Chapter 7
Testing with SmartIDs
Whole Home Check
OneExpert DSL User’s Guide
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Testing the home link
The Home Run Check tests the cable connecting the residential gateway to the diplexer (see
) or, if there is no diplexer, to the set top box (STB).
To run a Home Run Check
1
Connect a SmartID to the coax cable at the residential gateway location.
2
Connect the USB cable from OneExpert DSL to the SmartID at the RG.
3
Disconnect the cable that runs between the diplexer and the residential gateway, and then
connect a SmartID to the cable (this takes the diplexer out of the test).
4
Select the
Mode
system key and specify a
VDSL Home Run
.
The SmartID connected to the OneExpert DSL is highlighted. If any impairments were found,
an exclamation point will be shown on the cable, the header will be red, and the background
of one or more SmartIDs may be red. To view information for the cable segment or the other
SmartID, press the left or right arrow keys. The details appear in the box.
5
To save the results to a report, use the Tray menu (
Testing the home network
The Whole Home Check maps a coax network and provide distances to found impairments.
To run a Whole Home Check
1
Disconnect the cable or DSL feed. If using a diplexer, disconnect the feed to the diplexer (and
leave it open).
Figure 13
Home Run Check
NOTE:
All live network signals must be disconnect from the coax network under test.
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