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Firmware

 

 

 

Figure 19 - Firmware management

 

The firmware menu screen provides information about the currently installed firmware

 

version.  You  can  also  update  the  NetXpert  XG2  firmware  using  this  screen.  Regular 

firmware updates are for troubleshooting purposes or contain simple free performance 

enhancements. They are freely available through the Softing website and are offered

 

at regular intervals:

 

itnetworks.softing.com/xgfirmware 

To install an update, visit the URL above and download the firmware file. Save the 

firmware file to a USB stick and connect it to the NetXpert XG2. From this menu 
screen, you can then select and install the update file. Follow the instructions on 

the screen of the device.

 

Summary of Contents for 226736

Page 1: ...MANUAL Version 1 7 March 29 2021 itnetworks softing com...

Page 2: ...chscreen 8 Icons 9 NetXpert XG2 Active Remote device 10 REGISTER DEVICE 11 SYSTEM SETTINGS 12 Wi Fi 15 Language 17 Energy 18 More Options 19 itnetworks softing com xgfirmware 21 CABLE TEST 25 Set Refe...

Page 3: ...62 Q What is a TST file 62 Q How do I get a firmware update for my NetXpert XG2 62 Q Why do I not get a DHCP result in the link status test or network test 62 Q How many cable tests can the NetXpert X...

Page 4: ...possible to qualify the fiber optic cables with the NetXpert XG2 Plus Kit as well The main parameter for qualifying the fiber optic cables is BERT As with the copper test packets are sent at defined d...

Page 5: ...ock or personal injury Do not open the housing there are no parts in the device that can be serviced by the user Do not modify the tester Do not use the tester if damaged Perform a visual inspection o...

Page 6: ...om XG DEVICE STRUCTURE Main device Active Remote Display On Off button Micro USB port Vents Connection for charger RJ45 test and measurement port USB port RJ45 test and measurement port Reset Button S...

Page 7: ...n and one active remote for copper qualification OPERATION NetXpert XG2 main device On Off The NetXpert XG2 is turned on by pressing the On Off button The button indicates the operating status using l...

Page 8: ...here is no input or activity on the device see chapter Energy for automatic shutdown of the display and the device Touchscreen The NetXpert XG2 utilizes its large touchscreen for operation The only ha...

Page 9: ...hat the NetXpert XG2 is charged via an external power supply By clicking on this icon you can reach the cable test screen By clicking on this icon you can reach the network test screen By clicking on...

Page 10: ...Xpert XG2 Active Remote device Pressing the Status button displays the charge level of the Active Remote battery and the last test result Pressing the Test button starts a qualification test from the...

Page 11: ...d by the user E mail address must be entered to complete registration Date of purchase and vendor information can be entered optionally Product registration can be only done via W Fi connection Wi Fi...

Page 12: ...find out detailed information of an SFP by simply inserting it in one of two SFP cages Figure 7 HW Configuration SFP Port Selection As both SFP cages on the unit are capable of transmitting data on 1...

Page 13: ...ps for fiber optic testing at 1 Gigabit Ethernet via optional SFP module 10Gbps for fiber optic testing at 10 Gigabit Ethernet via optional SFP module after this selection the device boots into a spec...

Page 14: ...etwork tests can be configured so a DHCP or a fixed IP address can be used The setting can also be made so that a DNS assigned by a DHCP server or a fixed DNS IP address is used Pressing Network Test...

Page 15: ...will display available SSIDs The following SSID information is displayed The name of the network its signal strength and encryption methods Figure 12 Selection of the WiFi network and connection ente...

Page 16: ...ia the Enable Disable VNC button VNC can be used for remote control of device functions or as a screen display aid for presentations or to create screenshots Disconnect WiFi turns off the connection t...

Page 17: ...nterface Changing the language also changes the keyboards accordingly Date Time Figure 15 Date and time Set the current time and date You can also set whether the time should be displayed in 12 or 24...

Page 18: ...fe you can adjust the screen brightness and the time until standby auto switch off To do so move the brightness slider to the left right or change the time until standby and auto switch off when not i...

