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Link Test
The Link Test menu displays port services provided by an active switch,
router, or NIC.
• From the home screen, touch Link Test
• Touch the desired Link Test option.
Port Discovery
The Port Discovery test will display port services and capabilities such as
link speed, MDI/MDI-X, auto negotiation, and SNR of each pair within the
cable.
• Port Discovery is the default Link Test option.
• Press the Test button
• Touch PDF
to save the Port Discovery test results.
• Use the keypad to enter a file name then touch OK.
POE Test
• The detailed POE test displays POE mode, type, and min/max load.
• From the Link Test screen, touch POE
• Press the Test button
• Touch PDF
to save the POE test.
• Use the keypad to enter a file name then touch OK.
Tone
The tone generator will transmit a frequency onto a cable to be made
audible using a tone probe. The tone generator will assist in locating an
inactive cable in a bundle, patch panel, or wall plate.
• From the Link Test screen
• Press the test button
• Touch Previous
or Next
transmit the tone.
• Touch Low/High to change the tone output level and cadence (default is
set to low).
• Use a tone probe to trace the tone alongside or at the end of the cable.
.
to perform a Port Discovery test.
.
to perform a POE test.
, touch Tone
.
to transmit the tone.
to alternate which pin or pair to
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Link Light
The Link light blinks the port LED on a switch or router to identify which port
the Net Chaser is connected to.
• Connect the Net Chaser to a cable that it plugged into an active hub,
switch or router.
• From the Link Test screen
• Press the Test button
.The Link Light graphic will begin to blink
indicating that the test is running.
• The LED of the port you are connected to on a switch or router will
blink at a slow and consistent cadence for easy identification.
• To select the Link speed, touch the Left
Link Light can be connected at 10Mbps half or full duplex, 100 Mbps
half or full duplex, 1Gbps half or full duplex or auto.
BERT Test
The BERT Test will allow you to manually perform a Bit Error Rate Test
without regard to TIA wiring specifications such as length maximum and
pinout. This will allow you to identify if a cable can support 100Mbps or
1Gbps using up to 250 Gigabytes of data.
• From the Link Test screen
• Touch BERT 100Mb to perform a 100MB test or touch 1Gb to perform a
1Gb test.
• Touch the left
or right
transmit. The amount of time it takes to test is displayed in seconds
under the data amount to transmit.
• To save the BERT Test, touch the PDF icon
then touch OK.
, touch Link Light
.
or Right arrows
, touch More Options
.
arrows to select the amount of data to
, enter a file name, and
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