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January 2012

© 2012 Fluke Corporation.
All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.

LinkRunner

 AT 1000/2000

Network Auto-Tester

Users Manual

Summary of Contents for LinkRunner AT 1000

Page 1: ...January 2012 2012 Fluke Corporation All product names are trademarks of their respective companies LinkRunner AT 1000 2000 Network Auto Tester Users Manual ...

Page 2: ...ir or replacement of a defective product which is returned to a Fluke Networks authorized service center within the warranty period To obtain warranty service contact your nearest Fluke Networks authorized service center to obtain return authorization information then send the product to that service center with a description of the difficulty postage and insurance prepaid FOB destination Fluke Ne...

Page 3: ...ntation and or other materials provided with the distribution Neither the name of the University of California Berkeley nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMI...

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Page 5: ... 1 Contact Fluke Networks 2 Safety Information 2 Unpacking 3 LR AT 1000 and 2000 Models 3 Cleaning the Tester 3 Physical Features 4 The Home Screen 6 Battery Charging and Life 7 Common Questions LR AT Can Solve 8 Saving a Report 10 Set Up the Tester 11 IP Configuration 11 VLAN MAC Configuration 12 ...

Page 6: ...efaults 17 Firmware Update 18 Transfer Saved Profiles to from LinkRunner Manager 19 Set Language 19 Using AutoTest Switch and Cable Test 19 Using AutoTest 19 Using the Nearest Switch Test 21 Using the Cable Test 21 Using PoE Feature 22 Using the Reflector Feature LR AT 2000 only 23 Using the Fiber Connection 23 Maintenance 24 Options and Accessories 25 Specifications 26 Environmental Specification...

Page 7: ...reen 12 7 AutoTest Configuration Screen 12 8 PoE Configuration Screen 13 9 Connect Configuration Screen 13 10 General Configuration Screen 14 11 Reflector Settings Screen 14 12 Reflector Default Configuration Screen 15 13 LinkRunner Information Screen 16 14 AutoTest Configuration Screen 20 15 AutoTest Results Screen 20 16 Expanding Test Results 20 17 Nearest Switch Results 21 ...

Page 8: ...ual iv 18 Cable Test Results 21 19 TruePowerTM Disabled PoE AutoTest Results 22 20 TruePowerTM Disabled PoE Switch Results 22 21 TruePowerTM Enabled PoE AutoTest Results 23 22 TruePowerTM Enabled Poe Switch Results 23 23 Fiber Connected Switch Results 24 ...

Page 9: ...s on LinkRunner Manager LinkRunner AT 1000 2000 Network Auto Tester is hereafter referred to as the LR AT Registering Your Product Registering your product with Fluke Networks gives you access to valuable information on product updates troubleshooting procedures and other services To register fill out the online form on the Fluke Networks website at www flukenetworks com registration The Fluke Net...

Page 10: ...ne numbers go to our website Safety Information Table 1 gives descriptions of the safety symbols used on the tester and in this manual Table 1 Meets Australia EMC Requirements Warning Risk of electrical shock Do not put products that contain circuit boards into waste containers Refer to local regulations for disposal procedures Safety Symbols j NOT FOR CONNECTION TO PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEMS W Warn...

Page 11: ...s product will contain a Class 1 laser Do not look into the laser port because this may cause eye injury WCautions Use the proper terminals and cable for all connections Unpacking The LinkRunner AT tester comes with the accessories in the list below If something is damaged or missing tell the dealer where you purchased the product LR AT 1000 and 2000 Models LinkRunner with rechargeable battery pac...

Page 12: ...LinkRunner AT 1000 2000 Network Auto Tester Users Manual 4 Physical Features ffy01 eps Figure 1 Physical Features 6 7 8 17 16 15 19 18 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 1 14 ...

Page 13: ...hen the tester is linked to the network Full color LCD Softkeys The function of the softkey is shown above the key Shows the Home screen O Clears the current measurement data P Saves the current measurements data into a report file which can be transferred to the LinkRunner Manager PC application and viewed printed Navigation keys The outer ring of keys four perform the left right and up down scre...

