User Manual

Perform Maintenance Tasks
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Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Cloud Switch with 2 SFP Fiber Ports
The Ping Details page displays.
6. In the IP Address/Host Name field, enter the IP address or host name of the device that
must be pinged.
7. In the Count field, enter the number of echo requests that must be sent.
The default value is 3. The range is 1 to 15.
8. In the Interval field, enter the time between ping packets in seconds.
The default value is 3 seconds. The range is 1 to 60.
9. In the Size field, enter the size of the ping packet. The default value is 0 bytes. The range is
0 to 13000.
10. From the Source menu, select the IP address or interface that must be used to send echo
request packets:
• None. The source address of the ping packet is the address of the default egress
interface.
• IP Address. The source IP address that must be used when echo request packets
are sent. With this selection, the IP Address field displays and you must enter the IP
address that must be used as the source.
• Interface. The interface that must be used when echo request packets are sent. With
this selection, the Interface menu displays and you must select an interface as the
source.
11. Click the Apply button.
The specified address is pinged. The results are displayed below the configurable data in
the Results field.
Send an IPv6 Ping
This page is used to send a ping request to a specified host name or IPv6 address. You can
use this to check whether the switch can communicate with a particular IPv6 station. When
you click the Apply button, the switch sends a specified number of ping requests and the
results are displayed below the configurable data. The output displays the following:
Send count=n, Receive count=n from (IPv6 Address). Average round trip time = n ms.
 To send an IPv6 ping:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Access the Switch on page 13.
The login window opens.