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# Front Ports
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Front ports are pass-through ports which represent physical cable connections that comprise part of a longer path. For example, the ports on the front face of a UTP patch panel would be modeled in NetBox as front ports. Each port is assigned a physical type, and must be mapped to a specific [rear port](./rearport.md) on the same device. A single rear port may be mapped to multiple front ports, using numeric positions to annotate the specific alignment of each.
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!!! tip
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Like most device components, front ports are instantiated automatically from [front port templates](./frontporttemplate.md) assigned to the selected device type when a device is created.
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## Fields
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### Device
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The device to which this port belongs.
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### Module
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The installed module within the assigned device to which this port belongs (optional).
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### Name
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The port's name. Must be unique to the parent device.
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### Label
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An alternative physical label identifying the port.
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### Type
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The port's termination type.
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### Rear Ports
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The rear port and position to which this front port maps.
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!!! tip
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When creating multiple front ports using a patterned name (e.g. `Port [1-12]`), you may select the equivalent number of rear port-position mappings from the list.
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### Color
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The port's color (optional).
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### Mark Connected
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If selected, this component will be treated as if a cable has been connected.
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