NetDoc User Guide
Firestops
Firestop Information
A firestop is needed any time you penetrate a firewall, i.e., a floor, ceiling, or wall. The firestop
provides a fire barrier in case there is a fire in your facility. Each firestop has a burn-time limit
associated with it—a rating in hours.
Adding a Firestop
A firestop is needed anytime you penetrate a firewall, i.e., a floor, ceiling, or wall. The firestop
provides a fire barrier in case there is a fire in your facility. Each firestop has a burn-time limit
associated with it—a rating in hours.
To add firestops in your infrastructure:
1.
On the Navigator Tree, highlight the space where the firestop material will be located.
2.
Select the
Firestops
category from the drop-down list in the List View section of the
window.
3.
Click the
Add
button in the List View. In the Firestop Info tab, the Source box shows the
space highlighted in the Navigator Tree.
4.
In the Info tab, fill in the
Firestop ID
,
Manufacturer
, and
UL# fields
.
5.
In the Destination box, click the
Set Location
button.
6.
When the Location window appears, highlight the destination for the firestop, and click
Accept
.
7.
Click
Save.
Note
: Only the Firestop ID
and the Destination are required to save
F
irestop information.
Connecting a Firestop to a Pathway
Connecting a Firestop to a Pathway must be done via the Pathways—Connected Firestops tab.
See
Connecting a Pathway to a Firestop
.
The Connected Pathways tab displays information from the Pathways category. When you
connect to a firestop from a pathway, the information will appear here. You cannot connect to a
pathway from this tab.
Pathways
About Pathways
Pathways house and transport cables within your company’s infrastructure. Pathways can be set
up at any time, but to connect them to backbone cables, termination hardware, or horizontal
links, these should be set up first. (See
Adding Termination Hardware
;
Adding a Horizontal
Link
; and .
Adding a Backbone
)
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