User`s guide

across the pair. The SEL button selects one of the four tone sounds

provided. The up/down arrows scroll through the pairs and pins

that have signal on them. All pins not being driven are held at tester

ground. The LanScaper™ will automatically turn off in 60 minutes.

3.3 Network Test Modes

3.3.1 Flash Link LED

The Flash Link LED mode starts with the Voltage Check test (see

section above) then searches for link pulses on the tester’s jack,

automatically conguring the interface to connect to a HUB, switch

or NIC (similar to AUTO MDI/MDI-X) if one is found. An audio tone

signal is being sent down the cable, so the cable can be located at

the other end with a tone tracer whenever this mode is selected. The

tone cadence is different for an open cable versus an established

link to indicate the link status. Once a link is established, the Link

LED on the LanScaper™ will illuminate and begin blinking at the

same rate as the link indicator on the device at the other end. The

LanScaper™ will automatically turn off in 30 minutes.

While the tester is searching for incoming link pulses, it displays the

message “Find Active Link.” Once link pulses are found, the tester

displays “Link Found” and the Link LED ashes. If the tester detects

that the incoming link pulses stop, it reports “Lost Link” for several

seconds, then returns to the search for link pulses.

3.3.2 PING Test

The PING Test operates in DHCP On or DHCP Off (Manual) IP

address conguration modes. The address conguration mode is

a setup option. In either case, a Target device must be selected

in Setup, and its IP address conrmed. If the Target address is on

the LAN segment, as determined by the Netmask, the Target will be

addressed directly on the Ethernet. If the Target is not local, PINGs

will be directed to the Router for forwarding on the WAN side of the

Router. When running in this mode, the LanScaper™ will respond to

PINGs addressed to it from any other device.

In this test, the LanScaper™ checks for voltages, then searches

for link pulses on it’s jack, automatically conguring the interface to

connect to a HUB, switch or NIC. Once an active link is found, the

tester congures its IP address parameters as selected by the user.

Once the parameters are set, the tester starts sending out PING

packets to the selected Target, the Router, and (in DHCP mode) the

DNS server. The PINGs continue for 15 minutes after the last button

press, after which the LanScaper™ will automatically turn off.