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Black Box CAT5/5e/6 User's Manual

1. 15 4 Faceplate Description oooconnncccnonccoonncoonnnonncnonnccnnncnonnnnnno 16 5 Documenting Test ResSultS oooooocoocciococooncocccocccoanconnconnnons 18 A siet detain ora dedee dean inipon iiei iaaiiai 19 6 1 Powering On and Backlighting 19 6 2 The Main Unit s Navigation BUttON ooooincincco 20 6 3 Main Mediante 20 6 3 1 CAT5 6 UTP Cable TestiMQ oooooooicciccccocco 21 6 3 2 CATS 6 UTP LPV Level Tinoco 22 6 3 3 CAT5 6 UTP LPV Level 2 0 0 0 eee 29 6 3 4 Reviewing CAT5 6 UTP Test Results 32 6 3 5 CAT5 6 Basic Test urinaria ce 40 6 3 6 Coax Testing sesoitetesi s iodo 44 6 4 Naming Saving Test Results aicoconcocisisa 47 6 5 Reviewing Erasing Printer MeMory 0 eee 51 6 6 Printing from a PC 5 sasiessenwaiaicticcsansessnaienhaatestnabancts 54 6 7 Network Testing tddi oss 60 6 7 1 Scan Orne POl tieren esiisasid 61 6 7 2 Monitor InliMe ooooonononnnnnnnnnoconocccoonncocnnoos 64 6 7 3 SONG DECO sd 67 Appendix A Straight through Cable Coupler 69 Appendix B Ping and TCP IP Debugging Tools 70 Appendix C Examples of UTP Cable Faults 75 Appendix D Making a Correct UTP Cable eee 79 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 7 Chapter 1 Specifications 1 Specifications Power 2 9 V batteries one for test unit and one for probe Size Test unit 6 H x 3
2. Network Management Network Monitoring Tools Network Testing etc Page 74 724 746 5500 blackbox com Appendix C Examples of UTP Cable Faults Appendix C Examples of UTP Cable Faults A good cable A cable that passes its first set of cable tests will have summary screen similar to this LENGTH 201 DELAY 304NS PASS SKEW 3NS PASS A EXIT wREVIEW Figure C 1 Length Timing summary screen of a good cable Bad cable Split pair If errors are found they will be displayed Here are some examples of screens with bad cables 12 gt 154 SPLIT 36 gt 154 SPLIT 45 gt 330 78 gt 331 A EXIT Y DETAILS Figure C 2 Bad cable Split pairs at 154 feet 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 75 Appendix C Examples of UTP Cable Faults The screen shows a 330 foot cable with split pairs at 154 feet If the cable goes through a wiring closet it is possible the split pairs are in the closet 154 feet away This screen shows one of the advantages the LPV has over testers costing thousands of dollars more The LPV shows the distance to the split pair to help locate it and facilitate repair High cost certifiers display dBs of crosstalk but do not help you locate the repairable split pair fault Turn on the trace tones and use the probe to locate the cable in the wiring closet Test each cable associated with the link patch cables etc Bad cable Near end shorts The error is displayed as follows 12 gt SHORT 36 gt
3. lt lt lt PASSED gt gt gt DIGITAL TEST JADE 6 4 EXIT v REVIEW SAVE Figure 6 13 LPV Level 1 final screen when you see this Level 1 is completed and available for review When the above screen appears the Level 1 LPV is complete If you select REVIEW SAVE you will enter the Test Results Option Screen To discard the test results immediately select EXIT 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 27 Chapter 6 Operation REVIEW TEST SAVE READINGS LPV TEST PORT P EDITTEST NAME AEXIT VYSCROLL SEL Figure 6 14 Test results option screen REVIEW TEST View results from the Level 1 test After the review you may return to this screen to NAME SAVE the results SAVE READINGS Store the test results in PRINTER MEMORY for printing later and do not continue to Level 2 testing The next sequential Reading Number 1 250 will be assigned along with any name that has been created see EDIT TEST NAME below LPV TEST PORT Continue to Level 2 verification Requires a PC hub or switch to drive the cable EDIT TEST NAME Create a name not required that is stored with the sequential reading number If you continue to Level 2 you will have another chance to create a name EXIT Discards the test results and returns to the Main Menu Page 28 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation 6 3 3 CAT5 6 UTP LPV Level 2 Figure 6 15 Perform LAN Performance Verification Level 2 PLUG IN PORT GIG PORT MAY VE
4. measurements per pass are possible The thousands of measurements required are accomplished much faster on longer cables than shorter cables PLUG IN PROBE AT FAR END OF CABLE lt RED LED DONE gt TRACE TONES ON A EXIT Figure 6 11 Testing is halted until the Remote Probe is connected The Remote Probe is required for the wire map to be constructed Plug the Remote Probe into the far end of the cable Tracer tones have been turned ON to help locate cables in crowded areas press the TRACE button on the Remote Probe and hold it close to the cable to follow the tone The Main Unit s wire map test is triggered when the Remote Probe is connected to the far end of the cable there are no buttons to push The wire map tests for correct cable pairing NOTE The wire map is displayed during the Review process not during the test Remote Probe LEDs The Remote Probe needs to be connected only for a brief period Flashing LED s indicate the test is pro gressing A steady LED indicates the test is completed This saves you an extra trip to retrieve the probe If LED s continue to flash the cable the cable has a wiring problem Disconnect the probe and go to the Main Unit to see the results NOTE If you plan to test to LAN Performance Verification Level 2 now is a good time to plug in the hub switch or PC it will save you a trip Page 26 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation Figure 6 12 Remote probe
5. 125 W x 1 5 D 15 2 x 7 9 x 3 8 cm Probe 1 5 H x 1 5 W x 8 L 3 8 x 3 8 x 20 3 cm Weight Kit 2 05 lb 0 93 kg Test Unit 0 5 Ib 0 23 kg Probe 0 25 lb 0 11 kg Page 8 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 2 Overview 2 Overview 2 1 Introduction Over half of all network problems are caused by faulty cables And with network speeds increasing exponentially the need for affordable sophisticated test equipment is more apparent than ever before With the CAT5 5e 6 LAN Performance Verifier you can check your network cabling and devices to ensure they work at the speeds promised by their manufacturers Ideal for IT managers and technicians responsible for cabling and network hardware the CAT5 5e 6 LAN Performance Verifier enables you to quickly spot slow cables bad connectors incorrect wiring improper lengths and low signal levels from hubs switches PCs and other LAN hardware It digitally certifies cables and devices in Gigabit Ethernet networks You can also decode your network devices capabilities and signal levels and even place the tester in line between any two devices to determine the negotiated speed Or perform single side tests without powering down devices or unplugging cables 2 2 Features e Verify that cables and LAN hardware perform at their advertised speeds e High speed TDR provides nanosecond accurate results e Locates opens shorts and splits and pinpoints the exact distance to
6. 26 OPEN 45 gt 25 OPEN 78 gt 26 OPEN A EXIT Y DETAILS Figure C 3 Bad cable near end short The SHORT on 12 gt is most likely at the connector near end If the short is on the far end of the cable it would look like this 12 gt 27 SHORT 36 gt 26 OPEN 45 gt 25 OPEN 78 gt 26 OPEN A EXIT Y DETAILS Figure C 4 Bad cable far end short Page 76 724 746 5500 blackbox com Appendix C Examples of UTP Cable Faults Opens in cable pairs generate errors in both in skew tests and in wire map tests The following example shows a 200 foot cable with a break in the middle on Pair 78 The following is the fi rst screen to show a problem SKEW gt 50 NS LENGTH 98 DELAY 148 NS PASS SKEW 150NS FAIL A EXIT Y DETAILS Figure C 5 Bad cable Open NOTE There are two problems shown The skew difference in delay between pairs is much greater than 50 ns Another problem is that the cable length is only shown as 98 feet Press details and continue the tests All will become clear when cable map is displayed Here is a sample cable map 12 gt 199 36 gt 202 45 gt 202 lt 78 gt 98 OPEN A EXIT v DETAILS Figure C 6 Bad cable Wire map of open pair The sample map clearly shows the problem There is an open at 98 feet on Pair 78 The skew was so large because the timing pulses travel about 200 feet on Pairs 12 36 and 45 but only travel 98 feet on Pair 78 As always retest cable after
