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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 3 NOM Stat ement No rma s O ficia les M ex ic ana s ( NO M ) Elec tric al S afe t y Stat em ent IN ST RUCC IO NES D E SEGU RIDA D 1 . T odas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléc trico sea operado. 2. La s ins tru ccio nes d e se gur ida d y op erac ión d eb [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 4 NOM Stat ement 9. El apar ato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que s u posición no interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparat o elé c tri co so bre un a cam a, sofá , alfo mbra o s upe r fic ie simi lar pu ed e blo que a la ve ntila ció n, no s e deb e col oc ar en li breros o gabinetes que impidan [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 5 NOM Stat ement 1 8. Ser vicio por pers onal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando : A: El cable de poder o el c ontac to h a sido d añado ; u B : Obje c tos ha n caí do o lí quid o ha si do de rram ad o dent ro del apara to; o C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o D: El apara to parece no operar normal[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 T rade mark s Us e d in thi s Manu al T rademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trad ema rk s o f B B Tech nol ogi es , I nc. Microsoft, E xcel , Window s, and MS- DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft C orporation. UN I X is a re gis tere d t rad emar k o f X / O p [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 T able of Content s T abl e of Con ten ts 1 . Specifications ..................................................................... 8 2. Ov er vi ew .......................................................................... 9 2. 1 Introduction ............................................................... 9 2.2 Fe[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 Chapter 1: Sp ecifications 1 . Sp ecifications Pow er — (2) 9 -V batte ries (o ne f or te st un it a nd one for pro be) Size — T est u nit: 6 "H x 3 . 1 25 "W x 1 .5 "D ( 1 5.2 x 7 .9 x 3.8 cm); Prob e: 1 .5 " H x 1 .5 "W x 8 "L (3.8 x 3.8 x 2 0.3 cm) Weight — K it: 2 .05 lb. ( [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chapter 2: Over view 2. O ver vie w 2. 1 In trod uc ti on Ov er h alf of all net w ork pro bl ems are cau se d by faul t y c abl es . And with net work speeds increasing exponentially, the need for affordable, sophisticated test equipment is more apparent than ever before. With the CAT5/ 5e / 6 L A N Performance V[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 Chapter 2: Over view • Enables you to test in-line betwe en two devices to determine the aut onegotiated speed. • Sop histi cated algo rith m co nverts t est r esul ts in to e asy-t o -re ad graphs that clearly show the cable’s speed capability (CA T3/ 5/ 5e/ 6 ). • T ra nsfe r t he t es t re sul ts fro m[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 Chapter 2: Over view He lp w ith de vice ins tal latio n an d P oE : I ns tall er s of VoI P phon es , I P c ame ras , or acces s poin ts s houl d us e a p ower panel for exact m easu re - ment s of P oE vo ltag e a nd pow er usa ge, dis playi ng the pre se nce of 10, 1 0 0, 100 0 swi tch es a nd the pai r lo cat[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 Chapter 2: Over view What is LA N Performance Verificati on? L AN per formance verification means that a UTP cable pass ed a prescribed batter y of tests and is therefore not likely to cause pro ble ms later. T he LP V has t wo l eve ls of v eri fic ati on : LP V Lev el 1 : Performed w ith the Main Unit and the R[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 13 Chapter 2: Over view 2.5 The LPV List of F unc tions UT P CA BL ES . L A N P er for manc e Veri fic ati on Le vel 1 te st s : √ Length measurement of each cable pair . √ Loca tes opens , sho r ts, and d istanc e t o the fa ult. √ Loca tes spli t pai rs an d the dista nce to t he sp lit. √ Wire map. Graph [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 Chapter 2: Over view √ Da ta si gnal stre ngth . Sin gle-sid ed te st exe rci ses th e su spect hub, sw itch, or P C a nd d isp lay s th e d ata si gnal s tren gth of active pairs. NAMING TEST RESUL TS, PRINTER, AND TONE R PROB E: √ Nam ing tests. T est n ames can be up t o 1 6 cha racte rs eac h. √ T oner/[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 15 Chap ter 3 : T he 3 Pha se s of L A N I ns ta llation 3. T he T hre e Pha se s of L AN I ns t allatio n Th e L P V is d esig ne d fo r th e n et wo rk ins tal ler, th e ne t wor k re pa ir person, and the IT manager . The test s used during the three phas es of L A N i nst all ati on c an als o b e use d to tro u[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16 Chapte r 4 : Facepla te De sc ription 4. Fac epl ate D es crip tion The CAT5/ 5e / 6 L A N Performance Verifier is illustrated in Figure 4 - 1. I ts com po nent s are de scr ibe d h ere. Components 1. LP V M ain Un it The Main Unit connects to any CAT 5 / 6, coax cable or 10, 1 00, or 100 0 BA SE-T dev ice an d p[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 17 Chapte r 4 : Facepla te De sc ription Fig ure 4 - 1. L A N Per fo rman ce Ver ifi er and Re mote Pr obe.