Zones and POPs

A zone, POP or department groups places and the routers that serve them, like a North POP with a few areas and its router. A place or a router is in one zone at most.

Where: Area → Areas → Zones and POPs tab
Who can change it: Areas and sub-areas

The settings

Name (zone)

Text

Like North POP or Saddar zone.

Default: empty (required)
When to change: When adding.

Type (zone)

Choice

Zone, POP or Department.

Default: Zone
Options: ZonePOPDepartment
When to change: Pick what fits.

Note

Text

Optional: where it is, who looks after it.

Default: empty
When to change: Optional.

Places in this zone

List

Tick cities/areas; a ticked city or area takes in everything inside it. A place ticked here leaves the zone it was in.

Default: none
When to change: To build the zone.

Routers in this zone

List

Tick the routers (NAS) that serve it.

Default: none
When to change: To build the zone.