RCA 608WL - Manual (Page 134)

Chapter 5
Expert Configuration
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Modify ping test
properties
To modify a ping test entry:
1 Select the ping test entry.
2 Click Modify.
3 You can edit following parameters:
 Target address
, being the host name or IP Address of the ping target.
 Data size
, being the size of the data portion to be transmitted in the ping
packets.
 Time out
, being the time-out value (in seconds) for the ping.
 Probe count
, being the number of times to send the ping packet.
 Data fill
, being the data fill pattern of the ping packet.
 Frequency
, being the time (in seconds) to wait before repeating the ping.
 Max history results
, being the number of ping test results to keep in the
history.
 Storage type , allowing to select whether to store the test results of the
ping test to SpeedTouch™ storage (select Volatile), or not (select Non
Volatile
).
4 Select or clear whether to send or not to send:
 an SNMP Trap generation probe failure if the probe request failed.
 an SNMP Trap generation test failure if the test fails.
 an SNMP Trap generation test completion if the test completed.
5 In addition, Type:
 Trap probe failure filter
, being the number of successive probe failures
before initiating a Ping Probe Failed SNMP trap message.
 Trap test failure filter
, being the number of successive probe failures
before initiating a Ping Probe Failed SNMP trap message.
6 Select the ping request Probe type:
 IcmpEcho
to send ICMP messages
 UdpEcho
to send UDP messages
7 Define following fields:
 Description
, to allow to type free comment for future reference.
 Source address
, to allow to spoof the source IP address of the ping.
 Select a specific Interface if you want to refine the ping to a single
interface. Select None if all interface are allowed to be addressed.
 Select ByPassRouteTable if you want to bypass the SpeedTouch™ IP
forwarding and routing tables when issuing the ping.
 Differentiated service field
, being the numerical value to store in the
Differentiated Service Field of the IP packet.
8 Click Apply to apply your changes to the ping test entry.