Finisar Surveyor manual Hints and Tips for Resources

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Hints and Tips for Resources

resources are recognized by the synchronized resource icon in the Resource Browser.

Synchronizing resources allows single actions to start a resource pair. All statistics and all data about stations and conversations will appear as one resource to Surveyor. This enables you to perform all capture or monitoring functions on a full- duplex network segment. Synchronized resources can also monitor two half-duplex segments. Resources cannot transmit frames when they are synchronized.

Two THGm modules within the same PC can be synchronized. This requires a special cable between the two cards to synchronize their clocks. Call customer support for information on how to synchronize and use two analyzer cards with a PC.

Synchronized modules within an analyzer device are typically used with a Finisar multi-port or single-port tap to provide a connection to full-duplex network segment(s). Multi-port taps provide a convenient, software-controlled means to switch between segments. Contact customer support for more information on Finisar tap products.

Hints and Tips for Resources

The following are a collection of hints and tips you may find useful when using resources or the Resource Browser:

•When launching Surveyor, be sure to enter the password on the log-in screen so you can see remote devices. If you fail to enter a password, Surveyor will not allow you to see remote analyzer resources in your network.

•To connect to a remote host, choose Connect... from the Remote menu and enter the host IP address, user name, and password.

•To set up or change accounts, choose Access Privileges... from the Host menu.

•To see remote users logged on to your local resources, choose Current Users...

from the Host menu.

•Use the Refresh button in dialog boxes to update the list of user accounts cur- rently established. Remote users with super-user privileges may have created a new account since the dialog box was initially displayed.

•To prevent others from using a local resource, use Lock from the Module menu.

•Monitor mode can be set in addition to capture if the resource supports monitor- ing functions. If the resource does not support monitoring functions, the Monitor button is disabled.

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