Fluke Series II - Manual

OneTouch Series II Users Manual iv Find MAC .............................................................................................................. 6-10Find IP .................................................................................................................. 6-11Mode of Operat...

v List of Tables Table Title Page 2-1. Device Icons ......................................................................................................................... 2-4 2-2. TCP/IP Device Icons ....................................................................................................

vii List of Figures Figure Title Page 1-1. OneTouch-10/100 Series II Network Assistant ..................................................................... 1-22-1. Autotest Display .................................................................................................................... 2...

OneTouch Series II Users Manual viii 2-19. Security Setup ....................................................................................................................... 2-212-20. SNMP ..............................................................................................................

Contents (continued) ix 6-6. IP and NetWare Ping ............................................................................................................ 6-56-7. IP Ping Results ..................................................................................................................... ...

1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction Introducing the OneTouch Series IINetwork Assistant The Fluke OneTouch  Series II Network Assistant (hereafter referred to as the "Network Assistant") providesquick solutions to the most common problems foundwhen installing and troubleshooting Ethernet networks.Th...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 1-2 documents. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view thedocuments. It is included on the CD-ROM that came withyour purchase or downloadable from www.adobe.com. Software Version To determine the version of the software in the OneTouchSeries II Network Assistant, pres...

Introduction Introducing the OneTouch Series II Network Assistant 1 1-3 UTP Accessory Kit (P/N N6703) Extra OneTouch Series II Network Assistant Getting Started Manual Placing Orders and Getting Assistance To locate an authorized service center, visit us on theWorld Wide Web at www.flukenetworks.com...

2-1 Chapter 2 Autotest and Central Setup Introduction AutoTest and Central Setup are two critical elements ofusing your Network Assistant. To run AutoTest, press (AutoTest) on the top-level display. The NetworkAssistant will take one of several courses of action. q If a link pulse is detected, it se...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 2-2 plugging it back in. This is also the same as pressingthe (Rerun) button. Press a displayed device, cable, or hub icon to see apopup screen showing more information about that item.Close the resulting popup screen by pressing . ace201s.bmp Figure 2-1. AutoTest Disp...

Autotest and Central Setup Introduction 2 2-3 The Network Assistant will identify as a router any deviceadvertising one of the following router protocols: RIP,IGRP, EIGRP, IRDP, or OSPF. Therefore, if a router is statically configured (i.e., is notsending out routing updates), it may not show up as ...

Autotest and Central Setup Introduction 2 2-5 Table 2-1. Device Icons (Cont.) Icon Meaning Operation TCP/IPDevices Press to display IP routers, servers, stations and other devices detected on the network that arerunning TCP/IP (Figure 2-11). Pressing an icon on the TCP/IP Devices display generates a...

Autotest and Central Setup Introduction 2 2-7 ace206s.bmp Figure 2-5. Novell Server Information ace207s.bmp Figure 2-6. Station Detail

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 2-8 Station Detail Display Pressing on a line in a station or server list brings up aStation Detail display (Figure 2-6). This display showsinformation pertaining to the resource. The informationmay include the frame type used, the network, node, andMAC addresses, the ...

Autotest and Central Setup Introduction 2 2-9 ace208s.bmp Figure 2-7. Ping SNMP Results From the Tool menu press (Find Node) to activate the Station Locator feature, which details switchinformation. Read “Station Locator” in Chapter 6 for moreinformation. Viewing Multiple Protocols on Station Detail...

Autotest and Central Setup NetWare Print Server List 2 2-11 ace211.bmp Figure 2-10. NetWare File Server Information NetWare Print Server List From the NetWare File Server display (Figure 2-9), press (View Print Servers) to see a list of the nearest 50 print servers based on hop count. Pressing a pri...

Autotest and Central Setup NetWare Print Server List 2 2-15 Sorting Figure 2-12 shows a sample TCP/IP device list. Sortingfor devices running TCP/IP functions the same way asStation Detail Display discussed in Table 2-1. Pressing (Station List Sort) enables you to list devices based on Name, Protoco...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 2-16 ace214s.bmp Figure 2-13. Sort Options Address Entry Keypad The Address Entry Keypad (Figure 2-14) is a decimalkeypad for entering addresses. Press the Left-Arrow andRight-Arrow keys to select digits to change (or touch theentry box directly at the desired position...

