User`s guide

Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 1
1.1 Cautions ....................................................................................... 1
1.2 Features ....................................................................................... 1
1.3 Kit Contents ................................................................................. 2
1.4 Using this Manual ........................................................................ 2
1.5 Network Connectivity ................................................................... 2
2.0 STEP BY STEP USE INSTRUCTIONS.............................................. 3
2.1 To ID an Unknown Jack or Plug ................................................... 3
2.2 To Test Cables Only ..................................................................... 3
2.3 To Place Tone on a Cable ............................................................ 3
2.4 To Measure Length of a Cable ..................................................... 4
2.5 To Locate an Ethernet Port .......................................................... 4
2.6 To PING Devices on a Network.................................................... 4
2.7 To Validate a Cable Link by Functional Testing ............................ 5
2.8 To Change PING Addressing Mode ............................................ 5
3.0 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................... 6
3.1 Voltage Check .............................................................................. 6
3.2 Cable Test Modes ........................................................................ 7
3.2.1 Jack ID ................................................................................ 7
3.2.2 Cable Test .......................................................................... 7
3.2.3 Cable Length ...................................................................... 8
3.2.4 Tone Generator .................................................................. 8
3.3 Network Test Modes..................................................................... 9
3.3.1 Flash Link LED ................................................................... 9
3.3.2 PING Test ........................................................................... 9
3.3.3 Validate Link ..................................................................... 13
4.0 SETUP MODE .................................................................................. 15
4.1 Target Setup Sub-Menu ............................................................. 15
4.2 PING Setup Sub-Menu .............................................................. 16
4.3 Last DHCP ................................................................................. 16
4.4 DHCP On/Off ............................................................................. 17
4.5 MAC add .................................................................................... 17
4.6 Units-Feet/Meters ...................................................................... 17
5.0 STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES FOR NETWORK TEST
MODES .................................................................................................. 18
6.0 INTERPRETING CABLE TEST RESULTS ...................................... 21