Finisar Surveyor, User Manual

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User’s Guide
4. Use the
Bypass
check boxes to set any network segments that you want to
restrict from being used with the analyzer. Any segment with the
Bypass
box
checked cannot be set as the LAN segment.
5. Click the
OK
button.
Information about the exact type of switch or tap is shown at the bottom of the
dialog box.
Setting the Local COM Port for Taps and Switches
The tap or switch can be controlled from a PC running Surveyor software. The tap
or switch can be directly connected to a COM port on the PC and controlled as a
local resource from Surveyor. In this configuration, the COM port used to connect
the tap or switch to the PC must be configured in Surveyor software.
To configure the COM port for a local connection to a tap or switch, do the
following:
1. Select
System Settings…
from the
Configuration
menu.
2. Select the
Local COM Port for Tap Device
tab to set the port for a Finisar multi-
port tap or switch. Select the
Local COM Port for Switch Device
tab to set the
port for a switch.
3. Set the COM port value to the COM port (COM1 through COM4) where the tap
or switch is connected to the PC. Only one port can be selected.
The tap or switch is connected to the PC using a standard 9-pin serial cable. Only
one tap or switch device can be connected to the PC.
Connecting a Tap with THGs or THGsE
Surveyor has an option that allows the THGs/THGsE device to scan for attached
taps without resetting the device. Select
Re-Scan for Tap
from the
Host
menu to
force the analyzer to scan for any newly attached tap devices. This option is only
available from the host menu when the host is a THGs or THGsE.
Settings for Analyzer Devices
You can use Surveyor to control analyzer hardware devices such as THGs or
THGsE. You must have “super-user” privileges to reset or update these devices.
Resetting an Analyzer Device
A remote analyzer device can be reset using Surveyor software. To reset a device do
the following:
1. Login to Surveyor with “super-user” privileges.