In NET Engineering, users have the option of defining wire types themselves. The form is opened by double-clicking in the Type field in the Wire form or in Industry-Model Explorer > TP network > Wire > Wire type.
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| Attribute | Description |
| Name | Enter the name of the wire type here. (1) |
| Short name | Users themselves can specify and enter short names for wire types. |
| Category | The category to which the wire belongs can be selected from a drop-down list. Double-clicking on the list box opens the detailed form for managing the various categories of wires. (3) |
| Info | Information about the wire type can be entered. (4) |
| Frequency-related data | Opens a form with frequency-related data for the wire type. See Wire data for more information. (4) |
| Wavelength/attenuation | The wavelength and attenuation recorded for the fiber data are displayed here. (5) |
| Active | Only active types can be selected from the drop-down list in the detailed form for FO fibers. (6) |
| Manufacturer’s details | |
| Manufacturers | Selection of the manufacturer from a drop-down list. (7) |
| Designation | A designation can be specified. (8) |
| Order number | Specification of the order number. (9) |
| Material price | Specification of the price and currency for the material. (10) |
| Labor price | Specification of the price for the labor. (11) |
| Description | The description of the type can be entered here. (12) |
| Documents | Whether documents have been attached to the form is displayed. (13) |
| Assigned fibers | The number of fibers to which this type is assigned is displayed. Clicking on  lists all fibers that use the current type. The  button displays all fibers to which a type has been assigned in the filter. (14) |