Finisar Surveyor, User Manual

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Resources and Modes
Hints and Tips for Resources
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resources are recognized by the synchronized resource icon in the Resource
Browser.
Synchronizing resources allows single actions to start a resource pair. All statistics
and all data about stations and conversations will appear as one resource to
Surveyor. This enables you to perform all capture or monitoring functions on a full-
duplex network segment. Synchronized resources can also monitor two half-duplex
segments. Resources cannot transmit frames when they are synchronized.
Two THGm modules within the same PC can be synchronized. This requires a
special cable between the two cards to synchronize their clocks. Call customer
support for information on how to synchronize and use two analyzer cards with a
PC.
Synchronized modules within an analyzer device are typically used with a Finisar
multi-port or single-port tap to provide a connection to full-duplex network
segment(s). Multi-port taps provide a convenient, software-controlled means to
switch between segments. Contact customer support for more information on
Finisar tap products.
Hints and Tips for Resources
The following are a collection of hints and tips you may find useful when using
resources or the Resource Browser:
• When launching Surveyor, be sure to enter the password on the log-in screen so
you can see remote devices. If you fail to enter a password, Surveyor will not
allow you to see remote analyzer resources in your network.
• To connect to a remote host, choose
Connect...
from the
Remote
menu and enter
the host IP address, user name, and password.
• To set up or change accounts, choose
Access Privileges...
from the
Host
menu.
• To see remote users logged on to your local resources, choose
Current Users...
from the
Host
menu.
• Use the
Refresh
button in dialog boxes to update the list of user accounts cur-
rently established. Remote users with super-user privileges may have created a
new account since the dialog box was initially displayed.
• To prevent others from using a local resource, use
Lock
from the
Module
menu.
• Monitor mode can be set in addition to capture if the resource supports monitor-
ing functions. If the resource does not support monitoring functions, the
Monitor
button is disabled.