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LE-580FX USER'S MANUAL Safety Information Read this first ! ! This Safety Information includes the important information in order to not only learn the right way to use the analyzer, but also prevent you from causing damage to other people and property. Before using, please read the following WARNING and CAUTION.
For upgrade, only licensed user can have upgrades. 5. Limitation of Liability In no event shall LINEEYE or its licensors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from products of this software or the related software.
LE-580FX USER'S MANUAL Before Using the product LE-580FX is a compact network tool which has TAP mode and PG mode. With TAP mode, you can capture/monitor full-duplex data on 10/100 Base-TX Network via USB port. With Packet Generator (PG) mode, you can generate traffic of max. at 100Mbps line-speed.
LE-580FX USER'S MANUAL 1.Installation and uninstallation 1.1 Driver Installation When you connect LE-580FX to USB port of host PC at the first time, you will be asked to install the driver. Please follow the instruction. Click Next to continue. Choose Install the software automatically… (Recommended) and click Next to continue.
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LE-580FX USER'S MANUAL Click Browse to choose the proper driver location to locate LE-580FX device driver. Click Finish to complete installation and exit Wizard. The Local Area Connection Properties window shows the LE-580FX Ethernet Adapter has been successfully installed. E-Mail: info@lineeye.co.jp LINEEYE CO.,LTD...
1.2 Install the application software Install the LE-580FX Window(basic software). Installation will start when you invoke “LE-580FX window Setup. exe”. At the same time WinPcap (packet driver for Windows) will be installed. *1) If the system is installed the firewall/anti-virus software, traffic from LE-580FX to host PC may be blocked.
LE-580FX USER'S MANUAL LED Discription: Item Color Description Green Power on Power Green TAP mode *1 TAP/PG *2 Amber PG mode Blinking Green NWay fails (TAP mode) Green Link under 100Full/Half duplex Amber Link under 10Full/Half duplex Lk/Tx Blinking Green...
PortA to PortB or PortB to PortA. *When either A or B port of LE-580FX is connected to LAN cable, LE-580FX is in NIC mode. And when both A and B port of LE-580FX are connected to LAN cables, LE- 580FX is in TAP mode.
Please note, in this mode, data is delivered to two separate ports. Note: TAP mode is set as default if LE-580FX is not working as PG mode or QoS. Please make sure that LE-580FX is not in loop connection (It will block the network).
QoS for layer 2. 5.1 LE-580FX window In the LE-580FX Window, you can switch LE-580FX into TAP or PG mode. With PG mode, you can generate traffic at line-speed. With TAP mode, you can analysis various networks. 5.1.1 Function Tree File =>...
: Display the detailed statistic information for 2 ports Help => Help : for future upgrade => About : display the version of LE-580FX (software/hardware) *Please read the PDF document in the utility CD for more information about LE-580FX QoS. E-Mail: info@lineeye.co.jp LINEEYE CO.,LTD http://www.lineeye.com -13-...
Packet Generator mode is useful for Network test because it generates packet streams and error frames. <Example of setting> Set LE-580FX to generate 10% utilization rate and 64bytes ARP packet traffic at port A. Receive the traffic at port B. Step 1: Select PG mode from the Control Window.
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LE-580FX USER'S MANUAL Step 3: Select ARP in frame type. Enter required information, such as destination MAC, source MAC, etc. *Please refer to the protocol specification for more detail about the protocols. Select editor’s frame type. Input raw data. Input selected frame header Information.
LE-580FX USER'S MANUAL 6.2 Network Monitor (TAP Mode) When connecting LE-580FX in TAP mode, LE-580FX hardware will be act as a “TAP” device to forward the link traffic into the host PC. You can invoke LE-580FX Window to see the performance of the link, or capture certain traffic by LE-580FX capture function.
Packets meet the capture type will be forwarded to host PC. LE-580FX is a hardware based filter, so packets do not meet the filter condition will not be forwarded to host. After stopping capture, click the Stop button to show the captured packet information in the Capture window.
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7. LE-580FX with 3 Party Sniff Software When connecting LE-580FX in TAP mode, it will be act as a “TAP” device to forward the link traffic to host PC. The following procedure shows how to control a 3 party sniff software “Ethereal”...
8. Warranty and Repair Warranty Within a period of 12 months from the date of shipment, LINEEYE warrants that your purchased products (excepting consumable parts such as the batteries and software) are free of charge from any defects in material and workmanship, only when the products are operated in accordance with procedures described in the documents supplied by LINEEYE.
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