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To select a target device:
If you open the Alive Test from the EliteView program group or from the Discovery
module, select the network protocol as UDP/IP or IPX. Then specify the target
address and polling interval.
However, if you activate the Alive Test from within the main EliteView program
follow these steps:
1. Open a map containing the target device.
2. Select th e device with your mouse.
3. From the Tool s menu, select Alive Test.
Note that network protocol, target address, and polling interval default to the ob ject
description as defined in the EliteView map.
In a few seconds, a dialog box opens showing device status.
To adjust parameters for the Alive Test:
• Adjust the Time Interval by clicking the up/down arrow to increase or decrease its value. Time interval is the
duration (in seconds) between the transmission of q uery messages from your PC, the network management
station (NMS).
• Click Pause to halt the Alive Test temporarily.
• Click Resume to re-start the Ali ve Test.
• Click Reset to clear all the stati stics.
• Click Set to specify a gateway for the target device.
• To exit the Alive Test, click on Exit.
The Alive Test collects a number of statistics. These incl ude:
Table 5-3 Alive Test Statistics
Statistics Description Example
Packets Sent Number of messages sent by Alive Test. 7
Packets Received Number of echoed messages recei ved by Alive Test. 6
Received Percentage Ratio of messages received to messages sent. 85%
Average Round Trip Average time interval between the original message sent and the echoed
message received.
900 ms
Initialization window
displayed when opening the
Alive Test from the
EliteView program group or
from Discovery.