7. 5 Documenting Test Results 5 Documenting Test Results The LAN Performance Verifier includes three ways to document your test results 1 You can use a custom tablet included to fill in the test results 2 You can apply PASSED stickers included to wall outlets and LAN devices to verify their capability 3 You can print the results Printer Memory stores test results for up to 250 LAN performance verification tests basic UTP tests and coax tests for later printing requires a PC with Excel A 6 ft 1 8 m USB transfer cable driver and software is included Y ASS pac j Bldg 1 RZI2 a 16 1069 y cons age ae 4 7115105 aliz aa SA A BLACK BOK Ai woe o au j Passed stickers EAS ae Y awd Af al S WA i P ma 7 A LA Documentation tablet Transfer readings to Excel for printing USB cable included See Section 6 5 Figure 5 1 Test results Page 18 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation 6 Operation 6 1 Powering On and Backlighting Figure 6 1 shows the tester s backlight selection screen Figure 6 2 illustrates the tester s power button LAN PERFORMANCE VERIFIER REVISION 800K1 SEL BACK LITE ON Figure 6 1 Backlight selection screen lighting the LCD display Figure 6 2 Power selection button POWERING ON Press the power button PWR and release to turn ON the tester The backlighting screen appears see Figure 6 1 Pressing the select SEL button wh
8. Level 1 Speed Projection 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 33 Chapter 6 Operation LAN Performance Verification Level 1 displays the projected speed capability of the cable The graph is a result of thousands of measurements used to project the speed of the cable This is one of the most useful and money saving displays For instance it is possible that some shorter installed CAT5 cable rated for 100 Mbps are capable of communicating at a 1000 Mbps This graph will indicate such Many users conclude their cable testing with Level 1 and skip the Level 2 LENGTH 201 DELAY 304NS PASS SKEW 3NS PASS Aa MENU vREVIEW Figure 6 24 Length Timing summary screen Length The length of the shortest cable pair in feet 330 feet 100 m is the longest cable allowed by the 802 3 standard The LAN Performance Verifier can test cables up to 1250 feet 381 m in length Propagation delay The time it takes for a data signal to travel the length of the cable in nanoseconds An abnormally long propagation delay indicates the cable is too slow for the application Either the cable itself is too slow or there is an error in the wiring The standard allows a maximum 555 nsecs propagation delay CAT6 cables Skew The difference in the propagation delay between the slowest pair and the fastest pair in the cable in nanoseconds A small skew ensures that data on each pair will arrive at the receiver at about the same time A larg
9. Page 35 Chapter 6 Operation If tolerance is below 15 you may wish to consider using a repeater hub or switch to shorten the cable run This is especially true if you are ina noisy environment large electro mechanical machines etc 12 gt 203 lt 12 36 gt 203 lt 36 45 gt 201 lt 45 78 gt 200 lt 78 A MENU v REVIEW Figure 6 26 A correct wire map for a straight through cable WIRE MAP The wire map displays the pairing of the wires in the cable The example wire map indicates that the first pair comprised of Pins 1 and 2 is 203 feet long and terminates in Pins 1 and 2 on the far end of the cable 12 gt 309NS DELAY 36 gt 309NS DELAY 45 gt 305NS DELAY 78 gt 305NS DELAY A MENU vY REVIEW Figure 6 27 Propagation and skew per pair screen Page 36 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation 12 gt 4NS SKEW 36 gt 4NS SKEW 45 gt ONS SKEW 78 gt ONS SKEW A MNEU WREVIEW Figure 6 28 Propagation and skew per pair Timing data per pair The next two screens give you the timing of the propagation delay and skew for each pair in the cable Large variations between pairs indicate trouble NOTE A given pair s skew is the difference in propagation delay between that pair and the slowest pair in the cable The following screen only appears if Verification Level 2 was performed DATA MIN 12 36 45 78 A MENU Y REVIEW Figure 6 29 Signal levels of real live data f
10. between two LAN devices NOTE Data communication can take place while the Main Unit is inline between two devices but after the negotiation is complete The MONITOR INLINE TEST is methodical and mostly automatic Here is asummary of the steps that allow the LPV to arrive at the negotiated speed detailed steps are on the next page 1 Plug in one PORT to the LEFT SOCKET of the LPV 2 Pause for a few seconds and then plug the second PORT into the RIGHT SOCKET 3 The LPV displays the negotiated speed NOTE If you suspect one of the devices has PoE plug it into the RIGHT Jack Screen by screen instructions to perform INLINE testing Follow the steps and wait for the LPV directions The tester will tell you when it Is time for the next step UNPLUG ALL PORTS When the LPV senses that no ports are connected to the tester it will begin UNPLUG ALL PORTS Figure 6 75 Unplug all ports screen PLUG IN 2 PORTS Plug in both devices using the LEFT and RIGHT sockets of the LPV 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 65 Chapter 6 Operation PLUG IN 2 PORTS PC gt LEFT PLUG HUB gt RIGHT PLUG lt POE PROTECTED gt 4 EXIT Figure 6 76 Plug in two ports screen CAPABILITY SCREEN This screen or similar appears as the LPV monitors the devices When complete the LPV will automatically continue to the next screen 12 gt 10M 100M FULL GIGABIT FULL 36 gt 10M 100M FULL GIGABIT FULL A EXIT Fi
11. countless hours of troubleshooting Phase I Use the LPV during cable installation before the switches and PCs are installed After the LAN cable has been pulled through the building and terminated it is good practice to verify LAN performance Verify that the cabling is terminated properly and test that the cable is proper for the intended use for example CAT5e for Gigabit networks Phase II Use the LPV after the switches and PCs are installed Before connecting the cables to the switches and PCs verify that each switch port and PC are operational This provides a wealth of information It verifies that the device is ON that is it is transmitting the speed of the device 10 100 1000 Mbps duplex and other features Phase III Use the LPV when connecting the cabling to the switches and PCs With the cabling verified and LAN Performance Verified Phase and the switch and PCs checked out Phase Il all that remains is 1 getting the equipment com municating and 2 verifying each LAN link is performing at the speed expected To do this use LAN Performance Verification Level 2 to test the cable and port combinations And use the network tests inline capability to connect the LPV between 2 LAN devices to verify the negotiated speed of the link 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 15 Chapter 4 Faceplate Description 4 Faceplate Description The CAT5 5e 6 LAN Performance Verifier is illustrated in Figure 4 1 Its compone
12. de servicio calificado 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 3 NOM Statement El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de Operaci n o como se indique en el aparato Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal
13. repairs are made 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 77 Appendix C Examples of UTP Cable Faults During the wire map test you probably noticed that the indica tor lights on the remote probe connected to the far end of the cable continue to flash This is another indication of a problem If a cable has a short in the middle the wire map looks like this 12 gt 199 36 gt 202 45 gt 202 78 gt 102 AEXIT Figure C 7 Bad cable wire map of shorted pair The LPV is both a LP verifier and troubleshooting tool It identifies the faults and gives you the distance to the opens shorts and split pairs Page 78 724 746 5500 blackbox com Appendix D Making a Correct UTP Cable Appendix D Making a Correct UTP Cable Twisted Pair Cables Unshielded twisted pair cable is used for BASE T applications because it is inexpensive easy to use and has excellent noise canceling capabilities A minimum of two pairs of twisted pair wire are required for each computer that connects to the local area network e One pair of twisted pair wire to transmit data e One pair of twisted pair wire to receive data There are exceptions 100BASE T devices called T4 require four pairs of wires Also Gigabit devices 1000 Mbps require four pairs In both cases two pairs are used for transmit and two for receive As mentioned above twisted pair cable has separate pairs of wires twisted together to minimize crosstalk If a wiring
