Moves, adds and changes
Cablify relocates, adds and retires data drops in buildings people are working in, and updates the labels and port map the same day so your records match the floor.
- Labeling standard
- ANSI/TIA-606-D
- Unused cable
- Removed or tagged for future use
- Records
- Port map updated with the work
- Hours
- After hours or one zone at a time
Move, add, change or retire
Each kind of request touches different parts of the system. These are the parts we handle for each.
Moves
A person, desk or device changes location.
- Re-patch to the new outlet
- Extend or re-route a run
- Update the port map
Adds
A new device needs a connection.
- New drop from the telecom room
- New jack or panel port
- Label and test
Changes
An existing connection does a new job.
- Re-terminate to a new category
- Swap a jack or faceplate
- Move a port to another switch
Retirements
A connection is no longer needed.
- Remove the cable or tag it
- Blank the faceplate
- Free the patch panel port
Records come first
A move is only fast when the label on the wall matches the port map and the panel. ANSI/TIA-606-D, published in October 2021, sets how identifiers are built for outlets, panels, cables and spaces, and it is the edition we label to unless your system uses another format.
Labels are machine printed, not handwritten, and each one appears at both ends of the link. When we find a port that does not match the records, we fix the record before we move anything.
Example
A desk move on an occupied floor
- Confirm the old and new outlet labels against the port map
- Check the new outlet with a tester before the move night
- Re-patch at the panel, or pull a new run if the outlet is dead
- Retire the old outlet: remove the cable or tag it for future use
- Send the updated port map the next morning
An illustration. Your IT team’s change window and the building rules set the order.
What happens to the cable you stop using
The NEC requires the accessible portion of abandoned communications cable to be removed. In the 2023 edition the rule for communications cable is Section 800.25. Cable kept for later has to carry a tag durable enough for the space it is in, or it counts as abandoned.
Where a cable passes through a fire-rated wall or floor, the opening has to be firestopped again after cable is added or removed. We close every penetration we open.
Large clean-outs before a lease ends are covered on our cable removal page.
Requests we handle most
Small jobs, often a few drops at a time, booked as one-off visits or on a regular schedule.
New hires
Desks set up and patched before the start date.
Conference rooms
Drops added for a new display, camera or room panel.
Access points
An access point moved after a layout change, with its two cables re-run.
Cameras and readers
A camera or card reader added to an existing system.
Printers and copiers
A drop moved to where the machine now sits.
Closing an area
Ports retired, faceplates blanked and the cable removed.
Common questions
What does MAC mean in IT?
Moves, adds and changes: the small cabling and patching jobs that follow people and equipment around a building. Some IT teams say IMAC, adding installs.
Do we have to remove old network cable?
The accessible portion of abandoned cable has to be removed under the NEC. Cable you want to keep for later can stay if it is tagged for future use with a durable tag.
How should network cables be labeled?
With the same machine-printed identifier at both ends, built to a consistent format such as ANSI/TIA-606-D, and recorded on a port map.
Can you work after hours?
Yes. Moves in occupied offices are usually done after hours or one zone at a time so nobody loses their connection during the day.
Request moves, adds and changes
Send the address, the list of desks or devices and the date you need them done. Your current port map helps if you have one.