A work order, a patch panel, a switch and a box of cables. Drag from a patch panel port to a switch port to patch it. Drag a cable onto the cable manager to tuck it in, and drop it in the bin to pull it. Then call the auditor and find out how tidy it really is.
Pick a colour and a length in the tray, then drag from a port on the patch panel to a port on the switch (or the other way round). The work order on the right says which ports to patch and in which colour. A cable that's too short simply won't reach. Click a cable to select it; drag it onto the cable manager in the middle to route it through the D-rings, drag it back out to let it hang, or drop it in the bin to pull it.
Every port on the work order patched, in the right colour, and nothing extra. Cables tucked into the cable manager instead of hanging across the front of the switch. The shortest standard length that does the job: every size too long leaves a loop of slack. No crossings between the cables you can see. And no D-ring stuffed with more than four cables.
Because one day someone has to trace a cable at three in the morning. Tidy cabling means you can see which port goes where, swap a switch without unplugging the neighbours, and keep the airflow free. Colour coding tells you what a cable is for before you read a label, and the right length means there's no spaghetti to hide behind the door. The real rack is on the rack page; the patch panel is on the front page, including the half Henk did.
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