14. screen 5 Import Report The LPV spreadsheet s first step is to automatically assign a COM serial port to your USB connection and detect the LPV tester The COM port number selected is displayed in the window 1 through 9 is accept able The Import Reading button will only be enabled if a LPV tester is detected If Detect Testers does not work it will respond with the error message No Network Testers found Verify the tester s power is ON and try again If the problem still persists see Error messages below Ww 6 Press the Import Readings button next It downloads data from the serial port specified in the drop down box Press OK Microsoft Excel Download from network tester successful Figure 6 61 Download succesful screen 7 Error messages If Excel says Please select a serial port with a network tester connected or No network testers found communication is not established with the LPV s USB port First check the connections Is the USB cable firmly connect ed Is Excel macro security set to low Is the LPV powered ON Page 56 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation 8 After the readings are downloaded press the Edit Report button to launch the spreadsheet If you wish to change any NAMES that you created do It in this opening screen You can wait until they are in the spreadsheet but it is quicker here Edit Report Select and change reading names below Rack
15. the far end of the cable When ready to proceed press the down arrow W TEST Error Messages If there is a problem that stops the test from proceeding one of the following error messages will be displayed CABLE IS ACTIVE There is an active network port on the far end of the cable You will need to unplug it to proceed CHECK CABLE END A voltage is present on one or more of the cable pairs or the Remote Probe is connected to the cable end when it is not needed You will need to unplug it to proceed NO CABLE There is no cable connected or an inactive port is plugged into the far end of the cable NOTE If errors persist from test to test contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 or info blackbox com 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 23 Chapter 6 Operation SELECT CABLE gt PATCH 20 MIN SOLID 20 MIN AEXIT Y SCROLL SEL Figure 6 8 Stranded or Solid wire selection screen The LAN Performance Verifier has the unique ability to test both cables constructed of stranded wire commonly called patch cables and solid core wire Scroll to select the cable and press Select How to tell the difference If the cable is installed in a wall it is almost certainly a solid core wire Preassembled cable with end fittings already attached is usually stranded cable Also stranded cable is more flexible than solid wire If you bend the cable and it does not attempt to spring back to its original shape it is mos
16. the fault or split e Stores up to 250 test results you can download to your PC via the USB port e Includes a toner probe to locate wires in crowded wiring closets e Tests 10 100 and 1000 Mbps devices for data signal levels 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 9 Chapter 2 Overview e Enables you to test in line between two devices to determine the autonegotiated speed e Sophisticated algorithm converts test results into easy to read graphs that clearly show the cable s speed capability CAT3 5 5e 6 e Transfer the test results from up to 250 stored tests to your PC s Excel spreadsheet via the USB port 2 3 What s Included e 1 tester e 1 tuner probe 2 CAT5e cables e 1 RJ 45 to coax adapter e 1 USB cable e 1 results tablet e Passed stickers e 2 9 volt batteries e 1 software CD e 1 case e This user s manual CAUTION When connecting the LAN Performance Verifier has two RJ 45 jacks LEFT RIGHT The LEFT Jack is for testing cables the jack is not protected from voltages The RIGHT jack is for testing switches it is protected from PoE voltage Protect the LPV from telephone and Power over Ethernet PoE voltages by using the RIGHT socket when connecting to these devices and when toning Page 10 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 2 Overview Help with device installation and PoE Installers of VoIP phones IP cameras or access points should use a
17. the following error messages will be displayed CABLE IS ACTIVE There is an active network port on the far end of the cable You will need to unplug it to proceed CHECK CABLE END A voltage is present on one or more of the cable pairs or the REMOTE PROBE is connected to the cable end when it is not needed You will need to unplug it to proceed NO CABLE There is no cable connected or an inactive port is plugged into the far end of the cable Plug in the cable or disconnect the inactive port TESTING CABLE TEST FOR DATA SPLITS 12 gt 36 gt 45 gt 78 gt TDR Figure 6 37 Testing progress is displayed Cable testing has commenced You can follow its progress on the display During this phase of testing information about length opens shorts and split pairs is being gathered and computed If any cabling errors are encountered you will be alerted including the distance to any problems Page 42 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation 12 gt 203 36 gt 203 45 gt 201 78 gt 200 A EXIT v MAP TRACE Figure 6 38 UTP pairs and length are displayed Select MAP TRACE for wiremap and tones Remote Probe LEDs The Remote Probe needs to be connected only for a brief period Flashing LED s indicate the test is pro gressing A steady LED indicates the test is completed This saves you an extra trip to retrieve the probe If LED s continue to flash the cable the cable has a wiring problem Disconnect t
18. 5 Jack 3 Rack 5 Jack 4 Rack 5 Jack 5 Room 18 Jack 2A Room 18 Jack 2B Reading Reading Name Room 18 Jack 1 C Back Figure 6 62 Edit Report screen 9 The sequential number 1 250 automatically assigned by the LPV to each stored test will appear as Reading Cable 1 Reading Cable 2 etc in the spreadsheet along with any custom name that you created The Reading can only be modified in the spreadsheet NOTE The LPV allows duplicate custom names but when they are printed in Excel they will appear as Jack A Jack A 2 Jack A 3 etc unless you change the name here 10 When satisfied press Finish The spreadsheet named LPV XLS will appear One cable test reading occupies one work sheet It works like an Excel spreadsheet save it under a dif ferent name change the names in the cells etc When you are ready to print select FILE PRINT and in the PRINT WHAT dialog box select ALL All the cable test readings will print one per page 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 57 Chapter 6 Operation Patch Solid 2ns L1 1 GIG 100 TOL L2 1 GIG 100 TOL ED DIGITAL TEST ED DIGITAL TEST 112 gt 25 3 36 gt 26 45 gt 26 78 gt 26 8ns D A 36 gt 39ns DELAY 45 gt 39ns DELAY 78 gt 39ns DELAY Z lt gt Cable 4 A Cable 3 X Cable 2 Cable 1 4 a gt Figure
19. 6 63 LPV XLS spreadsheet Typical LPV printout NOTE If Level 2 testing was not performed the Data Signal Levels and the LP Verification 2 charts will have no data Page 58 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation Reading Cable 1 Length Delay Skew Patch Solid 25 ft 38ns 2ns Patch CERT LEVEL 1 1 GIG 100 TOL CERT LEVEL 2 1 GIG 100 TOL NEXT PASSED DIGITAL TEST FEXT PASSED DIGITAL TEST SPLIT PAIRS PASSED WIREMAP 12 gt 25 lt 12 36 gt 26 lt 36 45 gt 26 lt 45 78 gt 26 lt 78 PROPAGATION 12 gt 38ns DELAY 12 gt Ons SKEW DELAY PER PAIR 36 gt 39ns DELAY 36 gt ins SKEW 45 gt 39ns DELAY 45 gt ins SKEW 78 gt 39ns DELAY 78 gt ins SKEW Cable Category Digital test 2 CAT3 CAT5 CAT5E CAT6 RW Certification 1 EE e QDD 10MB S 100MB S 1000MB S Data Signal Levels Data Min PAIR 1 2 PAIR 3 6 PAIR 4 5 PAIR 7 8 RW Certification 2 o inl 10MB S 100MB S 1000MB S Figure 6 64 Sample LPV printout 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 59 Chapter 6 Operation 6 7 Network Testing Display the advertised and negotiated speeds of LAN devices and view the signal levels of real live data Figure 6 65 Network ports CAT 5 6 UTP USE lt RIGHT gt PLUG COAX CABLE lt lt TO READ HUBS gt gt NETWORK PORTS HUB lt POE gt VOLTAGES PRINTER MEMORY DAMAGE LEFT PLUG AEXIT Y SCROLL SEL AEXI
