{"id":20013,"date":"2026-10-17T13:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/2025-02-direct-connections-to-access-points-specifying-an-mptl-correctly\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T13:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:26:25","slug":"2025-02-direct-connections-to-access-points-specifying-an-mptl-correctly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/17\/2025-02-direct-connections-to-access-points-specifying-an-mptl-correctly\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2025 retrospective: Direct connections to access points: specifying an MPTL correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.xc-market{color:#e6e6ed;background:#000;font-family:Nunito,sans-serif}.xc-market a{color:#96adff}.xc-market .xc-news-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:24px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #292936}.xc-market .xc-news-nav img{width:190px;max-width:55vw;height:auto}.xc-market nav{display:flex;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:15px}.xc-market nav a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none}.xc-market .xc-news-hero{padding:54px 0 32px;border-bottom:3px solid #4265d9}.xc-market .xc-kicker{color:#96adff;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}.xc-market h1{font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;color:#fff;font-size:clamp(32px,4.2vw,54px);line-height:1.13;max-width:950px;margin:18px 0 24px}.xc-market h2{color:#fff;font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(25px,3vw,34px);line-height:1.2;margin:38px 0 18px}.xc-market .xc-news-body{max-width:850px;margin:0 auto;padding:36px 0 48px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.85}.xc-market p{margin:0 0 22px}.xc-market li{margin-bottom:14px}.xc-market footer{border-top:1px solid #292936;padding:28px 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:14px}.xc-market footer .elementor-heading-title{color:#bbb;font-size:14px;margin:0}.xc-market footer a{margin-right:14px}@media(max-width:600px){.xc-market .xc-news-hero{padding-top:32px}.xc-market nav{gap:12px;font-size:13px}.xc-market .xc-news-body{font-size:16px}.xc-market ul{padding-left:22px}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"xc-market\"><header class=\"xc-news-nav\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/\" aria-label=\"XConnect FZE home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/XConnect_Logo_White-1-1.png\" alt=\"XConnect FZE\"><\/a><nav aria-label=\"Article navigation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/about\/\">About<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/network-solutions\/\">Network Solutions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/datacenter-solutions\/\">Data Centre Solutions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/news-media\/\">News &amp; Media<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/contacts\/\">Contacts<\/a><\/nav><\/header><div class=\"xc-news-hero\"><a class=\"xc-kicker\" href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/news-media\/\">Infrastructure insights \/ Monthly retrospective<\/a><h1>Direct connections to access points: specifying an MPTL correctly<\/h1><p>Archive focus: February 2025 \u00b7 Prepared 17 October 2026 \u00b7 XConnect FZE<\/p><\/div><article class=\"xc-news-body\"><figure style=\"margin:0 0 28px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/two-female-it-engineers-in-server-room-TMEWJB6c-1.jpg\" alt=\"IT engineers working in a server room\" style=\"width:100%;height:330px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:12px;color:#aaa\">Illustrative image from the XConnect media library; not a photograph of the projects discussed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><strong>Retrospective:<\/strong> This article was prepared on 17 October 2026 for our February 2025 archive. It is a technical review, not a report of a launch in that month.<\/p><h2>Technical context<\/h2><p>A modular plug terminated link, or MPTL, allows a horizontal cable to end in a plug connected directly to a device in suitable installations. Fluke Networks explains that the test arrangement must include the field-installed plug, using the correct adapters and limits. This is a technical focus for the February archive, rather than a dated product launch.<\/p><h2>Practical implications<\/h2><p><em>The following is XConnect\u2019s planning interpretation.<\/em><\/p><p>A ceiling-mounted access point may be awkward to reach after handover. That makes the initial termination and its acceptance record especially valuable. The designer, installer and test technician should agree which link model applies before work begins; otherwise a neat-looking installation can be tested using a configuration that does not evaluate the intended connection.<\/p><h2>What to review<\/h2><ul><li>Identify direct device connections separately from conventional outlet-and-patch-cord links.<\/li><li>Specify the appropriate test adapters and test limits for the installed link.<\/li><li>Match every test record to a location that the maintenance team can find.<\/li><\/ul><p>Explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/network-solutions\/\">network solutions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/datacenter-solutions\/\">data centre solutions<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/xconnectfze.com\/index.php\/contacts\/\">contact XConnect<\/a> to discuss your site requirements.<\/p><p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flukenetworks.com\/knowledge-base\/dsx-cableanalyzer-series\/modular-plug-terminated-link-mptl-test-limits-dsx-5000-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technical reference \u2014 flukenetworks.com<\/a>. 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