User's Manual
Chapter 10 SmartID Testing
Registering SmartIDs
SmartClass TPS User’s Guide
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There are three test modes
– Locate SmartIDs – finds and identifies all SmartIDs currently connected to the network.
– VDSL Home Run Check – a two-point (two SmartIDs) test across the cable connecting at the
residential gateway and the diplexer locations. This test is to qualify a coaxial cable home run
intended to be used for VDSL service from the NID to a RG (i.e. instead of supplying VDSL
signal to the RG over twisted pair).
– Whole Home Check – tests a complex cable network that may or may not include a Diplexer. It
is intended to qualify the network for HPNA.
Registering SmartIDs
Before the first test with the SmartIDs, you must register all of the SmartIDs with the instrument.
This registration applies to the SmartID that the <product name> is physically connected to. You will
need to repeat the procedure for each SmartID, connecting it directly to the <product name>.
To register SmartIDs
1 From the Main Menu, select SmartID.
2 On the SmartID screen, select Settings.
3 On the SmartID Settings screen, select SmartID Registration.
4 Press the * key to add a new SmartID.
5 Enter the label (A-Z) for the SmartID. This is the letter that is on the SmartID. You may need to
apply the label if one is not present, and the label can be changed, if desired.
6 Enter the serial number (found under the battery cover or on the side of the SmartID) or plug in
the SmartID. If the SmartID is plugged in, it will advertise its serial number to the <product
name>.
7 Repeat step 4 through step 6 for each SmartID.
The SmartIDs are registered.
Configuring SmartID settings
This menu specifies settings used for locating SmartIDs.
To configure SmartID settings
1 From the Main Menu, select SmartID.
2 On the SmartID screen, select Settings.
3 Select Cable Types to add, edit, or remove cable types.
4 Select Configuration, and then specify the following:
– patch cable length
– noise threshold (values at or above this limit are failing)
– fast scan limit (amount of time the Continuous Fast-Scan Locate SmartID mode runs before
requiring a restart)
– power off limit (this is the time at which the SmartIDs will auto power-off after a test)