Test-Um VALIDATOR-NT NT955 - Manual (Page 8)

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Test-Um NT955 Series
Active Network Features
Validator-NT includes three functional test areas that are designed to
report cable performance and verify connectivity to network devices.
They are Port Discovery, Ping, and Hub Flash.
Port Discovery identifies telephone or network devices connected to the
other end of the jack or cable.
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Ping Test verifies connectivity to resources on or off the network
and IP addresses. The Ping Test will simultaneously Ping up to seven
different IP addresses and can be run in DHCP or manual addressing
modes.
Cisco Delivery Protocol detects messages broadcast by Cisco bridges
and routers over the network to inform each other of their existence.
Hub Flash sends an intermittent link signal to flash the link status light
on Ethernet equipment.
Plan-Um TM Software
If the heart of Validator-NT is a Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver then the
soul of the Validator-NT is the powerful planning and reporting software
included in your test kit, Plan-Um. Plan-Um software ties the superior
testing capability of the Validator-NT with a simple to use software tool
that helps organize the cable information and test results associated with
your jobs.
Plan-Um will help set up each job, define the scope of the job, aid in
testing the individual cable runs accurately and produce an End of Job
report that will tie in all the expectations of the installer and the customer.
The Network Tools feature in Plan-Um allows you to quickly and easily
create a topological representation of your physical network, annotate
each piece of equipment, and characterize the connection methods.
This feature is completely separate from the layout of the cable runs and
the Cable Test Schedule. It provides a quick way to see the architecture
of your network and a way to document moves, adds, and changes in an
organized and effective manner.
Validator-NT and the Plan-Um software combine to close the loop on
cable/network installations so that both the network user and the network
installer can be confident of the physical properties of specific cable runs
and the overall capability of the network in general.
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