20. RIFY TO 10M 100M 1 GIG A EXIT v VERIFY 2 Figure 6 16 If you have selected to continue with LAN Performance Verification Level 2 this screen appears LAN Performance Verification Level 2 adds to the battery of tests conducted in Level 1 by testing the cable with real live data from any hub switch or PC NOTE The screen above reminds you that the best source of data is a Gigabit device A Gigabit device drives the cable with data up to a Gigabit speeds 1000 Mbps on all four pairs Connect the port to the cable and press W to continue with Level 2 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 29 Chapter 6 Operation FAQ What is the difference between Level 1 and Level 2 and when do I use it Level 1 verification tests for length opens shorts split pairs including distance to the fault along with propagation delay skew NEXT FEXT and cable category measurements Level 1 testing uses simulated digital signals to test the cable Level 2 adds to the testing with the use of real live data from a NIC hub or switch Use Level 1 for new cable installations or anytime a LAN device hub switch PC is not available 12 gt 10M 100M FULL GIGABIT FULL 36 gt 10M 100M FULL GIGABIT FULL A EXIT v DETAILS Figure 6 17 Testing Link Pulses from a Gigabit device 12 gt TESTING LINKS 36 gt 10M 100M HALF A EXIT vV DETAILS Figure 6 18 Testing Link Pulses from a 100 Mbps device The first step in the Level 2 process is
21. Signal levels of real live data from a Gigabit switch DATA MIN 36 A EXIT Y DETAILS Figure 6 72 Signal levels of real live data from a 100 Mbps switch 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 63 Chapter 6 Operation The signal level screen is a powerful tool It is a live signal attenuation display If the level is below the Data Min line you may experience faulty transmissions If the signal is well above the Data Min line you have plenty of headroom Press the down arrow W key to continue The two examples here show the differences between Gigabit devices and 10 and 100 Mbps devices With a Gigabit device it is possible to view real live data on all four pairs whereas a 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps device can only transmit on one pair A Gigabit device is a full duplex device that uses two pairs to transmit and two pairs to receive data and it can be tricked into displaying the data on the two receiving pairs That makes it a perfect device to get a full view of all four pairs of the cable SCAN ONE PORT gt MONITOR INLINE SEND BEACON iN i ly AEXIT Y SCROLL SEL Figure 6 73 Monitor inline screen MONITOR INLINE LPV s RIGHT JACK PoE PROTECTED LPV s LEFT JACK NOT PROTECTED Figure 6 74 Monitor inline application Page 64 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation 6 7 2 Monitor Inline Move the cursor to MONITOR INLINE and press SELECT if you wish to view the negotiated results
22. T VTEST PORT Figure 6 66 Use right jack alert screen Page 60 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation NETWORK PORTS USE RIGHT JACK Select Network Ports to display the capabilities of a LAN device LAN devices broadcast their capability in terms of speed duplex and other features termed advertised capabilities to other LAN devices When two LAN devices are connected together they negotiate to attain the highest common denominator for communicating on the link For instance a Gigabit switch with an advertised capability of 1000 Mbps full duplex will negotiate down to 100 Mbps half duplex when connected to a 100 Mbps half duplex LAN device The LPV displays individual LAN devices advertised capabilities and also can connect INLINE between two LAN devices to display the negotiated results NOTE The RIGHT jack is protected from PoE voltage Use it when connecting to devices 6 7 1 Scan One Port Network Testing SCAN ONE PORT SCAN ONE PORT MONITOR INLINE SEND BEACON AEXIT VSCROLL SEL NM SCAN ONE PORT en USE RIGHT JACK Figure 6 68 Scan one port application 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 61 Chapter 6 Operation SCAN ONE PORT Move the cursor to SCAN ONE PORT and press SELECT if you wish to display the advertised capability of a LAN device You can connect to any LAN device using a patch cable or any cable of your choosing The signal data levels of all active p
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24. UTP for opens short split pairs length and distance to fault Figure 6 34 Basic UTP testing Page 40 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation VERIFY UTP gt BASIC TEST UTP TRACE TONES ON AEXIT vSCROLL SEL Figure 6 35 UTP Cable Test Main menu BASIC TEST UTP Move the cursor to BASIC TEST and press SELECT to test a UTP cable for length opens shorts split pairs plus distance to these faults and wire map BASIC TEST UTP is a quick test and does not perform LAN Performance Verification Basic test results can be stored in Printer Memory NOTE BASIC TEST UTP is often used when a cable fails to pass the LPV test Or it is used to test 2 pair UTP wiring LPV can only be performed on 4 pair wire UN COIL CABLE PLUG OPEN CABLE INTO LEFT PLUG DO NOT USE PROBE A EXIT v TEST Figure 6 36 Press the down arrow button after the UTP cable is connected Follow the instructions on the screen plug the cable you wish to test into the LEFT jack Only an uncoiled cable will give you the most accurate length measurement At this point in the testing the far end of the cable should not be connected to any device 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 41 Chapter 6 Operation NOTE If the far end of the cable is connected to any device it will notify you to check the far end of the cable When ready to proceed press W TEST Error Messages If there is a problem that stops the test from proceeding one of
25. UTP for other pairings See Section 2 5 List of Functions for a listing of tests 250 test results can be stored for later printing BASIC TEST UTP Move the cursor to Basic Test UTP and press Select to test UTP cable for length opens shorts split pairs plus distance to these faults and wire map BASIC TEST UTP does not perform LAN performance verification TRACER TONES ON Move the cursor to Tracer Tones On and press Select if you wish to energize a cable with a tone plug the cable into the Main Unit s RIGHT jack The Remote Probe detects the tone at the far end of the cable This is useful in locating cables in crowded wiring closets When selected tracer tones will stay on for one hour NOTE Use the right jack when tracing unknown cables it is protected from accidental high voltage exposure 6 3 2 CAT5 6 UTP LPV Level 1 ES a gt Figure 6 6 Verify UTP Perform LP Verification Level 1 UTP cables and Level 2 UTP cables and LAN devices El g Page 22 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation UN COIL CABLE PLUG OPEN CABLE INTO LEFT PLUG DO NOT USE PROBE A EXIT v TEST Figure 6 7 Press the down arrow button Y after cable is connected Follow the instructions Only an uncoiled cable will give you accurate test results At this point in the testing the far end of the cable should not be connected to any device NOTE If the cable is connected to a device you will be alerted to check