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 18 Chap ter 5 : Do cum enti ng T es t Re sult s 5. Docu men tin g T est Resu lts The L AN Per formance Verifier includes three ways to document your test results. 1. You c an use a c ust om tab let ( incl ude d ) to fil l in th e te st results. 2. Y ou can apply “P ASSED” stickers (included) to wall outlets and [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 19 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n 6. O p erati on 6. 1 Pow erin g On a nd Ba cklig htin g Figure 6-1 shows the tes ter’ s backlight selec tion screen. Figure 6 -2 illustrates the tester’s p ower button. Fig ure 6 - 1. Ba ckl ight se le ct ion sc ree n ( li ghtin g t he LCD dis play ) . Figure 6-2. Power /selec tion b[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 20 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n 6. 2 T he M ain Uni t ’s Nav igati on Bu t ton T o navigate through the L A N Performance Verifier screen, use th es e ke ys : Fig ure 6 -3. N avi gat ion but to ns. • P W R . Po wer O N / OF F (s ee pre vio us p ag e fo r b ack light ing ) . • S EL ( SE LEC T ) . P res s to p er f[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 21 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Thi s m enu sho wn in Fig ure 6 - 4 is t he gate way to a ll the LP V ’s tests. Scroll the cursor with the dow n arrow button and press SEL ECT to pe r form th e t ask . u CA T5 / 6 UT P: T est and verif y UTP cabl es with or without L AN devices (hubs, switches, PCs) connec ted. Perfo[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 22 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n When the Level 1 test is complete, you can choo se to cont inue to Lev el 2 an d u se real da ta from yo ur o wn hub, sw itch , or P C to ex pa nd the tes tin g. Verif y is d es ign ed for 4 -p air cable only (use Basic T es t UTP for other pairings). See Sec tion 2.5 , List of Functi on[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 23 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 -7 . P res s the dow n arro w b ut ton q after cable is connected. Follow the instructions. Only an uncoiled cable will give you accu rate tes t r esul t s. At th is p oin t in th e te st ing, th e fa r en d o f the cable should not be connected to any device . NOTE: If the cab[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 24 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 8. Stran de d o r S oli d w ire sel ec t ion sc ree n. The L AN Per formance V erifier has the unique ability to test both cables constructed of stranded wire (commonly called “pat ch” cables) and solid -core wire. Scroll to select the cable and press Selec t. How to te l[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 25 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 -9. Testin g p rogr es s is sh own on th e s cre en. Fig ure 6 - 1 0. A ny p roble ms wi ll be dis play ed (see Append ix C ). During this phase of testing, information about length, opens, short s, split pairs, crosstalk, cable categor y, and spe ed is being gathered and compu[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 26 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Time to test: Shor t cables take longer to test because fewer mea sure men ts pe r p ass ar e p os sibl e. T he tho us ands of mea sure men ts req uire d a re a ccom plis he d mu ch fa ste r o n l ong er cables than shorter cables. Figure 6-1 1 . Testing is halted until the Remote P robe[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 27 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 12. Rem ote pro be. Fig ure 6 - 13. L PV Le vel 1 f inal s cre en ( w hen you se e this , Lev el 1 is co mpl ete d an d av aila ble for re vie w) . When the above scre en ap pears, the Level 1 LPV is c omplet e. If you select R EVI EW / SAVE, you will enter the Test Results O[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 28 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 14. T e st resu lt s o pti on scr een . REV IE W TEST: View results from the Level 1 test. After the rev iew , yo u ma y re turn to this scree n to NAME/ SA VE the res ults. SA VE READINGS: St ore the t est r esul ts in PRINTER ME MORY for pri nting lat er and do not con tinu[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 29 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n 6. 