Finisar Surveyor Settings for Analyzer Devices, Setting the Local COM Port for Taps and Switches

Surveyor

User’s Guide

4.Use the Bypass check boxes to set any network segments that you want to restrict from being used with the analyzer. Any segment with the Bypass box checked cannot be set as the LAN segment.

5.Click the OK button.

Information about the exact type of switch or tap is shown at the bottom of the dialog box.

Setting the Local COM Port for Taps and Switches

The tap or switch can be controlled from a PC running Surveyor software. The tap or switch can be directly connected to a COM port on the PC and controlled as a local resource from Surveyor. In this configuration, the COM port used to connect the tap or switch to the PC must be configured in Surveyor software.

To configure the COM port for a local connection to a tap or switch, do the following:

1.Select System Settings… from the Configuration menu.

2.Select the Local COM Port for Tap Device tab to set the port for a Finisar multi-

port tap or switch. Select the Local COM Port for Switch Device tab to set the port for a switch.

3.Set the COM port value to the COM port (COM1 through COM4) where the tap or switch is connected to the PC. Only one port can be selected.

The tap or switch is connected to the PC using a standard 9-pin serial cable. Only one tap or switch device can be connected to the PC.

Connecting a Tap with THGs or THGsE

Surveyor has an option that allows the THGs/THGsE device to scan for attached taps without resetting the device. Select Re-Scan for Tap from the Host menu to force the analyzer to scan for any newly attached tap devices. This option is only available from the host menu when the host is a THGs or THGsE.

Settings for Analyzer Devices

You can use Surveyor to control analyzer hardware devices such as THGs or THGsE. You must have “super-user” privileges to reset or update these devices.

Resetting an Analyzer Device

A remote analyzer device can be reset using Surveyor software. To reset a device do the following:

1. Login to Surveyor with “super-user” privileges.

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