26. able 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 11 Chapter 2 Overview What is LAN Performance Verification LAN performance verification means that a UTP cable passed a prescribed battery of tests and is therefore not likely to cause problems later The LPV has two levels of verification LPV Level 1 Performed with the Main Unit and the Remote Probe Level 1 tests the cable for length opens shorts split pairs and distance to the fault wire map displays cable wiring NEXT and FEXT crosstalk tests propagation delay time to transit cable skew time delay between pairs cable category CAT3 5 5e 6 and speed projection 10 100 1000 Mbps LPV Level 2 Includes all Level 1 tests plus it takes advantage of a real live data source hub switch or PC to test for attenuation and device type An LPV Level 2 test verifies soeed of both the cable and the LAN device Networks are installed in steps First cables are installed Then hubs switches and PCs follow Cables and network interfaces are known as the physical layer The higher software layers provide addressing file transfers etc If the physical layer does not work the communications layers software will not work Debugging cables ports and network software together Is time consuming frustrating and ultimately very expensive There are too many unknowns Using a LAN Performance Verifier on your cables eliminates unknowns making it easier to get a network up and run
27. ain Menu PRINTER MEMORY Printer memory is the storage location for all saved test readings It can store the results of up to 250 LPV tests Level 1 and or combined Level 1 and Level 2 Basic UTP tests and coax tests for later printing After each test is conducted you have the option to review save and or name the test results readings in printer memory for later printing This following screen is used if you wish to review the readings after they have been stored It is also used to erase all of the stored readings You can connect the LAN Performance Verifier to a PC for data transfer and printing REVIEW MEMORY ERASE MEMORY AEXIT Y SCROLL SEL Figure 6 54 Review or erase selection screen Page 52 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation REVIEW Use the UP and DOWN arrow to find the reading you wish to review in Printer Memory Press SEL to review BLANK TEST NAME indicates a name has not been created for the test READING BLANK TEST NAME AUP vDOWN SEL Figure 6 55 Review screen ERASE Selecting the erase function erases all of Printer Memory There is no way to selectively erase readings This screen verifies that you wish to erase all of Printer Memory ERASE READINGS ERASE ALL MEMORY PNO gt NOT SURE YES gt VERY SURE AEXIT Y SCROLL SEL Figure 6 56 Erase screen FLASH MEMORY The test readings are stored in nonvolatile flash memory The stored readings will rem
28. ain until the ERASE function is performed Powering off the tester or unplugging its battery will not affect the memory contents UNDERSTANDING THE READINGS The display of the stored readings follows the same sequence as if you reviewed the test immediately after the test was conducted 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 53 Chapter 6 Operation 6 6 Printing from a PC Transfer the test readings from the Main Unit to the PC using the supplied cable driver and software requires Microsoft Excel USB micro B plug USB port PC with Excel LPV with up to 250 and a USB port stored readings Figure 6 57 Printing from a PC STEP 1 INSTALL THE LPV DRIVER ON PC Run install_LPV_driv er exe found on the LPV software CD This driver is needed for the PC to talk to the LPV ignore other drivers The LPV does not need to be connected to the PC for the driver to properly install STEP 2 TRANSFERRING TEST READINGS LPV TO PC 1 Connect the LPV to a USB port on your PC and turn the LPV ON 2 Run the LPV xls spreadsheet found on the LPV software CD LPV xls is itself an Excel spreadsheet that uses built in Excel macros to transfer the test results to your PC Run LPV xls directly from the CD or copy it to your hard drive Follow the directions on the Excel screen to transfer the readings from the LPV s printer memory 3 If you wish print some or all of the tests each test prints on a separate shee
29. airs will also be displayed When scanning one port the connection can be made to a live hub switch or PC without affecting the communication of the other connected devices See the following paragraphs in this section for examples of advertised capability and the Signal Data Level display 12 gt 10M 100M FULL GIGABIT FULL 36 gt 10M 100M FULL GIGABIT FULL A EXIT YDETAILS Figure 6 69 Testing Link Pulses from a Gigabit device 12 gt 36 gt 10M 100M HALF A EXIT v DETAILS Figure 6 70 Testing Link Pulses from a 100 Mbps device The first step in the scanning process reads the link pulses of the LAN device and displays the advertised capability LAN devices broadcast their capability in terms of speed duplex and other features termed advertised capabilities to other LAN devices Page 62 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation First example previous page The LPV has found a Gigabit device 1000 Mbps on Pairs 1 2 and 3 6 that is capable of transmitting at 10 Mbps 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps at full duplex 1000 Mbps devices use all four pairs In Figure 6 70 the LPV has found a 100 Mbps device on Pairs 3 6 that is capable of transmitting at 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps at half duplex Typically devices that transmit on Pairs 1 2 are PCs and devices that transmit on 3 6 are hubs and switches Press the down arrow key W to continue DATA MIN 12 36 45 78 A EXIT Y DETAILS Figure 6 71
30. al data from your hub switch or PC COAX CABLES Y Length open shorts distance to fault tone and wire map NETWORK DEVICE TESTING y Single sided and inline port tests check the ability of the hub switch or PC to communicate by displaying their advertised and negotiated capabilities 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 13 Chapter 2 Overview y Data signal strength Single sided test exercises the suspect hub switch or PC and displays the data signal strength of active pairs NAMING TEST RESULTS PRINTER AND TONER PROBE Y Naming tests Test names can be up to 16 characters each V Toner probe Includes a full featured toner probe Tones coax and all 4 UTP pairs to locate wires in crowded wiring closets y Printer memory Stores test results for up to 250 UTP and coax tests for later printing requires a PC with Excel USB data transfer cable and software is included Page 14 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 The 3 Phases of LAN Installation 3 The Three Phases of LAN Installation The LPV is designed for the network installer the network repair person and the IT manager The tests used during the three phases of LAN installation can also be used to troubleshoot LANs that have operational problems The installation of a LAN is generally handled in phases The cabling is installed then the switches and PCs are installed and then everything is connected The LPV plays a role during all three phases saving
31. ble to the Remote Probe Pins 1 and 2 of the Remote Probe s socket are used to test the coax cable Figure 6 43 RJ 45 coax adapter 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 45 Chapter 6 Operation 12 gt 105 COAX AEXIT WMAP TRACE Figure 6 44 Connect the coax cable to the F connector on the Main Unit and select coax The test begins At the beginning of the test the far end of the cable should not be connected to anything 12 gt 105 COAX AEXIT WMAP TRACE Figure 6 45 The coax pair Pins 1 and 2 and length are displayed Select MAP TRACE for wire map and tones 12 gt 105 lt 12 A EXIT v SAVE Figure 6 46 A wire map for a coax cable Page 46 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation If the COAX CABLE TEST concludes with a wire map display and no reported errors the cable is error free Press SAVE to either SAVE or NAME and SAVE the test See Section 6 4 for instructions Press EXIT to discard the results 6 4 Naming Saving Test Results REVIEW TEST SAVE READING LPV TEST PORT gt EDIT TEST NAME AEXIT SCROLL SEL Figure 6 47 Naming and saving test results start at this screen All LPV tests whether LPV UTP Basic UTP or coax eventually arrive at this screen It is here where you decide to SAVE the test in PRINTER MEMORY with or without a custom NAME REVIEW TEST Review test results before they are SAVED After reviewing the test results you can return to this scr
