Running Cable Diagnostics

The Diagnostics page contains links to pages for performing virtual cable tests on copper and fiber optic cables. To open the Diagnostics page, click SystemDiagnostics in the tree view.

This section contians the following topics:

"Viewing Copper Cable Diagnostics" on page 165

"Viewing Optical Transceiver Diagnostics" on page 167

Viewing Copper Cable Diagnostics

The Integrated Cable Test for Copper Cables page contains fields for performing tests on copper cables. Cable testing provides information about where errors occurred in the cable, the last time a cable test was performed, and the type of cable error which occurred. The tests use Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology to test the quality and characteristics of a copper cable attached to a port. Cables up to 120 meters long can be tested. Cables are tested when the ports are in the down state, with the exception of the Approximated Cable Length test.

To open the Integrated Cable Test for Copper Cables page, click System Diagnostics Integrated Cable Test in the tree view.

Figure 6-51. Integrated Cable Test for Copper Cables

Configuring System Information

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Dell 3548 manual Running Cable Diagnostics, Viewing Copper Cable Diagnostics