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Diagnostics
This section provides Physical layer and IP layer network diagnostics tools for
troubleshooting. The diagnostic tools are designed for network managers to
help them quickly diagnose problems between two points to better service
customers.
Use the Diagnostics menu items to display and configure basic administrative
details of the Managed Switch. Under System, the following topics are provided
to configure and view:
This section has the following items:
•
Cable Diagnostics
•
Ping Test
•
IPv6 Ping Test
•
Trace Route
Cable Diagnostics
Cable Diagnostics allows you to perform tests on copper cables. The tests detect
the cable's length and operating conditions. The tests also allow you to identify
common faults that can occur on CAT5 Twisted pair cabling.
After the Cable Diagnostics is complete a link is re-established and the following
function are available again:
•
Coupling between cable pairs
•
Cable pair termination
•
Cable length
Note:
Cable Diagnostics can only be performed on cables 15 to 100 meters in
length.
Running a Copper Cable Test
1.
On the
Select the port on which to run the copper test
page, select a port
from the drop-down list.
2.
Click on the
Copper Test
button to run the copper cable test on the selected
port.
3.
Once the copper test is complete you will receive the following information in
a test results section:
•
Port:
Displays the port that the copper cable test was performed on.
