest box to the new customer that is not red.
The count of used ports is the number of ONUs assigned to the splitter in the panel. It is only right if every ONU has its splitter set. The Splitter check report lists ONUs without one.
Filter and zoom
- Both maps have a Zone list at the top. Choose a zone to show only the ONUs and splitters of that zone.
- When the map opens, it zooms to fit every marker. Use the + and - buttons or the mouse wheel to zoom, and drag to move.
- If nothing has a location yet, the map opens on a view of the whole world with no markers.
- The maps show the state at the moment the page loaded. Reload the page to see newer statuses.
Map tiles need internet access
The background of the map (streets and place names) is made of image tiles from OpenStreetMap. Your browser downloads them directly from tile.openstreetmap.org while you look at the map.
- The computer or phone you use must be able to reach the internet, not only the panel.
- If the markers appear on a grey background, the tiles are blocked. Check your firewall, DNS filter or browser extensions.
- The markers themselves come from the panel, so they still show when the tiles do not load.
The same applies to the small map on the Authorize form.
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