Autotest and Central Setup NetWare Print Server List 2 2-17 Central Setup This section covers the elements of the Central Setupscreen (Figure 2-15) that are not covered in the Getting Started Manual: (IP Config) and (SNMP Config). IP Config From the Central Setup screen (Figure 2-15), press (IP Conf...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 2-18 ace217s.bmp Figure 2-16. IP Address Configuration You can enter the Source IP manually or by using DHCP.The Source IP Address is the address you assign to theNetwork Assistant. The Network Assistant responds topings received from a network station. To return aresp...

Autotest and Central Setup NetWare Print Server List 2 2-19 ace218s.bmp Figure 2-17. Address Entry Keypad To move the cursor, use the arrow keys or press thedesired octet within the IP address box. To quickly move between address octets, press the “ .”key, then press the octet you want to modify. Af...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 2-20 ace220s.bmp Figure 2-18. DHCP Display The Network Assistant determines if an assigned addressis already used by another device, and requests anotheraddress if necessary. This cycle can occur up to fivetimes before the DHCP process fails. OneTouch will renew its le...

Autotest and Central Setup NetWare Print Server List 2 2-21 (Find Router) again cycles through a list of the detected routers. This lets you see more routers than justthe first one detected. If the Network Assistant hasdiscovered more than one router, it assumes you want toping the busiest router, a...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 2-22 Press SNMP Communities on the Security Setup screen to access the SNMP Community String List(Figure 2-20). The Network Assistant uses the “public”community string (password) as the first default and alsoprovides the capability to enter four additional communitystr...

3-1 Chapter 3 Network Health Introduction Network Health displays utilization (Util), errors (Error),collisions (Colsn), broadcasts (Bcast), protocols (IPX),and stations (Stations), as shown in Figure 3-1. To enterthe Network Health menu, press (Network Health) on the top-level display. The Network ...

Network Health Introduction 3 3-3 ace304s.bmp Figure 3-3. Station Detail The Network Health test display has six meter icons, eachof which indicates the current, average, and maximumvalues. A representative meter icon is shown in Figure 3-4. Each meter icon (except where indicated) has alogarithmic ...

Network Health Introduction 3 3-7 Interpreting Error Results Collisions A collision is the result of two or more nodes transmittingat the same time on the segment. Collisions are notnecessarily bad. They are a normal part of Ethernet’soperation. In general you need not worry about collisionsunless t...

4-1 Chapter 4 Cable Tests Introduction The Network Assistant quickly identifies the mostcommon cable and wiring faults on twisted pair cablingsystems and automatically tests all four pairs. It alsodetects fiber optic cable and enables you to begin fibertests if a fiber optic module is detected. You ...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 4-2 Cable Autotest Press (Cable Autotest) to measure cable length, detect split pairs, and/or perform a wiremap test. TheNetwork Assistant does not measure cable length when itdetects a link pulse (i.e., when connected to an activedevice such as a Hub). The Network Ass...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 4-4 If you explicitly run the Wiremap Cable test while the farend of the cable is attached to a Hub, you may seeunexpected results like wires shorted together. This is anormal side effect of forcing a wiremap to be done on aremote device other than a Cable Identifier. ...

Cable Tests Introduction 4 4-5 Twisted Pair Cables Twisted pair cable is currently the most popular cable inLAN systems. The 10BASE-T standard for twisted paircabling systems is much more popular than coaxial basedEthernet networks because it is easier to work with and isinherently more reliable. Th...

Cable Tests Introduction 4 4-7 The symptoms of a split pair range from non-existent to acomplete lack of communication. In some cases a splitpair cable may work just fine for 10BASE-T but not at allfor 100BASE-TX. 3 64 5 3 64 5 ace406f.eps Figure 4-5. Split Pair A split pair cannot be identified wit...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 4-8 The Network Assistant is preprogrammed with typical NVPvalues for CAT 3, 4, and 5 UTP cable. In addition, thereare two user-definable Cable Types for you to enter yourown NVP values. Cable Termination In addition to determining cable length, the TDR techniqueprovid...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 4-10 Test Fiber Optic Cable This section describes how to use the Network Assistantwith a Fluke Fiber Optic Meter (FOM) to test fiber opticcable. You can measure optical loss and output power onmultimode or singlemode cable. The fiber tests require the following: A Flu...