3 .3 C A T5 / 6 U TP L PV L evel 2 Fig ure 6 - 15. P er for m L A N Per fo rma nce Verif ica tio n L eve l 2. (U TP cables and L A N devices). Figure 6-1 6. If you have selec ted to cont inue with L AN Performance Verification Level 2, this screen appears. L A N P er for manc e Ver if[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 30 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n FA Q : What i s the differe nce bet ween L evel 1 and Level 2 an d w he n d o I u se it? Level 1 ve rific ation tests for lengt h, opens, short s, split pairs (including distance to the fault) along wit h p rop aga tio n d elay, s kew, NE X T , FE X T, and c abl e c ate gor y measurement[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 31 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fir st ex amp le (s how n i n Fi gure 6 -1 7) : Th e L PV ha s fo und a Gigabit device (1 0 0 0 Mbps) on Pairs 1 , 2 and 3, 6 that is c apable of t rans mit tin g a t 10, 10 0, and 100 0 Mbp s a t fu ll- d upl ex. 100 0 - M bps de vic es use all 4 pair s. Second example (shown in Figure [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 32 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 -20. R evi ew, cr eate a n ame for th e te st and / or sa ve t he tes t r esul t s. 6. 3 .4 Re view ing C A T5 / 6 UT P T e s t Res ult s Fig ure 6 -2 1. Re vie w t he rea ding s fr om the mo st rec ent tes t o r sto re the rea ding s in pr inter m emo r y.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 33 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Figure 6-22. Cable Category is the firs t screen of m any that are s tore d. Th e “cabl e c ate gor y ” is uni ver s ally ac cepte d a s t he spe ed capability of the cable. CA T 3 was the original t wisted -pair cable that connected 1 0 - Mbps net works together . Then came C A T5 ([...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 34 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n L AN Per formance Verification Level 1 displays the projected sp eed c apa bili ty of th e c abl e. T he grap h i s a res ult of tho usa nds of measurements used to project the speed of the cable. This is one of th e m ost us efu l an d m one y- sav ing dis pla ys. F or ins tan ce, it is[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 35 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 -25. L P V L evel 1 Pas s / Fail Sum mar y Scr een . DEL A Y OK : T he pro pa gati on del ay o f t he cab le is wit hin spe ci fi - cation. SKEW OK : The skew of the cable is within specification. NE X T O K, FE X T O K: In dic ate s t hat “ ne ar end cro ss ta lk” ( at the[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 36 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n If tolerance is b elow 1 5%, you may wish to cons ider using a rep eat er , hub, or sw itc h to sho r ten the c abl e r un. Thi s is esp ec iall y t rue if you ar e in a “ no is y” e nvir onm ent (l arge el ec tr o - mech anic al ma chin es, e tc.). Figure 6-26. A correc t wire map f[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 37 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 -28. Pro pag ati on a nd skew per pa ir. Timing data per pair: The next t wo screens give you the timing of t he pro pag ati on del ay a nd skew for each pa ir in t he cab le. La rge va riat ion s b et we en pair s indi cat e t roub le. NOT E: A g ive n p air ’s skew is the d[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 38 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Figure 6-30. Signal levels of real live data from a 100 - M bps s wit ch. The signal level screen is one the most powerful tools used dur ing Lev el 2 ve rif ica tio n. I t is a li ve s igna l a tt enuat ion di spl ay. If the level is below the DA TA MIN line, you may ex perience faulty [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 39 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n L A N P er for manc e Ver ifi cat ion Le vel 2 d isp lay s th e L A N Performance Verified Level 2 speed capability of the cable. The dis play is the re sult of the da ta gath ere d d urin g L eve l 1 tes tin g (simulated data) and Level 2 testing (real data) into a graph that “L A N P[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 40 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 -33. Test re sult s opt ion sc ree n “E X I T . “ Se e S ec ti on 6. 4 fo r S avi ng a nd Nam ing ins tru ct ion s. NOT E: O nce a rea din g is SAVED , i t is to o lat e to cre ate a N AM E. 6. 