# Front Ports

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.

## Fields

### Device

The device to which this port belongs.

### Module

The installed module within the assigned device to which this port belongs (optional).

### Name

The port's name. Must be unique to the parent device.

### Label

An alternative physical label identifying the port.

### Type

The port's termination type.

### Rear Ports

The rear port and position to which this front port maps.

!!! tip
    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.

### Color

The port's color (optional).

### Mark Connected

If selected, this component will be treated as if a cable has been connected.