Page 19: ...the Standards menu screen you can choose whether to display the length in meters or feet The NetXpert XG2 supports the two cabling standards Select TIA568A or TIA568B This affects the representations...

Page 20: ...port Logo This opens a file browser where you can navigate to your logo file on the USB stick and select the logo Your logo will be displayed automatically in the lower right part of the screen This i...

Page 21: ...are for troubleshooting purposes or contain simple free performance enhancements They are freely available through the Softing website and are offered at regular intervals itnetworks softing com xgfi...

Page 22: ...ware Figure 20 Hardware status The hardware menu screen provides information about the installed hardware in the device including the board revision and the serial number of the device In addition int...

Page 23: ...ontact information The About Us menu screen lists the worldwide contact information of Softing IT Networks in case you need product support or have other requests In addition the EULA End User License...

Page 24: ...5Gbit s NetXpert 1OG Qualification up to 1OGbit s To perform a license upgrade you only need a corresponding number of so called step uplicenses It does not matter which license your NetXpert XG2 cur...

Page 25: ...in unit to the fiber optic mode To change the modes tap on the green slider For fiber qualification you have to set one of the two main devices into the remote mode by pressing the remote button on it...

Page 26: ...able test screen after successful test run Cu Figure 26 Cable test screen after successful test run FO On the left side is the cable test menu The cable list shows a typical test sequence one after th...

Page 27: ...ly be found and assigned later Cable Test This menu starts the test runs and displays the results Set reference Include your test cables in the reference so as not to distort the length of the cable t...

Page 28: ...roject details The existing project name is retained Using Save as Project makes it possible to save an existing project under a new name for example after adjusting detailed information Load Project...

Page 29: ...termine the cable length correctly the device requires the cable specific values for NVP Either you take this value from the data sheet of the cable or the NetXpert XG2 determines the values on a cabl...

Page 30: ...e for creating a new test standard Select copper or fiber test interface Cu or FO Select a suitable template from the cable type list The choices made should be as close as possible to the requirement...

Page 31: ...top in the order it was selected The current cable type is displayed in the Current Type field Different test standards can also be used when creating cable names Change Cable Type jumps back to the p...

Page 32: ...the selected cable name is performed The next free cable is always selected from the list or when a new one is added below Alternatively a cable can be selected anywhere in the test to be tested Press...

Page 33: ...e Loss Length key If they are included in the test they are displayed in a separate tab in the top bar Loss and length are purely informative parameters If there is no BERT error the test result is al...

Page 34: ...icroscope check the correct settings and the corresponding hardware by going to the Setup menu on the left side Figure 34 Mosaik menu The Mosaic menu gives an overview of the connector end faces and t...

Page 35: ...icroscope until a clear image of the ferrule is displayed On the right side of the screen you can influence the Magnification of the image and take a snapshot by pressing the Freeze button Use the Tes...

Page 36: ...w Here you have the option to hide the rating overlay and the rating table and to zoom in on the recording for better visual control Save the result as a mosaic image or Clear Result to delete it and...

Page 37: ...cables in order to test through a patch panel or keystone jack Set reference is carried out as explained under Set the reference with leader cables If no patch cable is being used Set Reference is us...

Page 38: ...fiber cables it is not necessary to set a reference If you want to test Loss Length you have to set a reference first Follow the instructions on the main unit which are in the form of GIF s and explai...

Page 39: ...at are delivered in the NetXpert XG Plus kit In addition to the length values set reference is done also for optical loss for fiber qualification Fiber optic set reference steps are as follows 1 Clean...

Page 40: ...environments Depending on the device type different Ethernet speeds are supported NetXpert 1G 100 Megabit and 1 Gigabit Ethernet NetXpert 2 5 5G 100 Megabit and 1 2 5 5 Gigabit Ethernet NetXpert 10G 1...

Page 41: ...es in the top menu bar If a connection is made the link icon stops flashing and the link status details are displayed Figure 43 Link Status wired connection left or via WiFi right DHCP Here you can re...

Page 42: ...devices However less detailed information about the discovered devices may be available The NetXpert XG2 displays the MAC IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of each discovered device as well as the DNS Domain N...