3 .5 C AT5 / 6 Ba sic Test T est U TP for opens, short, split pairs, length and [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 41 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Figure 6-35. UTP Cable T est Main menu. BA SI C T ES T UT P : M ove the cu rs or to B AS IC T ES T a nd pres s SEL ECT to tes t a U TP c abl e fo r l eng th, op ens, sh or t s, spli t p air s (plus distance to these faults) and wire map. BA SIC T EST UT P is a quic k t est an d d oe s n [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 42 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n NOT E: If the far e nd of th e ca ble is conn ec te d t o any de vice it will notify you to check the far end of the cable. When re ady to pro ce ed, pr es s ( q TES T) . Err or Me ssages: If the re i s a p roble m tha t st ops t he te st from proceeding, one of the following error mes s[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 43 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 -38 . U T P pa ir s an d l eng th are dis play ed. Select MAP + TR AC E f or wi rem ap an d to nes. Rem ote Pro be LE Ds. T he Rem ote Pro be ne eds to be conn ec te d onl y fo r a br ief pe rio d. Fla shing L ED ( s ) in dic ate the te st is pro - gre ssi ng. A s tea dy LE D i[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 44 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 4 0. A co rre c t w ire map for a straight through UT P cable. UTP WIRE MAP: The wire map disp lays the pairi ng o f th e wir es. The map above indicates that the first pair (" 12> "), P ins 1 and 2, is 203 fe et lon g an d t erm inate s i n P ins 1 an d 2 ("[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 45 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 42. S el ec t C OA X C A BL E f rom Mai n M enu . C OA X CAB LE TEST ING : Move the cursor to coax cable and press SEL ECT to tes t a co ax ca ble for le ngt h, o pe ns, sho r ts ( plu s di s - tance to these faults). Wire map and toning is also available from this m enu. Coa[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 46 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 4 4. Conn ec t the coa x cab le to t he F co nne c tor on the Mai n U nit and se le ct co ax . T he tes t b eg ins. At the beginni ng of the test, the far end of the cable should not be conn ec te d to any t hing . Figure 6- 45. The coax pair (P ins 1 and 2 ) and length are d[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 47 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n If the C OA X CAB LE TEST concludes with a wire map display and no reported errors, the c able is error free . Press SAVE to either SA VE or N AME and SAVE the test. See Se c tio n 6 .4 for ins truc t ion s. Pre ss E XI T to d isc ard th e re sul ts . 6. 4 Na ming / Sav ing Test R es ult[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 48 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n E X IT: Dis cards the test resu lts an d ret urns to the Main Menu. Figure 6- 4 8. Selec t EDIT TES T NAM E to create a custom name for the te st res ult s. Do thi s b efor e s avi ng t he tes t in m emo r y. T o NAME a re adin g, y ou mu st fi rst c omplet e an y o f the LPV’s cab le [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 49 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n For the purposes of learning the naming routine , sele ct START FR ESH and fol low th e e xerci se s in th e n ex t s ec t ion ( N amin g Your T e st s ). On ce y ou be com e pr ofi cien t w ith S T A RT FR ESH , g ive th e EDIT OL D routine a try. I t speeds creating names by allowing y[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 50 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Th e U P a nd DOW N arr ow s ro tate th e “L E T T ERLO O P” to t he right and left. The SEL key copies the let ter to the TEST NA ME LIN E. Crea te a label : Rotate the letter loop until the letter or command desired appears at the leftmos t of the display and press the SEL button. [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 51 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Spe cia l c hara ct ers in th e L ET T ER LO O P: t Backspace over letter s without erasing them. u For ward space over letters without erasing them. Spa ce ( b lank ). Us e to era se let te rs or ad d s pace s. MENU : Use to exit the EDIT T EST NA ME routine and return to the MENU. If y[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 52 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Figure 6-53. T o review or erase stored readings, s elect PR INT ER MEMOR Y fr om t he Ma in Men u. PRINTER MEMORY : “P rint er me mory” is th e sto rage locati on f or all saved test readings. It can store the resu lt s of up to 250 LPV tests ( Level 1 and / or combined Level 1 and [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 53 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n RE V IE W : U se the U P a nd DOW N arr ow t o fi nd the rea ding yo u wis h to revi ew in Pri nter Memory . Pr ess S EL t o re view . “ BL ANK TEST NAME ” in dicat es a name has not been crea ted f or t he t est. Fig ure 6 -55. Rev iew sc ree n. ERA SE: Sel ecting the erase func tio[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 54 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n 6. 