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3.14.7 VeriPHY Cable Diagnostics
This page allows the user to perform Cable Diagnostics tests on copper wires.
Press the
Start
button to run the diagnostics. When completed, the page refreshes automatically and
the cable diagnostics results are shown in the cable status table.
NOTE:
The VeriPHY diagnostics tool is only accurate for cables 7 - 140 meters long.
10 and 100 Mbps ports will be disconnected while running VeriPHY diagnostics.
Therefore, running VeriPHY on a 10 or 100 Mbps management port will cause the switch
to stop responding until diagnostic is completed.
The information shown on the table is:
Port
Port number where the diagnostic is performed.
Pair
The status of the cable pair:
OK - Correctly terminated pair
Open - Open pair
Short - Shorted pair
Short A - Cross-pair short to pair A
Short B - Cross-pair short to pair B
Short C - Cross-pair short to pair C
Short D - Cross-pair short to pair D
Cross A - Abnormal cross-pair coupling with pair A
Cross B - Abnormal cross-pair coupling with pair B
Cross C - Abnormal cross-pair coupling with pair C
Cross D - Abnormal cross-pair coupling with pair D
Length
The length (in meters) of the cable pair. The resolution is 3 meters.
3.14.8 SFP Monitor
Optical fiber is commonly used for long distance data transmission. However, when link issues occur,
it is very costly to trouble shoot the fiber cable and fiber transceiver at remote sites. To solve this
problem, Weidmüller industrial Ethernet switches provide digital diagnostic and monitoring (DDM)
functions on Weidmüller SFP optical fiber links and allow users to measure optical parameters and
its performance from center site. This function can greatly facilitate the trouble shooting process for
optical fiber links and reduce costs for onsite debug.
