User’s Manual of GSD-800S / GSD-802S / GSD-802PS

4.12.5 Ping

Use this screen to tell the switch to send a Ping request to a specified IP address. You can use this to check whether the switch can communicate with a particular IP station. Once you click the Apply button, the switch will send n pings and the results will be displayed below the configurable data.

Figure 4-57Ping function screen

The Ping Parameters includes the following fields:

Target IP Address

Count

Time Out (in secs)

Enter the IP address of the station you want the switch to ping. The initial value is blank. The IP Address you enter is not retained across a power cycle.

Number of echo requests to send.

Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.

After field the parameter and press “Apply” to execute the Ping function. The Ping result shows at the next table. As the Figure 4-58 screen appears.

Figure 4-58Ping Result screen