User's Manual

Chapter 10 SmartID Testing
Testing the home network
SmartClass TPS User’s Guide
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Testing the home network
The Whole Home Check maps a coax network and provide distances to found impairments.
To run a Whole Home Check
1 Disconnect the cable or DSL feed. If using a diplexer, disconnect the feed to the diplexer (and
leave it open).
2 Connect a SmartID at the point of entry and use the USB cable to connect the SmartClass
Triple Play Services to the SmartID.
In order to map the network accurately, make sure that you connect to the primary SmartID
(connected to the SmartClass Triple Play Services with a USB cable) on the main side of the
residential gateway or splitter and not on a branch leg.
3 Place other SmartIDs at any location in the home wherever network qualification or trouble-
shooting is desired.
There are three possible test configurations:
a NID without diplexer: The primary SmartID (connected to the SCH with a USB cable)
should be connected at the RG (in place of the RG), and the remaining SmartID probes
should be connected at the STBs (in place of the STBs).
b NID with diplexer: The primary SmartID (connected to the SCH with a USB cable) should
be connected at the RG (in place of the RG), and the remaining SmartID probes should
be connected at the STBs.
When a Diplexer is on the network, the VDSL connection must be disconnected.
c INID: The primary SmartID (connected to the SCH with a USB cable) should be connected
at the INID coax connection feeding into the home (disconnected from the INID), and the
remaining SmartID probes should be connected at the STBs.
When connecting a SmartID to a wall plate, it is recommended to use a coax jumper cable of
at least 3 feet in length.
Ensure that all devices except SmartIDs are disconnected from the network.
4 On the Main Menu, select SmartID.
5 On the SmartID screen, select Whole Home Check.
6 On the Select SmartID Test Plan screen, select whether to test through a diplexer (RG -
Through Diplexer) or not (RG - No Diplexer).
– For the NID without diplexer configuration (configuration a, above), select RG - No
Diplexer.
– For the NID with diplexer configuration (configuration b, above), select RG - Through
Diplexer.
– For the INID configuration (configuration c, above), select RG - No Diplexer.
7 Begin the test.
NOTE:
All live network signals must be disconnect from the coax network under test.