Tp Cable Diagnosis - Hirschmann RS20 User Manual

Operation Diagnosis

9.7 TP Cable Diagnosis

The TP cable diagnosis allows you to check the connected cables for short-
circuits or interruptions.
Note: While the check is running, the data traffic at this port is suspended.
The check takes a few seconds. After the check, the "Result" row contains
the result of the cable diagnosis. If the result of the check shows a cable
problem, then the "Distance" row contains the cable problem location's
distance from the port.
Result Meaning
normal The cable is okay.
open The cable is interrupted.
short circuit There is a short-circuit in the cable.
unknown No cable check was performed yet, or it is
currently running
Table 26: Meaning of the possible results
Prerequisites for correct TP cable diagnosis:
1000BASE-T port, connected to a 1000BASE-T port via 8-core cable or
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port, connected to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
port.
Select the Diagnostics:Ports:TP cable diagnosis dialog.
Select a TP port at which you want to carry out the check.
Click on "Write" to start the check.
Basic Configuration
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