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3)Pressup/downarrowstoadjustlengthconstant.Iflengthconstantisunknownforaparticular
cable,aknownlengthofcablemaybeusedtosettheconstant.Fiftyfeetormoreissuggestedto
minimizetheresolutionerror(1footin50is2%uncertainty).Connectknowncabletotesterand
changethecableconstantusingup/downarrowsuntilthelengthreadscorrectly.
1)WithLanScaper™poweredoff,connectLanScaper™toajackorplugattheworkstation
locationforwhichtheEthernetportistobelocated.
2)PressNTWRKbutton,LanScaper™willpowerupintheFlashLinkLEDmodeandconnect to
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