6 Prin ting f rom a P C T ra nsfe r t he tes t r eadi ngs fro m t he M ain Un it to t he P C usin g t he sup plie d cab le, dri ver and so ft wa re (re qui res Mi cros of t E xce l) . Fig ure 6 -57 . P rint ing fro m a PC. ST EP 1: I NS TAL L T H E L P V D RI V ER O N PC: R un “inst[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 55 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n 4. S ave th e f ile usin g E xce l's F ile > "S ave as" . S ee the Re adm e.doc fil e o n t he L P V s of t ware CD for mor e d eta ils . STEP-BY STEP INSTR UC TIONS F OR USING EXCEL : 1 . Af ter you hav e installed the driver and connected the LP V to the P C, lau nch [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 56 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 6 0. I mp or t Rep or t scr een . 5. I mp or t R ep or t: T he LP V spre ads hee t ’s fir s t s tep is to automatically assign a C OM (s erial) port to your USB conn ec ti on and de tec t the L PV te ste r . Th e COM po rt num be r sel ec te d i s d ispl aye d in th e w ind[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 57 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n 8. After th e r ead ings are do wnl oa ded , pr es s t he “E dit Rep or t” but to n to lau nch the sp read she et. If yo u w ish to chang e any NA M ES that you cr eate d, d o i t in th is o pe ning sc ree n. You c an wait until they are in the spreadsheet, but it is quick er here. F[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 58 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 63. L PV.X L S s prea dsh eet . T ypic al LP V printout NOTE: If Level 2 testing was not p erforme d, the Data Signal Leve ls a nd the LP Verif icat ion #2 cha r ts wi ll h ave no d ata.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 59 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 6 4. Sa mpl e L P V p rinto ut.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 60 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n 6.7 N et wo rk T e st ing Dis play th e a dve r tis ed and ne got iate d sp ee ds of L A N d evi ces and vi ew the sig nal lev els of real li ve dat a. Fig ure 6 - 65. N et wor k p or t s. Fig ure 6 - 66 . “ Use ri ght jack” al er t s cre en.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 61 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n NET WORK PO RTS ( USE RIGHT JACK): Selec t Net work Port s to display the capabilities of a L A N device. LA N devices broadcast their capability in terms of speed, duplex, and other feat ures (te rmed “ adv ertised capa bilit ies ”) t o ot her LAN de vices. When two L A N devices ar[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 62 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n SCAN O NE POR T : Move the cursor to SCA N ONE P ORT and press SELECT if you wish to display the adver tised capability of a L AN device. Y ou can connect to any LA N device using a patch cable or any cable of your choosing. T he signal data levels of all active pairs will also be displa[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 63 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fir st ex amp le (p rev iou s p age ) : Th e L P V ha s fo und a G iga bit device (1 00 0 Mbps) on Pairs 1, 2 and 3, 6 that is capable of tran smit ti ng a t 10 M bp s, 100 Mbp s, and 100 0 Mb ps at f ull - dup lex . 10 0 0 M bps d evi ces use al l fo ur p air s. In Fig ure 6 -70, the L [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 64 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n The signal level screen is a powerful tool. It is a live signal at tenu atio n d isp lay. If th e l eve l is b elow th e Da ta Min lin e, y ou may experience faulty transmi ssions. I f the signal is well above the Dat a M in line, yo u hav e p lent y of “headr oo m. ” Pre ss th e d o[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 65 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n 6.7 . 2 M oni tor I nline Mo ve t he cur so r to MO N I TOR I NL I NE an d p res s S ELE CT if you wis h to vi ew the ne got iate d r esul ts b et we en t w o L AN de vi ces. NOT E: Data com muni catio n c an t ake p lace whi le t he Main U nit is inli ne bet we en t wo dev ice s b ut af[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 66 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 -7 6 . P lug in t w o p or t s s cre en. CAPABIL IT Y SCREEN. This screen (or similar ) appear s as the LPV monitors the devices. When complete, the LPV will automatically cont inue to the ne x t s cre en. Figure 6-77 . Capabil it y screen. Fig ure 6 -78. T he ne goti ate d sp [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 67 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n The monitor inline test is complete. Data can be transmitted bet w een th e t w o L A N de vice s w it hou t re mov ing the te ste r . NOTE: Most network por ts ne gotia te to the highest possible data rate. Some por ts will neg otia te to