Can I assign category wise cable IDs?

Yes, XTEN-AV allows you to assign cable IDs based on cable categories. This helps keep your drawings, reports, and documentation clean and well-organized.

Assigning cable IDs by category helps you:

• Easily identify different types of cables (HDMI, CAT6, Audio, Control, etc.)
• Maintain consistency across drawings
• Avoid confusion during installation and troubleshooting

On the XTEN-AV Dashboard you will find the settings option. Please click on it.

On the Settings menu, navigate to Cable Settings.

In order to assign a uniform style and cable Ids format for a category (signal type), check the 'Category wise Cable ID' toggle button. And assign style and cable IDs format.

Click on the 'Save' button to save your changes.

• Open the Line Schematics in the X-DRAW editor.
• Create a cable connection between the source and the destination devices ports. : https://knowledgebase.xtenav.com/en-us/article/how-to-make-a-connection-in-x-draw-editor-1ggqku3/
• After connecting the ports, click Pull Cable Settings and Apply Cable Style under Cable Settings to view the updated cable information.
• Click Save to apply and keep your changes.

Updated on: 02/02/2026