Cable Tests Test Fiber Optic Cable 4 4-11 Measuring Optical Loss After setting the reference, do not disturb the sourceconnection as you make connections to measure opticalloss (Figure 4-9). If the fiber test is not already running,press (AutoTest) from the top level display to start the test. Measu...

Cable Tests Test Fiber Optic Cable 4 4-13 FOS 850/1300 FIBEROPTICSOURCE 1300 850 OFF FOM FIBEROPTICMETER 1550 1300 850 OFF 1300 850 1300 850 Do not disturb source connection. ace408f.eps Figure 4-8. Connections for Setting a Reference Level

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 4-14 FOS 850/1300 FIBEROPTICSOURCE 1300 850 OFF FOM FIBEROPTICMETER 1550 1300 850 OFF Do not disturb source connection. 1300 850 1300 850 ace409f.eps Figure 4-9. Connections for Measuring Optical Loss

Cable Tests Test Fiber Optic Cable 4 4-15 FOM FIBEROPTICMETER 1550 1300 850 OFF 1550 TX 1300 850 ace410f.eps Figure 4-10. Connections for Measuring Output Power

5-1 Chapter 5 NIC/Hub Tests Introduction The (NIC/Hub Tests) display provides access to the following tests: NIC Autotest Hub Autotest NIC Detector Flash Hub Port If the Network Assistant has a valid network connection, itcontinues to monitor the network until one of these testsis executed. From the...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 5-2 NIC Autotest In order for the NIC Autotest to complete, the NIC needsto be set up (power on, drivers running, etc.). Press (NIC Autotest) to verify the correct operation of an Ethernet (10 or 100 Mbps) adapter card. The NIC Autotest determines as much as possible a...

NIC/Hub Tests Introduction 5 5-3 Hub Autotest Press (Hub Autotest) to verify the connectivity between the desktop and the Hub. Hub Autotest checks the link pulse signal level andqueries the NetWare and NetBIOS servers to determinethe Hub’s ability to send and receive frames. Ifsuccessful, the Networ...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 5-4 can also see the hub’s transmission speed and its abilityto perform half or full-duplex communication or auto-negotiation. To determine your hardware revision, press from the top-level display. If the polarity of the data on the cable’s receive pair isreversed, the...

6-1 Chapter 6 Connectivity Tests Introduction Connectivity Tests verify the IP or IPX connectivitybetween a specific resource or station and the NetworkAssistant. From the Network Assistant top-level display,press (Connectivity Tests). The Connectivity Tests screen displays (Figure 6-1). OneTouch Se...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 6-2 IP Trace Route From the Connectivity Tests display, press (IP Trace Route) to access the Trace Route screen (Figure 6-2).Enter a target address by pressing the Target IP Addressbox and using the Keypad (see “Manually EnteringAddresses” in Chapter 2). Press to perfo...

Connectivity Tests Introduction 6 6-3 Press IP Ping or NetWare Ping as appropriate. Entering IPX Addresses From the Connectivity Tests display, press (IP & NetWare Ping), then press the (NetWare Ping) tab toaccess the NetWare Ping Configuration display (Figure 6-4). ace605s.bmp Figure 6-4. NetWa...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 6-4 Conducting a Ping Station Test After you have configured the appropriate IP address, youcan set the frame length from the by pressing or (Figure 6-5). This sets the frame length of the ping packet between 64and 1518 bytes. This is the total frame length. Press (Beg...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 6-6 If you have trouble making the IP Ping test work, verifythat: The Source IP Address is correct for this subnet. The Target station is active. The Router IP Address is correct. If you have trouble making the NetWare Ping test work,verify that: The station you are pi...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 6-10 Station Locator Station Locator is a OneTouch Series II Pro feature thatdetermines the switch and switch port where a station isconnected. It does this by searching for the MAC addressof the station in the forwarding tables contained in theswitch. Station Locator ...