a maximum of the las t d ata r ate u sed . Fo r [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 68 Chap ter 6 : O pe ratio n Fig ure 6 - 80 . S cro ll d ow n a nd sel ec t Sen d B ea con. Fig ure 6 - 81 . Por t be aco n e xam ple. PORT BE AC ON : Use the Por t Beacon to locate cable connections in c row ded are as. To ac ti vate th e p or t bea con, mo ve t he cur so r to Port Beacon and press Selec t. The Por[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 69 Appe ndix A : Straight - Through Coupler Appen dix A . Str aight- T hrough Coupler When installing or troubleshooting a LA N, you might need a straight- through cable coupler . The LP V's Main Unit jacks makes it eas y. Th e t est er mus t b e O FF to use th is fe atur e. Figure A- 1. Straigh t-through coupl[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 70 Ap pe ndix B : Pin g and TCP / I P De bug ging T o ol s Ap pe ndi x B. Pin g an d TCP / I P De bug gin g T o ol s Wh at is TC P / I P : T CP/ IP i s set of sta ndar ds f irst de velop ed by AR PA ( US A D OD’s Adv ance Re sea rch Pro jec t s Age nc y) tha t define how informat ion is routed over the Internet. A[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 71 Ap pe ndix B : Pin g and TCP / I P De bug ging T o ol s Beca use T CP/IP is so co mmon , Wind ows ® an d ma ny UNIX ® systems have built-in tools to help you debug TC P / I P network problems. These debugging programs are executed at the command line pro mpt of the op erat ing sy st em (s ee the en d of th is s[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 72 Ap pe ndix B : Pin g and TCP / I P De bug ging T o ol s #2 : Y ou are hav ing a p rob lem wi th one of you r w ork s tat ion s comm unic ati ng to a se r ver. Y ou kn ow the se r ver' s I P a ddr es s is 1 92. 1 68 . 1. 1 0 0. I enter “ping 192 . 168. 1 . 1 0 0” on the workst ation’ s command line . If[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 73 Ap pe ndix B : Pin g and TCP / I P De bug ging T o ol s Pin g n otes : If you want to pin g an oth er wor ks ta tio n o r s er ve r and you do no t k now it s D NS na me or IP ad dres s use ipco nfig (b el ow ). To lea rn all the pin g co mma nd’s opti on, ent er p in g / ? . ipconf ig USE: Determine the IP add[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 74 Ap pe ndix B : Pin g and TCP / I P De bug ging T o ol s Execu ting troublesho oting programs fro m the command line : All th e p rog rams dis cus se d mu st be ex ecu ted fro m t he com - mand li ne o f yo ur op erat ing sy st em. T o rea ch the com mand lin e on Windows 95 and 98 system s, c lick on ST ART>PR[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 75 Ap pe ndix C : E xam ple s of UT P C ab le Faults Ap pe ndi x C . E xam ple s of U TP C abl e Fault s A good cable : A cable that passes its firs t set of cable tests will have sum mar y scr een sim ilar to this : Fig ure C - 1. Le ngt h / T imin g su mmar y sc ree n o f a go od ca ble. Bad ca bl e ( Sp lit pair)[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 76 Ap pe ndix C : E xam ple s of UT P C ab le Faults Th e s cre en show s a 33 0 -fo ot c ab le wit h s pli t pa ir s at 154 fe et . I f the cable goes through a wiring closet, it is possible the split pai rs are in the cl ose t (154 fe et awa y) . T his sc ree n s how s o ne of the ad vant ag es the L PV has ov er [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 77 Ap pe ndix C : E xam ple s of UT P C ab le Faults Op ens in cab le pai rs ge nera te e rro rs in bot h i n ske w te st s and in wire map tests. The following example shows a 200 -foot cable wit h a br eak in t he mid dle on Pai r 78 . T he fol low ing is the fi rs t scr een to sho w a pro bl em. Figure C - 5. Bad[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 78 Ap pe ndix C : E xam ple s of UT P C ab le Faults During the wire map tes t, you probably noticed that the indica - tor lights on the remote prob e (connected to the far end of the cab le ) conti nue to flas h. T his is ano the r in dic ati on of a pr obl em. If a cable has a short in the middle, the wire map loo[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 79 Ap pe ndix D : M akin g a C orre c t UT P Ca ble Ap pe ndi x D. Maki ng a Co rre c t UT P C abl e T wisted -Pair Cables: Unshielded t wisted- pair cable is used for BASE-T applications because it is inexpensive, eas y to use, and has excellen t noise - canceling capabilities. A minimum of t wo pairs of twisted -p[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 80 Ap pe ndix D : M akin g a C orre c t UT P Ca ble • U se go od - qual it y c onne c tor s a nd too ls. R J - 45 Conne c tor s ( so cket s and plu gs) : T he B A SE-T St and ard use s R J - 45 so cket s a nd plug s. Th e R J - 45 s ocke t ha s e ight pin s. Th e pins are numbered 1 to 8. Lo oking at the socket wi[...]

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