Page 14: ...ator it shows cable information or wire mapping information This can also be used to locate a cable with the optional IntelliToneTM probe The name of the tester profile A profile contains the tester configuration settings The default name is Untitled The name shows an asterisk to the right of the name if you have changed a setting on the tester since you loaded or saved the profile AutoTest Use Au...

Page 15: ...adapter to the battery connector see Figure 1 You can use the tester while you charge the battery Figure 3 shows how to replace the battery When the tester is off the battery charges in approximately 3 hours Note The battery will not charge if the internal temperature of the tester is above 113ºF 45ºC The battery life is approximately 6 hours during typical operation An icon in the upper left corn...

Page 16: ...nd validate the signal strength and link in the Switch screen Q Where does this RJ45 cable go A Use the Cable test toner function Switch Flash Port function or Switch discovery protocol Q Is this cable hooked up to anything A Select Switch to identify an open cable an active link an un powered network device or telephone voltage Q Does this RJ45 drop support PoE A Use Tools to specify the desired ...

Page 17: ...oTest to observer the acquired IPv6 link local and global address Q Can I PING A Select AutoTest Configure an address to Ping under Tools AutoTest Configuration Q Can I verify application connectivity A Select AutoTest Configure an address and application port e g port 80 for web HTTP under Tools AutoTest Configuration Q Can I use it for throughput testing A Use the Reflector tool setup under Tool...

Page 18: ... with the filename shown press Save The tester saves the data into a report file To overwrite a report that is saved on the tester highlight the report press L press Save then press OK To change the filename press Edit Note Report names can have a maximum of 12 characters The extension LRS is appended when the file is saved to your PC through the LinkRunner Manager PC application To delete charact...

Page 19: ...on Screen This screen allows you to enter an IPv4 address or use a DHCP address default It also allows you to enable IPv6 addressing LR AT 2000 only LR AT uses the IP address during AutoTest During AutoTest the LR AT is required to connect to the network for Ping and TCP Connectivity testing At no other time does the LR AT connect to the network using IP addressing This applies to the Switch and C...

Page 20: ...d MAC check box the LR AT reverts back to the factory default MAC address AutoTest Configuration Select Tools AutoTest Configuration ffy42 bmp Figure 7 AutoTest Configuration Screen This screen allows you to enter up to ten key device addresses Targets to test connectivity You may enter an IP address URL or DNS name If no port is specified AutoTest will perform an ICMP Ping test to that address If...

Page 21: ...erTM puts a load on the PoE device and gives an accurate measurement on whether the device supports the Class selected Connect Configuration Select Tools Connect Configuration ffy43 bmp Figure 9 Connect Configuration Screen This screen allows you to enable 802 1x Authentication and set the speed Duplex For 802 1x Authentication if a certificate is required you must transfer it from your PC using t...

Page 22: ...ff default and set the time date Reflector Configuration LR AT 2000 Model This screen is used to configure the LR AT 2000 for remote access to Fluke Networks EtherScope Network Assistant MetroScope Service Provider and OptiView Analyzer s throughput performance tests Note The LR AT 2000 can reflect jumbo frame sizes up to 9600 bytes Select Tools Reflector The default or pre configured Reflector se...

Page 23: ...ination MAC and IP addresses for packets that are reflected back to the analyzer Note Any other Reflector setting may cause undesired traffic on your network LinkRunner Information Select Tools LinkRunner Information This screen displays the following LR AT product information Serial Number The serial number is also shown under the battery pack MAC Address Media Access Control address The unique a...

Page 24: ...VLAN MAC AutoTest PoE Connect General and Reflector configurations These settings can be modified in LinkRunner Manager and on the tester To Load a Profile 1 Select Tools Manage files 2 Select Load Profile 3 Select a Profile from the list To Save a Profile 1 Select Tools Manage files 2 Select Save Profile The current setting are now saved to the profile filename shown at the bottom of the screen T...

Page 25: ... Rename To delete a file 1 Select Tools Manage files 2 Select Delete file 3 Highlight either the Report or Profile folder 4 Highlight a file then press L 5 Press Delete Restore Factory Defaults Restores any configuration changes to the following LinkRunner AT factory defaults IP Configuration IPv4 DHCP IPv6 Disabled VLAN MAC Configuration VLAN Disabled VLAN ID 0 Priority 0 User Defined MAC Disable...