Connectivity Tests Introduction 6 6-11 Find IP Enter the Target IP by pressing the address box andusing the keypad. Press (Find). If you enter an IP address, the Network Assistant first tries to determine theMAC address of that station before performing thesearch. The actual search is performed usin...

7-1 Chapter 7 ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option Introduction The Internetwork Throughput Option (ITO) is a FlukeOneTouch  Series II Network Assistant software option that is used to test enterprise-wide throughput or toevaluate line capacity. ITO’s counterpart, xDSL, verifiesthe operation of dig...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 7-2 ITO/xDSL Throughput Test The following functions are covered in the Throughputsection Theory of Operation Configuring the Remote Unit Local Unit Connections Configuring the Local Unit Results Displayed During the Test Final Test Results ITO/xDSL Theory of Operation...

ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option Introduction 7 7-3 Remote (ATU-C) Unattended Network Assistant Local (ATU-R) Network Assistant Ethernet Network Ethernet Network WAN ace702f.eps Figure 7-1. Local and Remote Units

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 7-4 Basic Operation For the ITO and xDSL Throughput Tests, starting the testcauses the following actions: 1. The local unit (ATU-R for xDSL) sends an ARP request to the remote unit (ATU-C for xDSL)specified in its Remote IP Address (TargetATU-C IP in xDSL) and waits fo...

ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option Introduction 7 7-7 The test allows Ethernet to Ethernet testing of any link. Alink can be wireless, routed, transparent LAN service, orasymmetric service (such as xDSL or cable modems). The ITO Throughput test requires both units to havesoftware version 4.50, or ...

ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option Introduction 7 7-13 100 Mb Frame Size Max Bps 64 32.8Mbps 128 65.5Mbps256 75.8Mbps512 86.0Mbps768 86.0Mbps1024 90.1Mbps1280 92.2Mbps1518 85.0Mbps 6. Frm Len Select from the following RFC 1242frame sizes: 64, 128, 256, 512, 768,1024, 1280, and 1518 bytes. 7. Run T...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 7-14 1. The first four items show the upstream and downstream test speeds (Speed), the duration of thetest (Duration), the frame length (Frm Len), and thedata pattern (Pattern) as selected on the ThroughputTest configuration display. 2. The Upstream and Downstream rate...

ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option Introduction 7 7-15 ITO/xDSL Traffic Generator Traffic Generator lets you generate network traffic to seehow your network responds to varying traffic loads. TrafficGenerator is available in trial mode. Read the OneTouch Network Assistant Getting Started Manual (P...

ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option Introduction 7 7-17 MAC Mode Traffic Generator’s MAC mode allows you to transmittraffic on the local segment. You can transmit unicast orbroadcast packets. To run Traffic Generator in the MAC mode, do thefollowing: 1. Connect the Network Assistant to your network...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 7-18 Note The illegal sized frames of 60 and 1520 byteswill not pass through a router and may not passthrough a switch. 7. Select IP as the frame type. 8. Configure the Target IP Address box by pressing the box and entering the address from the displayedkeypad. 9. Pres...

ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option Introduction 7 7-19 1 3 2 ace708f.eps Figure 7-10. MAC or IP Mode Sample Results 1 Rate is the raw data rate, excluding the Ethernet framing overhead (preamble andinter-frame gap). 2 This gauge shows the Network Assistant’s Traffic Generator transmission rate. 3 ...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual 7-20 To run Traffic Generator in Ping mode, do the following: 1. Connect the Network Assistant to your network. 2. Press (Connectivity Tests) from the top-level display (for xDSL, press xDSL Test then press the Traffic Generator tab and go to step 5). 3. Press (ITO). 4...

ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option Introduction 7 7-21 1 3 2 ace709s.bmp Figure 7-11. Ping Mode Sample Results 1. Rate is the raw data rate, excluding the Ethernet framing overhead (preamble and inter-frame gap). 2. Network Utilization – This gauge shows the Network Assistant’s Traffic Generator t...