32. cket took to reach its destination This can help determine why a network is slow or not functioning Enter tracert at the prompt to display the options possible with this command EXAMPLES OF USE want to determine how many routers are between my system and my ISO Enter tracet followed by the name or IP address of the destination system Netstat USE Displays the current status of all listening TCP IP ports A TCP IP port is where applications connect to the server or workstation EXAMPLES OF USE You would like to see how many applica tions are tied to your system that use TCP IP 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 73 Appendix B Ping and TCP IP Debugging Tools Executing troubleshooting programs from the command line All the programs discussed must be executed from the com mand line of your operating system To reach the command line on Windows 95 and 98 systems click on START gt PROGRAMS and Select the MS DOS prompt Then enter your command On Windows XP systems click on START gt PROGRAMS gt and select ACCESSORIES then COMMAND LINE Then enter your command On other systems select Run from the main menu and enter cmd Then enter your command TO EXIT THE COMMAND LINE Enter EXIT Additional information The Web has many interesting articles on network troubleshooting and also numerous sites that feature a glossary of terms Use your favorite search engine and search for Pinging Pinging Devices
33. d troubleshoot network problems at the software level TCP IP basics TCP IP has 4 layers 1 The lowest layer is the Physical layer that deals with cabling 2 The next layer is the Internet layer This is the IP layer internet protocol and it describes the assigning of an IP address to each data packet that is transmitted all data on the internet must have a destination address associated with it and this is referred to as an IP address The address can refer to a workstation on your local network or a server on the Internet thousands of miles away 3 The next layer is the Transport layer Because data packets can travel through networks and the Internet using many different routes they will not necessarily arrive in the same order as they were sent There needs to be a mechanism that reassem bles the packets in the proper sequence This is the job of the TCP transmission control protocol and it resides in this layer 4 Layer 4 the highest layer is the Application layer This is where Ethernet and many other software tools reside Page 70 724 746 5500 blackbox com Appendix B Ping and TCP IP Debugging Tools Because TCP IP is so common Windows and many UNIX systems have built in tools to help you debug TCP IP network problems These debugging programs are executed at the command line prompt of the operating system see the end of this section for more information about the command line ping The most po
34. e character is located between the aoe character and the letter A Page 50 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation Special characters in the LETTER LOOP lt Backspace over letters without erasing them Forward space over letters without erasing them Space blank Use to erase letters or add spaces MENU Use to exit the EDIT TEST NAME routine and return to the MENU If you select MENU you have lost nothing You can still SAVE the reading in memory or re enter the EDIT TEST NAME routine EDIT OLD NAME Once familiar with the EDIT TEST NAME routine try using EDIT OLD NAME The EDIT OLD NAME routine requires a prior cable name to edit Perform a cable test and when naming select EDIT OLD NAME It speeds creating names by allowing you to copy an old reading name as the starting point for creating the next cable reading name Use the back Space forward space space character and other characters to modify the name SAVE it when complete NOTE The LPV allows duplicate names but when they are printed in Excel they will appear as Jack A etc 6 5 Reviewing Erasing Printer Memory Figure 6 52 Review or erase stored readings memory stores up to 250 readings 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 51 Chapter 6 Operation CAT 5 6 UTP COAX CABLE NETWORK PORTS gt PRINTER MEMORY AEXIT VSCROLL SEL Figure 6 53 To review or erase stored readings select PRINTER MEMORY from the M
35. e skew reading causes errors 50 nsecs is the maximum allowable skew To continue reviewing press the down arrow key V Page 34 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation DELAY OK SKEW OK NEXT OK FEXT OK SPLIT OK MAP OK PATCH TOL 94 AMENU vREVIEW Figure 6 25 LPV Level 1 Pass Fail Summary Screen DELAY OK The propagation delay of the cable is within specifi cation SKEW OK The skew of the cable is within specification NEXT OK FEXT OK Indicates that near end crosstalk at the near connector and at crosstalk far end a distance removed from the near connector is within acceptable limits Crosstalk is interference created by signal coupling between adjacent wires of the cable SPLIT OK The wire contains no split pairs See Appendix D for a definition of split pairs and notes on making a correct cable MAP OK The pair wiring of the cable is correct See Appendix D PATCH SOLID The type of wire specified TOL TOLERANCE A calculated value using cable length delay NEXT FEXT cable category CAT 3 5 5e 6 and speed 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps Zero percent equals failure to meet specifications at a given speed One percent is barely passing 100 percent is maximum tolerance Tolerance is largely cable length driven The longer the cable is the less the tolerance However lower category cables eat up tolerance faster than higher category cables 724 746 5500 blackbox com
36. een SAVE READINGS Store the results from the latest test in PRINTER MEMORY for later printing The next sequential Reading Number 1 250 is automatically assigned along with any NAME that you created see EDIT TEST NAME below Creating a name is not required NOTE The test results of all LPV cable tests can be NAMED and STORED with the exception of LPV tests that did not PASS LPV TEST PORT For LPV UTP tests only EDIT TEST NAME Create a name not required that is stored with the sequential reading number If you are going to create a name it must be created before the test is SAVED See the following page for instructions on creating a NAME 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 47 Chapter 6 Operation EXIT Discards the test results and returns to the Main Menu REVIEW TEST SAVE READING LPV TEST PORT gt EDITTEST NAME AEXIT WSCROLL SEL Figure 6 48 Select EDIT TEST NAME to create a custom name for the test results Do this before saving the test in memory To NAME a reading you must first complete any of the LPV s cable tests At the end of the test press the DOWN arrow labeled REVIEW SAVE or SAVE and the above screen appears Select EDIT TEST NAME NOTE Creating a name EDIT TEST NAME for a test result is optional The LPV automatically assigns a sequential number from 1 to 250 when SAVE READING is selected Ifa name has been created using EDIT TEST name this name will also be sto
37. error is made and one pair of wire is split with another split pairs the excess crosstalk will most likely keep the link from operating properly To make a proper cable first choose a twisted pair cable that is adequate for your application For instance CAT5e cable for 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps applications Use solid core wire when pulling inside a wall Use stranded cable patch cable for jumpers e Remove the outer jacket of the twisted pair cable exposing about a 6 feet of wire on each end of the cable e Each pair of wire must be twisted together after crimping the wire should be twisted right up to the connector e Do not make the number one wiring mistake Split pairs a wire from one pair is swapped with a wire from another pair e To minimize mistakes use a standard color code throughout your project See the following page for the correct connector pin numbers associated with each BASE T pair 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 79 Appendix D Making a Correct UTP Cable e Use good quality connectors and tools RJ 45 Connectors sockets and plugs The BASE T Standard uses RJ 45 sockets and plugs The RJ 45 socket has eight pins The pins are numbered 1 to 8 Looking at the socket with insertion key facing down Pin Number 1 is to the left SOCKETS PLUGS 1 8 8 1 8 1 4 8 PIN NUMBERS EIA TIA 568B STRAIGHT THRU PIN PINF WIRE COLOR 1 s 1 Orange White 2 2 Orange dl 33 Green W
