Network Instruments WAN Probe Kit manual

WAN Probe Kit

Installation & Quick Start Guide

August 2003

Contents

Page Page Trademark Notices Limited Warranty—Hardware Limited Warranty—Software Technical Support End User License Agreement Getting Started Installing the Interface Cards and Drivers Running Observer Software with the WAN Probe Page Installation Overview Unpacking and Inspecting the Parts Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware Requirements Software Requirements WAN Probe Kit Quick Installation Diagrams Digital T1/E1 TAP Quick Installation Diagram (2-Port1) Digital DS3/E3 TAP Quick Installation Diagram Serial T1 TAP Quick Installation Diagram HSSI TAP Quick Installation Diagram 1. Install the Interface Cards, Drivers, and Cabling 2. Install the Probe Software 3. Connect to the WAN Probe from the Observer Console SafetyandHandling Precautions Danger Caution Installing the Interface Cards Updating the WAN and 10/100 Drivers WAN and 10/100 Driver Installation: Windows Letting the Wizard Search for the WAN Driver Page Yes Finish Manually Updating the 10/100 NIC Driver by Specifying a Directory Page c:\Observer Files\drivers\intel21143\win2000 WAN and 10/100 Driver Installation: Windows XP Manually Updating the NIC Drivers 4.Click Update Driver Hardware Update Wizard Next Have Disk DS3/E3/HSSI WAN Analyzer (Digital) T1/E1 WAN Analyzer (Digital) T1 WAN Analyzer (Serial) Configuring Ports Into Logical Links Starting the Configuration Utility TAP Status LEDs and Switches Digital T1/E1 TAP Digital DS3/E3 TAP Serial T1 TAP HSSI TAP Page WAN Probe/Device Setup Digital DS3/E3/HSSI Probe Settings Digital T1/E1 Probe Settings Serial T1/E1 Probe Settings Operating Observer Passively Analyzing a WAN Link with Observer Discover Network Names Setting the Committed Information Rate (CIR) for a DLCI WAN Bandwidth UtilizationI WAN Vital Signs by DLCI List View WAN Load by DLCI Dial View DLCI CIR Setup Graph View List View Display Properties Top Talkers WAN Filtering Triggers and Alarms Triggers Actions