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Troubleshooting, Diagnostics, Cable Test

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FS700TS Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting menu contains the following option: • "Diagnostics" Diagnostics The Diagnostics menu contains the following option: • "Cable Test" Cable Test The Cable Test screen contains fields for performing tests on copper cables. Cable testing provides information about where errors occurred in the cable, the last time a cable test was performed, and the type of cable error that occurred. The tests use Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology to test the quality and characteristics of a copper cable attached to a port. Cables up to 120 meters long can be tested. Cables are tested when the ports are in the down state, with the exception of the Approximated Cable Length test. To test cables: 1. Click Maintenance > Troubleshooting > Diagnostics > Cable Test. The Cable Test screen displays: Figure 8-6 The Cable Test screen contains the following fields: • Interface - Enter the port to which the cable is connected. • Test Result - Displays the cable test results. Possible values are: Maintenance 8-7 v1.0, September 2007

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FS700TS Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Maintenance
8-7
v1.0, September 2007
Troubleshooting
The
Troubleshooting
menu contains the following option:
•
“Diagnostics”
Diagnostics
The
Diagnostics
menu contains the following option:
•
“Cable Test”
Cable Test
The Cable Test screen contains fields for performing tests on copper cables. Cable testing provides
information about where errors occurred in the cable, the last time a cable test was performed, and
the type of cable error that occurred. The tests use Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology
to test the quality and characteristics of a copper cable attached to a port. Cables up to 120 meters
long can be tested. Cables are tested when the ports are in the down state, with the exception of the
Approximated Cable Length test.
To test cables:
1.
Click
Maintenance
>
Troubleshooting
>
Diagnostics
>
Cable Test
. The Cable Test screen
displays:
The Cable Test screen contains the following fields:
•
Interface
– Enter the port to which the cable is connected.
•
Test Result
– Displays the cable test results. Possible values are:
Figure 8-6