RUN LINK WIZARD, cont.
STEP 16
OPTIONAL:
you may change the link name to something that better describes the
group of fibers you are testing.
Press
<DONE>
to continue.
STEP 17
Change the LINK DATE to the date the fiber will be tested using the format
MM-DD-
YY
.
Press
<DONE>
when you are finished entering the current date.
STEP 18
Highlight the cabling standard to use for the set of fibers you are testing.
Press
<F2>
to select the chosen standard.
STEP 19
Highlight the fiber type of the network under test.
Press
<F2>
to select the fiber type.
STEP 20
Press
<1>
to use measure the fiber length with the Fiber OWL 4 BOLT.
STEP 21
Connect the Fiber OWL 4 BOLT to your fiber link as shown in Figure 5.
Press
<F1>
to continue.
STEP 22
Review the end-to-end fiber length. In the example screenshot at right, the end-to-
end fiber length could be within the range of 1000 to 1006 meters.
Press
<F2>
to continue.
STEP 23
The end-to-end length shown here is the length that will be entered into the Link
Wizard configuration.
OPTIONAL:
you may also enter the fiber length manually.
Press
<DONE>
to continue.
NOTE:
Length testing is complete. You may now remove all of the patch cables from the link under test.
It is important to set the current date in order to ensure that the correct date appears on the certification report.
<---
SHIFT
--->
[Fiber Link #1
]
LINK NAME:
_____________________
<---
SHIFT
--->
[03-20-08]
DATE: [MM/DD/YY]
_____________________
USER DEFINED #1
USER DEFINED #2
NEXT
SELECT
ISO/IEC 11801
FIBER STANDARDS
_____________________
TIA-568B 3/CAN-T529
50 0um MultiMode
NEXT
SELECT
OUTDOOR SingleMode
FIBER TYPES
_____________________
INDOOR SingleMode
62 5um MultiMode
FIBER A
FIBER B
PATCH FIBER A TO
DONE
END OF THE LINK
^
CONNECT
^
_____________________
FIBER B AT THE FAR
(FIBER PAIR REQUIRED)
<1> USE THE METER TO
MEASURE LENGTH
<2> ENTER LENGTH
FIBER LENGTH METHOD
MANUALLY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
FIGURE 5
Fiber OWL 4 BOLT
Length Test Connection
FIBER LENGTH
01000 -0/+6 meters
TEST
DONE
INDEX
1310nm Index(n)=1 490
_____________________
LIGHT SOURCE CONNECTOR
PORT NOTES:
– CONNECTOR TYPE MAY VARY
– DO NOT INSERT ANGLED
PHYSICAL CONTACT (APC)
CONNECTOR
[1 TO 65535]
<---
UNITS
--->
[01000] METERS
ENTER FIBER LENGTH:
_____________________
