Workgroup Analyzer
Acccessing the Analyzer through the User Interface Software
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Acccessing the Analyzer through the User Interface
Software
The User Interface software will need to be installed on your PC before you will
be able to remotely interface with the analyzer. It is included on the supplied
OptiView
TM
Resource CD. It is also available for download at
To view decodes of the packets captured by the analyzer you need to purchase and
install the Fluke Networks Protocol Expert. Alternatively, the captured files can, in
most cases, be imported into other 3
rd
party protocol analysis software products.
User Interface Features
•
Remotely control any analyzer via the network under test interface (in- band)
or via the Ethernet 10/100 Management port (out-of-band)
•
Change setup parameters and packet capture filters in remote analyzers (Pro
and Pro Gigabit versions only)
•
View analyzer measurements remotely (statistics, problem log, discovery
results, etc.)
•
Update both the user interface software and analyzer firmware from a single
downloaded file from www.flukenetworks.com
•
Save reports to an HTML file locally on remote controlling PC
•
Save packet capture files on the remote controlling PC (Pro and Pro Gigabit
versions only)
Using the OptiView Browser
TM
and User Interface Software
The OptiView Browser
TM
allows you access to OptiView
TM
Workgroup and
OptiView
TM
Integrated analyzers through a browseable user interface installed on
your PC.
Double-click on an analyzer from this list and the user interface is launched. If an
analyzer is password protected, you will be prompted to enter a password.
In order for analyzers that are not in the same local network (subnet) to be
displayed in the OptiView Browser
TM
list, you must first configure the Remote
Control IP address setting. This is found in the Setup | Security screen. The
Remote Control IP address should match the IP address of the PC that you intend
to run the OptiView
TM
Workgroup user interface software on. Then, the remote
OptiView
TM
Workgroup Analyzer will send its source IP address back to the
controlling PC.
