Hirschmann MS30, Power MICE, MACH 4000, OCTOPUS, User Manual

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Operation Diagnostics
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9.6 TP cable diagnosis
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Release 1.0 10/05
9.6 TP cable diagnosis
The TP cable diagnosis allows you to check the connected cables for short
circuits or interruptions.
Note: While the check is being carried out, the data traffic at this port is
suspended.
The check takes a few seconds. After the check, the “Result” row contains
the result of the cable diagnosis. If the result of the check shows a cable er-
ror, then the “Distance” row contains the distance of the port from the cable
error.
Prerequisites for a proper cable diagnosis:
D
1000BASE-T port is connected via an 8 core cable with a 1000BASE-T
port or
D
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port is connected with a 10BASE-T/100BASE-
TX port.
Result Meaning
normal The cable is okay.
open The cable is interrupted.
short circuit There is a short circuit in the cable.
unknown
No cable check was carried out yet, or one is
being carried out at present..
Table 12: Meaning of the possible results
V
Select the
Diagnostics:Ports:TP cable diagnosis
. dialog.
V
Select a TP port at which you want to carry out the check.
V
Click on “Set” to start the check.