Using the Analyzer

To Log In to the Analyzer

Menu Bar.Tests. See “To Run SMARTtests and Predefined Macros” on page 2-36.

Link Monitor. See “To Monitor the Link (Network)” on page 2-20 and “To Monitor a Channel (VPI/VCI)” on page 2-26.

A port is active as soon as an interface pod is inserted. The left side of the screen displays information about port 1, and the right side of the screen displays information about port 2.

Measurement Controls. Start, stop, or reset the measurement system and analyzer configuration. See “To Configure the Analyzer and Ports” on page 2-18.

Alarm and ErrorIndicators. See “To Monitor Alarms and Errors” on page 2-28.

Simulator. See “To Simulate Traffic” on page 2-44 and “To Inject Alarms and Errors” on page 2-48.

Help hints. See “Help HintBar” on page 3-7.

The analyzer automatically configures itself when you first log in and when you change an interface pod. You can change the configuration settings if required. See “To Configure the Analyzer and Ports” on page 2-18.

If you want to use the same configuration in the future but do not want to re-enter all the session details, from the File menu choose Save Session.

To load a saved system configuration into the analyzer, from the File menu select Restore Session.

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