Page 26: ...Get the latest version of LinkRunner Manager from the Fluke Networks website 3 Start LinkRunner Manager on your PC 4 Turn on the tester 5 Select Tools Firmware Update select Update 6 Use the USB cable supplied with the tester to connect the tester to the PC 7 In LinkRunner Manager select LinkRunner Update Software 8 Click Select find and select the update file zip extension then click Select 9 Cli...

Page 27: ...hen you are done editing the profile highlight it and select Transfer to LinkRunner Set Language To change the language displayed in all screens 1 Select Tools Set Language 2 Highlight a language and press Save Using AutoTest Switch and Cable Test Using AutoTest AutoTest can test up to ten targets These targets can be local or off net targets devices You can enter the IP address or a DNS name If y...

Page 28: ...k similar to figure 15 ffy27 bmp Figure 15 AutoTest Results Screen The nearest switch is discovered and its name port VLAN ID model and IP address are displayed Then the DHCP server information is displayed Finally the Gateway and DNS server s are displayed along with the target device s Expand on each device to display the test results as shown below ffy31 bmp Figure 16 Expanding Test Results ...

Page 29: ...o fast to differentiate from the other switch port LED flash rates Using the Cable Test There are three use models for using the Cable screen Connect a cable from the top LR AT RJ 45 connector into the side cable test RJ 45 connector to measure length and wire mapping Connect an open cable non terminated into the top LR AT RJ 45 connector and measure length An un terminated cable can also be trace...

Page 30: ...ll display the unloaded results indicating voltage and wattage selected The following example was tested on a Class 3 13w switch The tester PoE configuration was set to Class 4 25w with TruePowerTM disabled Figure 19 displays the AutoTest results and Figure 20 displays the Switch results Notice in the Autotest results the wire pair polarity wattage requested and wattage received voltage and PSE ty...

Page 31: ... Analyzer s throughput performance tests See Reflector Configuration on page 14 for setting up this feature Once set up the device can be used as the remote responding device for throughput performance testing There is no start or stop and no results are displayed on the tester Using the Fiber Connection Simply plug in the desired SFP adapter into the fiber port on the top of the tester and connec...

Page 32: ...onal injury or damage to the tester Do not open the case You cannot repair or replace parts in the case Use only replacement parts that are approved by Fluke Networks If you replace parts that are not specified as replacement parts the warranty will not apply to the product and you can make the product dangerous to use Use only service centers that are approved by Fluke Networks ...

Page 33: ...f options and accessories visit the Fluke Networks website at www flukenetworks com Table 2 Options and Accessories Option or Accessory Fluke Networks Model Number Lithium ion battery pack for the LinkRunner tester WBP LION Adapter charger for connection to an automobile cigarette lighter MS Auto Chg AC adapter charger universal 120 240 Vac DTX ACUN ...

Page 34: ...to 45ºC 4ºF to 140ºF 20ºC to 60ºC Random 2 g 5 Hz 500 Hz Class 2 1 m drop EN 61010 1 2nd edition EN IEC 60825 1 2007 EN IEC 60825 2 2004 A1 2007 LRAT 2000 only 4 000 m Storage 12 000 m FCC Part 15 Class A EN 61326 1 Operating temperature Operating relative humidity RH without condensation Storage temperature Shock and vibration Safety Altitude EMC Certifications and compliance P Conforms to releva...

Page 35: ... oz 0 5 kg Removable rechargeable lithium ion battery pack 18 5 Watt hrs Typical operating life is 6 hours Typical charge time is 3 hours AC input 90 264 Vac 48 62 Hz input power DC output 15 Vdc at 1 2 amps 2 8 in color LCD 320 x 240 pixels 12 key elastomeric 2 LEDs transmit and link Indicators USB 5 pin mini B Media Access Cable Test Tone Generator Ports RJ45 copper port 1000BASE X fiber adapter...

Page 36: ...ntium processor or equivalent recommended 96 MB minimum 256 MB recommended Up to 500 MB of available space may be required 1024 x 768 high color 32 bit recommended USB Port LinkRunner AT 1000 2000 Network Auto Tester Users Manual 28 LinkRunner Manager Software Supporting operating system Processor RAM Hard disk Display Hardware ...

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