Diagnostics Tab - SMC Networks HPAV-ESW Manual

5.3 Diagnostics Tab

The Diagnostics screen shows the system information and a history of all devices that appeared in the network over a
period of time. See Figure 5-5.
The Upper panel shows technical data about the software and hardware of the host computer where the utility is
running on. It includes the following:
Operating System Platform/Version
Host Network Name
User Name
MAC Address of all NICs (Network interface card) connected to the host
Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used (NDIS) and optionally
HomePlug chipset manufacturer name
MAC Firmware Version
MAC addresses of all devices connected locally to the host
Version of the Configuration Utility
Vendor name
The Lower panel displays the history of all devices that appeared on the computer over a certain period of time. All
the devices and the parameters of the devices on the powerline network are listed. Devices that are active on the
current logical network show a transfer rate in the rate column. Devices on other networks, or devices that no longer
exist are shown with a "?" in the rate column. The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics
screen:
Device Alias Name
Device MAC Address
Device Password
Device Last known rate
Device Last Known Network name
HomePlug chipset manufacturer name
Date device last seen on the network
MAC Firmware Version
The displayed diagnostics information can be saved to a text file for later use, or be printed for reference for a technical
support call. Click Delete to delete the devices which are no longer part of the network. A dialog box will pop up with a
confirmation message if you want to delete a device whose password has been entered.
Figure 5-5: Diagnostics Screen
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