Appendices Appendix Title Page A Specifications ..................................................................................................................... A-1B Basic Maintenence ............................................................................................................. B...

A-1 Appendix A Specifications General Specifications Media Access 10Base-T and 100Base-TX. Cable Tests Length, wiremap, and split pairs. Ports Shielded Hub/NIC connector (RJ-45).Shielded Wiremap connector (RJ-45).RS-232C PC/Printer port (DB-9). Printers HP LaserJet series. Supported Interface Icon-b...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual A-2 Environmental Requirements Operating Temperature 10 ° C to 30 ° C with up to 95% Relative Humidity 10 ° C to 40 ° C with up to 75% Relative Humidity Non-OperatingTemperature -20 ° C to +60 ° C Approvals The Universal AC Adapter for the Network Assistant has UL, CSA...

B-1 Appendix B Basic Maintenance Service and Repairs To have the Network Assistant serviced or repaired, callon of the numbers listed below: North America : 1-888-99-FLUKE (1-888-993-5853) Europe: +31 40-267-8300 Japan: +81-3-3434-0181 Singapore: +65- * -737-2922 Anywhere in the world: +1-425-446-45...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual B-2 Replacement Parts List Part Part No. Top Shell Assembly 1281913 Bottom Shell Assembly 603050 Button, On/Off 603057 Digital Assembly 662509 Analog Assembly 662517 LCD/Display 688330 Softcase 603115 Universal AC Power Adapter 616216 Battery Pack 615986 Cable Identifi...

C-1 Appendix C Web Remote Control Introduction Web Remote Control is a OneTouch Series II Pro featurethat enables you to view and interact with the NetworkAssistant attached to the network via a web browser.Your web browser software must be “Java-enabled.” Ifyou do not have a Pro model, you will onl...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual C-2 ace101s.bmp Figure C-1. Web Agent Enter the password guest then press Enter. Press the desired buttons on the Web Agent display using themouse and the resulting screens display on the webbrowser screen. To view a larger image of the screens,click Larger. SNMP Setup...

D-1 Appendix D Glossary 10BASE2 Sometimes called ThinLAN or CheaperNet, 10BASE2 isthe implementation of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standardon thin coaxial cable. The maximum segment length is185 meters. 10BASE5 Sometimes called ThickLAN, 10BASE5 is theimplementation of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard ...

Appendices Glossary D D-3 Broadcast A message that is addressed to all stations on a network.For Ethernet networks, the MAC broadcast address isFFFFFFFFFFFF. Broadcast Storm A situation in which a large number of stations aretransmitting broadcast packets. This typically results insevere network con...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual D-4 CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense, Multiple Access withCollision Detection) In CSMA/CD, each node or station has equal access tothe network. Before transmitting, each station waits untilthe network is not busy. Since each node has equalaccess to the network, a collision (two ...

Appendices Glossary D D-5 Full-Duplex 10Base-T and 100Base-TX network operation using aswitching Hub to establish a point-to-point connectionbetween LAN nodes that allows simultaneous sendingand receiving of data packets. Full-duplex performance istwice that of half-duplex performance. A 10Base-T fu...

OneTouch Series IIUsers Manual D-8 Short Frame A frame less than the minimum legal size (less than 64bytes) with a good frame check sequence. In general, youshould not see Short Frames. The mostly likely cause ofa Short Frame is a faulty adapter card or driver. Signal/Noise Ratio The ratio of worst-...

Appendices Glossary D D-9 Terminator A resistor connected to the end of a coax cable which isintended to match the characteristic impedance of acable. Signals are dissipated in the terminator,eliminating reflections. Topology Topology is the organization of network components.The topology of Token R...

1 Index —A— AC adapter, universal, 1-2Accessory Kit (UTP) Optional Equipment, 1-3 Autotest Device detection, 2-2TCP/IP Devices, 2-5 AutoTest Device icons, 2-3 Hub, 2-5Network Assistant, 2-4Novell Server, 2-4Popup windows, 2-3 —B— Bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS), 3-7 Battery Battery Life Maximizing, B...