Page 43: ...of the following Ping function via Add to Ping List Clear can be used to delete the entire list of found network stations and a new search can be triggered via Start Test The list of found stations ca...

Page 44: ...esses as well as the shortest longest and average response time of the counterpart The addresses in the list are either entered manually via the Add button or created as a takeover from the previous n...

Page 45: ...played as available with IP address and the resulting delay is shown Figure 48 Traceroute Depending on the route traveled a corresponding number of gateways is listed Three data packets are sent and t...

Page 46: ...and CDP information Active components such as routers or managed switches may send LLDP or CDP broadcasts at regular intervals This data is used for network management and gives status information ab...

Page 47: ...e to recognize broadcasted VLANs Using a monitoring port on a managed switch is recommended Depending on the configuration of the switch it may happen that broadcast packets are not marked with VLAN I...

Page 48: ...er or fiber Different tools are available in copper and fiber optic mode which can be used for quick tests targeted troubleshooting or cable localization for example Copper Wiremap Margin Port Discove...

Page 49: ...sed before every run The NetXpert XG2 will automatically perform cable tests at very short intervals This facilitates troubleshooting and simple and quick testing of multiple cables The cable construc...

Page 50: ...t connection and the other advertised speeds of the port The device performs a PoE evaluation on the port which can also be performed as a single function Run PoE only selection The operating mode pol...

Page 51: ...e table 63 CL Transmission format Standards reference Required Bit Error Rate in standards reference Test time for 10 confidence level Test time for 63 confidence level Test time for 95 confidence lev...

Page 52: ...igure 54 Tone Generator Select on which pairs of wires the tone should be output The individual pairs can be signaled either selectively or all pairs at the same time You can change the tone with the...

Page 53: ...tify which port the NetXpert XG2 is connected to on a switch the NetXpert XG2 can flash the link LED on the switch port Figure 55 Link Light Flashing The connected switch port is detected by a slowly...

Page 54: ...ee table 63 CL Transmission format Standards reference Required Bit Error Rate in standards reference Test time for 10 confidence level Test time for 63 confidence level Test time for 95 confidence le...

Page 55: ...ndent of the cable test list Figure 57 Individual Mikroscope test Results can be saved either with a pass fail evaluation using the Test button or as an image without evaluation after pressing the Fre...

Page 56: ...ight shows a diagram of Attenuation db over Time s As with the cable test you should set a reference before starting the test The limit value and the test duration can be set before the test starts In...

Page 57: ...ence in attenuation value over time deletes the result while in live mode The test automatically starts from zero Press to end the live test Figure 61 LiveLight measurement finished The test data can...

Page 58: ...h port the NetXpert XG2 is connected to on a switch the NetXpert XG2 can flash the Link LED on the switch port Figure 62 Link Light Flashing The connected switch port is detected by a slowly flashing...

Page 59: ...l and the external files e g of an attached USB memory The left side displays the internal memory and the content of external memory is displayed on the right when a USB stick plugged in You can use t...

Page 60: ...acy of the charge status display in the long term The battery of the NetXpert XG2 cannot be serviced by the operator In the event you need to remove the battery loosen the screws on the back of the Ne...

Page 61: ...socket 8 contacts 2 SFP ports Interfaces USB Altitude Up to approx 3 000m Temperatures During operation 10 to 60 C Storage 30 to 70 C When charging 10 C to 40 C Permissibl e humidity 10 to 90 non cond...

Page 62: ...t a firmware update for my NetXpert XG2 A Go to the Download Center at itnetworks softing com downloads to access updates for the NetXpert XG2 or go directly to itnetworks softing com xgfirmware Q Why...

Page 63: ...boards that have for example LEDs to indicate traffic or integrated noise reduction These features change the cable characteristics and thus influence the test results Q What do the terms miswire open...

Page 64: ...64 itnetworks softing com XG CUSTOMER SERVICE For technical information see itnetworks softing com If you would like to contact our customer service send an e mail to support itnetworks softing com...

Page 65: ...ION CLAIM under this Agreement Devices damaged by negligence accident or improper use or devices modified or repaired by an unauthorized workshop are excluded from the guarantee Toreturn a product to...

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