Test-Um NT700, NT750

LanScaper

3)Pressup/downarrowstoadjustlengthconstant.Iflengthconstantisunknownforaparticular

cable,aknownlengthofcablemaybeusedtosettheconstant.Fiftyfeetormoreissuggestedto

minimizetheresolutionerror(1footin50is2%uncertainty).Connectknowncabletotesterand

changethecableconstantusingup/downarrowsuntilthelengthreadscorrectly.

1)WithLanScaper™poweredoff,connectLanScaper™toajackorplugattheworkstation

locationforwhichtheEthernetportistobelocated.

2)PressNTWRKbutton,LanScaper™willpowerupintheFlashLinkLEDmodeandconnectto

theEthernetportonaHUB,switchorNIC.Evenifnoconnectionismade,toneisgeneratedon

thecabletoaidinfindingthecablewithatonetracerattheotherend(equipmentcloset).

3)IfanEthernetlinkisactiveonthecabletheLanScaper™turnsonitslinkLEDandbegins

flashingitinunisonwiththelinkindicatoronaportoftheHUB,switchorNICattheotherend.

Toneisalsogeneratedonthecableinthiscondition,butatadifferentcadencetoindicatehaving

establishedalink.

-Ifthejackorplugisunknown,runJackIDtestfirst.The

PINGfunctionoperatesintwomodesDHCPOnandOff(Manual).ThisisselectedinSETUPby

theDHCPOn/Offoption.Nootherentriesarerequiredtoestablishcommunicationswitharouter

andaDNSserveronaDHCPnetwork.ToPINGaspecifictarget(Tg1-4),theaddressmustbe

enteredandthedesiredtargetaddressselectedinSETUPbeforestartingthePINGtest.InDHCP

Offmode,allIPconfigurationinformationmustbeenteredinSETUPfirst.(PINGSetupoption)

1)WithLanScaper™poweredoff,connecttonetwork.

2)PressNTWRKbuttonrepeatedlyuntilPINGTestisdisplayedonscreen(twopresseswhenoff).

PressSELbuttontoentertest.Severalstatusscreenswillbedisplayedwhileestablishingalink

andnegotiatingtheDHCPconfiguration.OncePINGingbegins,aPINGstatusscreenwillbe

displayed,showingacronymsforeachactiveconversation.

3)Pressleftorrightarrowstomovecurser()nexttoadeviceacronym.PressSELbuttontoview

moreinformationaboutadevice.Thereareatotalofthreescreenstoview.PressSELbuttonto

advancetothenextscreenorthescreenwilladvanceautomaticallyafter10seconds.

-TwoLanScaper™testerscanbeusedto

exerciseacablelinkwithnoadditionalequipmentbeingrequired.Thiscanalsobedonethrough

aHUBorswitchwithorwithoutanyotherequipmentbeingpresent.ThetwoLanScapers™will

bereferredtoastheValidatorandthePINGGenerator.TheValidatorusestheValidateLink

modeandthePINGGeneratorusesPINGTestmode.

1)ConnecttheValidatortooneendofthelinktobetested.

2)PressNTWRKbuttonuntilValidateLinkisdisplayed.PressSELbuttontoactivatetest.

3)InSETUP,setPINGGeneratortoDHCPOff(seeToChangePINGAddressing,below).A

specificmanualaddressdoesnotneedtobeset,thePINGGeneratorwillrecognizetheValidator

andassignaddressing.

4)ConnectthePINGGeneratortotheotherendofthelink.

5)OnthePINGGenerator,pressNTWRKbuttonuntilPINGTestisdisplayedandpressSEL

buttontobegin.

6)ThetargetorrouteracronymwillchangetoValonthePINGGeneratorwhentheValidatoris

foundandaddressingassigned.ThePINGGeneratoroperatesandaccumulatesinformationasin

thenormalPINGTest.TheValidatordisplaysapacketcountonlyonitsscreen.

2.5ToLocateanEthernetPort

2.6ToPINGDevicesonaNetwork

2.7ToValidateaCableLinkbyFunctionalTesting