OptiView
TM
Series II
Integrated Network Analyzer
Getting Started Guide
PN 2131534 April 2004
© 2004 Fluke Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
Page 1: ...wTM Series II Integrated Network Analyzer Getting Started Guide PN 2131534 April 2004 2004 Fluke Corporation All rights reserved Printed in USA All product names are trademarks of their respective com...
Page 2: ...Networks authorized service center within the warranty period To obtain warranty service contact your nearest Fluke Networks authorized service center to obtain return authorization information then...
Page 3: ...notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE CRYPTIX FOUNDATION LIMITED AND C...
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Page 5: ...the Analyzer On and Off 8 Powering the Analyzer On 8 Powering the Analyzer Off 8 Verifying the Basic Analyzer Operation 9 Running the Analyzer on Internal and External Batteries 10 Connecting the Ext...
Page 6: ...l PC Field 40 Setting the OptiView ConsoleTM Field 40 Setting Up the SNMP Community Strings 40 Installing Options 41 Using the Built in Help System 42 Accessing and Navigating the Help System 42 Chang...
Page 7: ...ftware 47 Specifications 49 Supported Network Standards 50 Cable Types 50 Cable Length 50 Characteristic Impedance 51 Receive Level 51 Datalink Signal 51 Measuring Terminated Cables 51 Fault Tolerance...
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Page 9: ...UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY CERTIFICATION DO NOT DISPOSE OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN GARBAGE RECYCLE MEETS AUSTRALIA EMC REQUIREMENTS The OptiViewTM Series II Integrated Network Analyzer hereafter referr...
Page 10: ...connections Cleaning the Analyzer To prevent moisture from entering the analyzer clean the front panel touch display with a moist cloth only Do not spray water directly on the front panel touch displ...
Page 11: ...access to the entry level online Knowledge Base library of product operation and application information and Web based trouble ticketing We will also be sending you Fluke Networks company and product...
Page 12: ...omplete RMON and RMON2 support a 100BASE FX fiber optic interface packet capture and decoding capability OptiViewTM Series II Pro Gigabit adds to the OptiViewTM Pro fiber 1000BASE SX using a standard...
Page 13: ...nalyzer can operate while in case 1281908 External AC adapter charger Input 120V 240V AC 50 60Hz 1 5A output 15V DC 3 3A 1565193 External AC power cord Country specific AC power cord 1552374 North Ame...
Page 14: ...that will need to be entered in the OptiView Protocol Expert application s Tools Add New Plug in Adding a Plug in screen OPVS2 EXPT 2139187 OptiView ConsoleTM The Fluke Networks OptiView ConsoleTM ap...
Page 15: ...anageable switches Search in the Help for Supported Switches topic to learn more about specific devices A license key is provided which must be entered through the OptiViewTM user interface in the Set...
Page 16: ...be initially charged for 8 hours Powering the Analyzer On Simply press the green On Off button on the front of the analyzer When the analyzer is first powered on it goes through a complete power up se...
Page 17: ...ng the analyzer while it is on To maximize analyzer battery shelf life If the analyzer will be left off for an extended period of time weeks power down the analyzer from the Windows desktop Select Sta...
Page 18: ...with an internal Lithium Ion battery which is capable of powering the analyzer for approximately 45 minutes An external Lithium Ion battery is shipped with each analyzer It attaches to the back of the...
Page 19: ...the tab slots on the bottom of the back of the analyzer Next press the battery firmly against the analyzer and turn the thumb screws clockwise until finger tight Note Take care to align the battery t...
Page 20: ...5 hours to fully charge see note on page 8 about initially charging the batteries It will take longer if the analyzer is on while the battery is charging Figure 5 shows the internal battery charging...
Page 21: ...rged battery becomes approximately 90 charged In the following 2 1 2 hours the battery then becomes fully charged The external battery can also be charged when not connected to the analyzer It has a c...
Page 22: ...ement settings are optimized to reduce power consumption when the analyzer is battery operated It is strongly recommended that you do not change the default values shown in Figure 7 Selecting the batt...
Page 23: ...size can be adjusted through the analyzer user interface by selecting Setup Display and changing the Component Size to either large or small The Graphics Controller button lets you customize the displ...
Page 24: ...isplay Adjustment Screen Using the Virtual Keyboard and IP Keypad The analyzer is shipped with a virtual keyboard and an IP keypad The virtual keyboard allows both text and numeric entry while the IP...
Page 25: ...ible in the upper right corner of the screen You can start the virtual keyboard through the Windows Start All Programs menu and selecting Touch Keyboard Touch Keyboard You can move the virtual keyboar...
Page 26: ...changes to the right click mouse icon It resets back to the left click mouse normal touch screen mode after one event e g one touch of the touch screen Note On the touch panel display user interface u...
Page 27: ...t the recessed portion located at the bottom of the stand The stylus is stored in the stand leg as shown in Figure 11 Simply slide the stylus out to use it Using the VGA Out Port The VGA out port allo...
Page 28: ...ests patch cables To test patch cables connect a cable from the 10 100 BASE TX connector to the Wire Mapper connector The test is automatically run Go to the Cable Test screen to view the results 10BA...
Page 29: ...ate IP address It will then start discovering the network Its advanced auto discovery process does the rest You can always manually assign an IP address in the Setup TCP IP screen You can also manuall...
Page 30: ...ery process The analyzer communicates with devices to determine their device type and identity The LED will flash faster as more transmit activity from the analyzer occurs Collision Indicates that col...
