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# Physical Connection form - Configuration

# Physical Connection form - Configuration {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
The Configuration section in the Physical Connection form enables you to create a
physical connection.
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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Port A | Network interface that is used in the Port A connection. Select the search icon ( ![Search icon.]()) and select a network interface. To learn more, see [Define the network interface details](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/OIC_ntQo5klI24LuaLB9fg "Review, update, or create a network instance for a network interface that controls the signaling and management functions between your networks. You define these attributes so that you can track and manage your network instances in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application."). |
| Management option | Attribute that indicates who or what is responsible for managing this endpoint. |
| Endpoint role | Endpoint role that is associated with the service endpoint for this network asset. An endpoint role is the function that is served by the endpoint of the service that you're providing. Select one of the following options: * ROOT or LEAF endpoint role, as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). * --None-- for no assigned endpoint role. {#physical-connection-form-configuration__ul_jrs_21y_ksb} |
| Port Z | Network interface that is used in the Port Z connection. Select the search icon (![Search icon.]()) and select a network interface. To learn more, see [Define the network interface details](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/OIC_ntQo5klI24LuaLB9fg "Review, update, or create a network instance for a network interface that controls the signaling and management functions between your networks. You define these attributes so that you can track and manage your network instances in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application."). |
| Vendor | Name of the network asset's vendor. Select the search icon (![Search icon.]()) and select a vendor code. To learn more, see [Create manufacturer and vendor codes](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Fwlt4yRvcVY1_fPmtghUnA "Create company codes by using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can create codes for each manufacturer, vendor, or customer that you do business with. You can categorize these records to categorize the network assets."). |
| Cost | Cost of this network asset. |
| Distance | Route length of this connection, expressed in the unit of measure that you select in the Unit field. |
| Unit | Unit of measure in which you're expressing the route length of the connection in the Distance field. Select one of the following options: --None-- :   No distance measurement expressed for the connection route length. Miles :   Distance is expressed in miles. Kilometers :   Distance is expressed in kilometers. Feet :   Distance is expressed in feet. Meters :   Distance is expressed in meters. |
[Table 1. Physical Connection form - Configuration]

{#physical-connection-form-configuration__table_f3c_dmd_wrb} Note:  
To learn about the remaining configuration fields that are common to most of the Inventory menu forms, see [Commonly used network asset instance configuration fields](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/_IPzxAUaZB6mLdWFm1K1Xg "These fields, listed in alphabetic order, are common to some or most of the Configuration sections in the Telecommunications Network Inventory forms. The ServiceNow AI Platform uses them to configure individual network assets when you define your network asset instances.").
**Related tasks**   

* [Define the physical connection details](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/_KyJJ1qO6aRXQowDk~L_1w "Review update, or create a network asset instance for the physical port connection on the interface cards in your networks. You define these attributes so that you can track and manage your network assets in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.")