Test-Um VALIDATOR-NT NT955 User Manual

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Test-Um NT955 Series
Network Tests

Selecting this button takes you to a menu of three manual tests that

report the condition of the cable and verify connectivity to network

devices. They are Port Discovery, Ping Test, and Hub Flash. Test

Results cannot be saved.

Port Discovery: Identifies an Ethernet connection and reports pertinent

information including speed of the link, type of link (MDI, MDI-X or Auto

MDI/MDI-X), Signal to Noise Ratio and Skew (if over 1000 Megabit). Also

Identifies telephone connections.

Ping Test: Simultaneously pings up to seven different IP addresses and

can be run in DHCP or manual addressing modes.

Hub Flash: Sends an intermittent link signal to flash the link status light

on Ethernet equipment.

Job Manager

The Job Manager displays a list of jobs that have been uploaded from

the Plan-Um software or have been created in the Validator-NT and are

on the CF card. By highlighting a job name and pressing the Open (F1)

soft key you can select an existing job to test or edit the job information

using the Auto Test menu functions.

Setup

This key takes you to internal adjustment functions of Validator-NT such

as Display Units, Display Contrast, internal time settings, Shutdown

Timeouts etc. Normally these can be set once and left alone unless

some specific change is desired. Each function has drop down dialog

boxes for changes, if necessary.

Properties

This screen displays internal information on Validator-NT such as Battery

life, Compact Flash usage, revision levels, support phone numbers and

web site support information etc.

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