Page 31: ...zation buttons The health e g state condition etc of your network is discovered and problems are displayed if they exist Rerun Test allows you to clear all statistics and discovery information and res...
Page 32: ...ns display the button or Press the button to display discovery progress results information as shown below Note For smaller networks the Network Discovery percent complete indicator may display 0 and...
Page 33: ...ge level e g full about half full and near empty If an external battery is connected the battery icon represents the weighted average of both the internal and external batteries The analyzer operates...
Page 34: ...report correct measurements The cable type is selected on the Cable Test Twisted Pair Detail screen The default cable type is UTP 100 Ohm Category 5 A misidentified cable type may cause the measured...
Page 35: ...pecific address and domain names are displayed Network interconnect devices and servers are also displayed along with the total number of hosts Devices are shown by category and are updated every few...
Page 36: ...mately 3 feet to 1000 feet The correct cable type must be selected for Cable Test to report correct measurements UTP 100 Ohm Category 5 is the default cable type selected It is not necessary to discon...
Page 37: ...M wire map adapter Cable test open cable Cable test Patch Cable FOS 850 1300 FIBER OPTIC SOURCE 1300 850 OFF FOM FIBER OPTIC METER 1550 1300 850 OFF 1300 850 850 1300 Do not disturb source connection...
Page 38: ...tail screen shows the actual end length and reflection values This is not an issue with non terminated open cables If you have purchased the optional OptiView Fiber Inspector product it can be launche...
Page 39: ...ight emitting products Never look into the GBIC module while it is on otherwise damage to the eyes including blindness can occur Windows Network Configuration The Windows network configuration is prec...
Page 40: ...n the data acquisition board and the Windows interface Using the OptiView BrowserTM and User Interface Software The OptiView BrowserTM allows you access to OptiViewTM Integrated Network and Workgroup...
Page 41: ...address setting on each analyzer This is found in the Setup Security screen The Remote Control PC IP address should match the IP address of the PC or analyzer that you intend to run the user interface...
Page 42: ...packet capture files located on the hard drive of the OptiViewTM Integrated Network Analyzer Launch OptiView Reporter for selected analyzer This button launches the Fluke Networks OptiView Reporter s...
Page 43: ...from your PC through your browser connect the analyzer to your network and power it on Enter the analyzer IP address into your PC s browser URL field omit leading zeros The analyzer IP address is disp...
Page 44: ...able Test is selected If the Analyzer MAC address is changed in the Setup Ethernet screen If Receive only do not transmit frames is selected in the Setup Ethernet screen In the previous conditions the...
Page 45: ...u have entered in the analyzer s Setup Security screen OptiView Analyzer Name field 6 Select OK to save the change and exit the Computer Name Changes screen 7 Select OK again to save the changes and e...
Page 46: ...ssword button and select OK to clear the password Note If you forget the password you will need to contact your authorized service center or Fluke Networks product support for procedures See page 3 fo...
Page 47: ...ction of the encryption key while it is being set What this means is a remote UI could be capturing packets while another remote UI is setting the data encryption and capture the encryption key That i...
Page 48: ...dress when it is connected to the network and when the IP address of the analyzer is changed These packets assist the OptiView ConsoleTM product in keeping its information current OptiView ConsoleTM m...
Page 49: ...you to enter a unique key code in the Setup Options screen This unique 16 digit key code is given to you when you purchase the option To activate a purchased option go to the Setup Options screen and...
Page 50: ...g the analyzer user interface help can be accessed by selecting the Help button located on the bottom right of the user interface screen ahq47s tif Figure 25 The Help Screen When the Help is launched...
Page 51: ...e left pane of the Help screen The Print button allows you to either print the selected topic or print the selected heading and all subtopics Changing the Default Help Language The Help is displayed b...
Page 52: ...forcing the power off as described below Resetting the Analyzer The Reset button see Figure 28 resets the Windows portion of the analyzer without shutting down the data acquisition board Discovery an...
Page 53: ...dicator on the underside of the battery pack side with tabs see Figure 6 The external battery will need to be removed from the analyzer to view the charge indicator Press the charge indicator button t...
Page 54: ...pass Look at the Front Page screen Cable Test button and see if there is a red X or green check mark in the button A red X could indicate a faulty cable If there is a red X press the Cable Test butto...
Page 55: ...yzer is no longer operating correctly possibly caused by user installed applications custom configurations etc you may restore the factory default configuration A disk recovery utility is provided on...
Page 56: ...essed The Fluke Networks OptiView Disk Recovery Utility screen is displayed 3 You are then asked to Press Y to continue any other key to cancel and reboot Press Y to continue with the recovery process...
Page 57: ...DC nominal 6Ah External AC adapter battery charger AC input 120V 240V 50 60Hz 1 5A DC output 15V 3 3A Communication and accessory ports 3 USB PC Card type II 1 VGA out 15 pin connector Network analysi...
Page 58: ...3 4 5 5E and 6 ISO IEC Class C and D Foil screened Twisted Pair cables 100 and 120 Ohm ScTP category 3 4 5 and 6 ISO IEC Class C and D Cable Length Table 7 Cable Length Resolution 0 1m 1 ft Open short...
Page 59: ...ble tests other than wiremap and office locator ID are operational in the presence of datalink signal Fault Tolerance The RJ 45 10 100BASE T Ethernet connection on the analyzer is designed to withstan...
Page 60: ...re 40 C to 71 C 40 F to 159 8 F Altitude Operates up to 4600 meters 15091 feet Approvals The AC Adapter charger for the instrument has UL CSA CE SEMKO CCIB BCIQ and GS valid Electromagnetic Interferen...