38. es the letter to the TEST NAME LINE Create a label Rotate the letter loop until the letter or command desired appears at the leftmost of the display and press the SEL button Exercise the Rotating Letter Loop It s the best way to learn how to create a name Exercise 1 Moving the LETTER LOOP 1 Press the DOWN arrow for 5 seconds The LETTER LOOP continually rotates to the left Press the UP arrow for 5 seconds The LETTER LOOP continually rotates to the right Press the SEL key The leftmost character of the LETTER LOOP is always copied up to the TEST NAME line If it is a space a space is copied If it is a B the cursor moves to the right To exit back to the menu use the arrow keys to position MENU as the left most character on the LCD and press SEL Exercise 2 Create the test name TEST then erase Step 1 Position the LETTER LOOP so T is the left most letter on the screen use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to position the letter T at the left side of the LCD display Step 2 Press the SEL key copying the T up to the TEST NAME line Now do the same for E S and T Step 3 If you make a mistake try the letter loop s cursor characters 4 They allow you to control the cursor s position To erase a character write over the character with a space blank character There are three of these in the letter loop For instance a spac
39. gure 6 77 Capability screen NEGOTIATED GIGA BIT FD OK TO SEND DATA A MENU Figure 6 78 The negotiated speed of the link is automatically displayed Page 66 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation The monitor inline test is complete Data can be transmitted between the two LAN devices without removing the tester NOTE Most network ports negotiate to the highest possible data rate Some ports will negotiate to a maximum of the last data rate used For example if a PC and a switch communicate at 100 Mbps and a new Gigabit switch is installed the PC port may drag the switch down to 100 Mbps even if the PC is capable of Gigabit data rates This may be solved by resetting the PC Or use the scan one port option to read and unstick the port If in doubt use the tester to scan and unstick both ports one at a time 6 7 3 Send Beacon Figure 6 79 Locate cable drops by lighting a link LED 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 67 Chapter 6 Operation SCAN ONE PORT MONITOR INLINE gt SEND BEACON AEXIT Y SCROLL SEL Figure 6 80 Scroll down and select Send Beacon USE RIGHT JACK PoE PROTESTED arg ONO y O NY PORTBEACON Figure 6 81 Port beacon example PORT BEACON Use the Port Beacon to locate cable connections in crowded areas To activate the port beacon move the cursor to Port Beacon and press Select The Port Beacon is a link pulse that the Main Unit sends to the receiving de
40. he probe and go to the Main Unit to see the results Figure 6 39 LEDs on the remote probe 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 43 Chapter 6 Operation 12 gt 203 lt 12 36 gt 203 lt 36 45 gt 201 lt 45 78 gt 200 lt 78 A EXIT v SAVE Figure 6 40 A correct wire map for a straight through UTP cable UTP WIRE MAP The wire map displays the pairing of the wires The map above indicates that the first pair 12 gt Pins 1 and 2 is 203 feet long and terminates in Pins 1 and 2 lt 12 on the far end of the cable If there were any problems they would be dis played Press SAVE to either SAVE or NAME and SAVE the test Press EXIT to discard the results 6 3 6 Coax Testing Figure 6 41 Test coax cable for opens shorts length and distance to fault Page 44 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation CAT 5 6 UTP gt COAX CABLE NETWORK PORTS PRINTER MEMORY AEXIT VSCROLL SEL Figure 6 42 Select COAX CABLE from Main Menu COAX CABLE TESTING Move the cursor to coax cable and press SELECT to test a coax cable for length opens shorts plus dis tance to these faults Wire map and toning is also available from this menu Coax cable test is a quick test and does not perform LAN Performance Verification Test results can be stored in Printer Memory RJ 45 COAX ADAPTER The Main Unit has a permanent COAX connector labeled Coax The RJ 45 Coax adapter is used to connect the coax ca
41. hite 6 e 2 6 Green 4a y 4 Blue je 2 5 Blue White 7 3 7 Brown White 8 e a 8 Brown Figure D 1 Colors The first color is the base color on the cable Second color is the stripe color of the cable A straight through cable has identical ends NOTE The above color code is the most popular in use Page 80 724 746 5500 blackbox com NOTES 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 81 NOTES Page 82 724 746 5500 blackbox com NOTES 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 83 Black Box Tech Support FREE Live 24 7 Tech support the way it should be Great tech support is just 30 seconds away at 724 746 5500 or blackbox com lt BLACK BOX About Black Box Black Box provides an extensive range of networking and infrastructure products You ll find everything from cabinets and racks and power and surge protection products to media converters and Ethernet switches all supported by free live 24 7 Tech support available in 30 seconds or less O Copyright 2011 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved TS580A R4 version 1 724 746 5500 blackbox com
42. ile this screen is present turns on LCD lighting backlighting Backlighting is important when working in dim light but it shortens battery life NOTE Once enabled the LCD will remain backlit until the tester is powered OFF The backlight selection screen Figure 6 1 is always lighted during the 3 second period that it is displayed This allows you to turn the tester ON in a dark area and SELECT backlighting during the process 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 19 Chapter 6 Operation 6 2 The Main Unit s Navigation Button To navigate through the LAN Performance Verifier screen use these keys i Figure 6 3 Navigation buttons e PWR Power ON OFF see previous page for backlighting e SEL SELECT Press to perform task Appears as on LCD e The UP arrow Appears as A on LCD e The DOWN arrow Appears as Y on LCD The SELECT button s function always selects the task But the function of the UP and DOWN arrow buttons may change with each screen For example the Main Menu uses the UP arrow button to return the tester to the MAIN MENU and uses the DOWN arrow button to scroll the cursor 6 3 Main Menu gt CAT 5 6 UTP COAX CABLE NETWORK PORTS PRINTER MEMORY A EXIT VSCROLL SEL Figure 6 4 Main menu Page 20 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation This menu shown in Figure 6 4 is the gateway to all the LPV s tests Scroll the cursor with the down arrow button and press SELECT to perf
43. ity of the cable Additional notes The Level 2 testing adds real live data with the connection of a real live data source a hub switch or PC to the far end of the cable This adds an important test element signal attenuation of live data Adding this to the test data gathered during Level 1 testing creates Level 2 testing The end result of LAN Performance Verification Level 2 is the speed graph shown above It verifies the measured data speed capability of the cable in Figure 6 31 Use Level 2 verification whenever you want to test a cable with real live data With the Level 2 testing you are LAN Performance Verifying both your cable and your network port at the same time you can test your cable with the exact port that it will use in the network CABLE CATEGORY DIGITAL TEST JO ADE 0 A EXIT A Figure 6 32 If you see this screen again you are reviewing the same data again Select EXIT at any time to stop the Review If you select EXIT you will be given the option to SAVE the test results with or without a NAME or to discard the results Select REVIEW to continue reviewing 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 39 Chapter 6 Operation REVIEW TEST SAVE READINGS VERIFY LEVEL 2 gt EDIT TEST NAME AEXIT VYSCROLL SEL Figure 6 33 Test results option screen EXIT See Section 6 4 for Saving and Naming instructions NOTE Once a reading is SAVED it is too late to create a NAME 6 3 5 CAT5 6 Basic Test Test
44. manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n Page 4 724 746 5500 blackbox com NOM Statement 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u B Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato o C El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o D El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempe o o E El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido da ada 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 5 Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies Inc Microsoft Excel Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of X Open Company Ltd Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners Page 6 724 746 5500 blackbox com Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Specifications vsteactasesccsasishadnstnbahadedidhorstaanetttasichataesrsubaiescthnnsiss 8 2 IE rae A Sc cic calenhionecalhnablecatencat iene dapnceecaameetet 9 2 1 MOUCH ON seire 9 Lal FEOS iio aa 9 23 What s did is oinera 10 2 4 PAO OWCAMONG rica 11 2 5 The LPV LIST of FUNCTIONS ccsscsincssccnscbeacssmbsecsnasdaeescsasus 13 3 The Three Phases of LAN Installation
45. ning And once the hardware is operational you can run software layer tests ping etc from any workstation see Appendix B What is the best time to LAN Performance Vertify a cable The best time to vertify a cable is when the installer is still readily available to repair any faults that are found Installers should verify before they leave so that they will not lose money by having to return to a job site to do warranty repairs Network professionals should also verify before the warranty period expires Page 12 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 2 Overview 2 5 The LPV List of Functions UTP CABLES LAN Performance Verification Level 1 tests Y Length measurement of each cable pair Y Locates opens shorts and distance to the fault y Locates split pairs and the distance to the split Y Wire map Graphs cables internal pairing V NEXT near end and FEXT far end crosstalk Y Propagation delay time for data to travel the length of the cable Y Skew time delay between pairs Y Cable typing CAT 3 5 5e 6 y Speed Projection Displays test results as a graph projecting the cable s speed capability up to 1 Gbps UTP CABLES LAN Performance Verification Level 2 tests Adds y Attenuation Graphs level of real live data from PC hub or switch Y Speed Vertification Level 2 Enhanced speed display samples real live data on active pairs to the limit of the device 1 Gbps NOTE Level 2 tests use re
46. nts are described here Components 1 LPV Main Unit The Main Unit connects to any CAT 5 6 coax cable or 10 100 or 1000BASE T device and performs tests needed for their instal lation and repair For certain tests it can be inserted inline between two LAN devices 2 Main Unit Jacks Left Coax and Right Use the left jack for UTP testing Use the right jack for network testing 3 Printer port Use to transfer stored testing data up to 250 tests to a PC This requires Excel USB data transter cable is included 4 Power and LCD backlighting Press the recessed power button To backlight the display press the SEL button during the opening screen The LPV powers OFF if there is no activity for 10 minutes 5 Cursor and SELECT buttons Use the cursor buttons to select the function to be performed Press the SEL button to select the functions 6 and 7 LPV Remote Probe The Remote Probe performs 2 functions 6 Tracing cables Use it as an inductive probe to trace cables with the tone generated by the Main Unit 7 Far end cable termination The Remote Probe s jack is used to terminate the far end of the cable when the wire map test is conducted Page 16 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Faceplate Description i eili M RJ45 COAX 2 ADAPTER Sy COMPARTMENTS go 9V BATTERY REMOTE PROBE Figure 4 1 LAN Performance Verifier and Remote Probe 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 17 Chapter
47. orm the task gt CAT5 6 UTP Test and verify UTP cables with or without LAN devices hubs switches PCs connected Perform basic cable tests on UTP cables Tone UTP cables Move the cursor to CAT5 6 UTP and press Select gt COAX CABLE Test coax cables for length opens shorts distance to fault and wire map Two adapters are included Tone coax cables See Section 6 3 6 gt NETWORK PORTS Perform tests on LAN hubs switches PCs devices Move the cursor to Network Ports and press Select PRINTER MEMORY Printer memory is used to store the results of up to 250 LPV Level 1 Level 2 basic tests and coax tests for later printing Move the cursor to Printer Memory and press Select if you want to Review the tests stored in memory or Erase memory 6 3 1 CAT5 6 UTP Cable Testing SELECTTEST gt VERIFY UTP BASIC TEST UTP TRACER TONES ON AEXIT VSCROLL SEL Figure 6 5 UTP cable testing menu VERIFY UTP Move the cursor to VERIFY UTP and press Select to Start LPV Level 1 testing of a cable LPV tests have two levels Level 1 uses the Main Unit and Remote Probe to perform the basic cable testing plus soeed parameter testing and cable category testing 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 21 Chapter 6 Operation When the Level 1 test is complete you can choose to continue to Level 2 and use real data from your own hub switch or PC to expand the testing Verify is designed for 4 pair cable only use Basic Test
48. power panel for exact measure ments of PoE voltage and power usage displaying the presence of 10 100 1000 switches and the pair location of each NOTE Power over Ethernet PoE powers devices over the CAT5 6 cable 2 4 Applications Works with UTP and all Ethernet devices Unlike traditional certifiers the LAN Performance Verifier LPV uses digital circuit ry and digital testing techniques to perform its tasks These tests include traditional TIA568 cable verification length opens shorts split pairs wire map for unshielded twisted pair UTP plus the LPV s own sophisticated crosstalk timing and cable parameter tests that yield a UTP cable s category CAT3 CAT5 CAT5e CAT6 and speed capability 10 100 1000 Mbps And the LPV can use your own network devices hubs switches PCs to test UTP cables with real data The LAN Performance Verifier analyzes links and data from all types of hubs switches and PCs It performs both single sided tests for advertised speed 10 100 1000 Mbps and duplex and inline tests between devices for negotiated speed The engine of the LPV circuitry is capable of 1 nanosecond resolution Works with coax cable Use the LPV to test for the length of the cable opens shorts wiremap and distance to any faults that might exist As with UTP coax can be toned with the toner feature and test results can be stored in the LPV s flash memory for printing later No LPV tests are performed on coax c
49. pular TCP IP debugging program is called ping after the name given to the operation of submarine sonar devices Like the sonar ping sends out a packet to an address that you specify and waits for a reply Although very simple to use ping is extremely powerful because it works at the IP level and often will respond even when the higher level TCP layer cannot As mentioned above pinging capability is included with most systems and there are also many shareware implementations USE Determine if a workstation is connected to the network Routers servers and workstations are identified by an IP address and possibly a name The IP address is a numeric string whose format is referred to as dotted decimal example 192 168 0 0 The name can be any name given to a computer when it is installed or an internet URL The ability to use a name is provided by a server s DNS Domain Name Service The DNS has a lookup table that cross references IP addresses to names If a DNS service is not available you will need to use the IP address EXAMPLE OF USE 1 You have problems connecting to the Black Box Web site from a workstation and you know the DNS name of the website is www blackbox com At the workstation s Command Prompt enter ping www blackbox com If connected you will receive back blackbox com s IP address for example 207 115 64 64 and the roundtrip time of your ping packet 724 746 5500 blackbo
50. red with the sequential number when SAVE READING is selected CREATE TEST NAME START FRESH EDIT OLD NAME AEXIT Y SCROLL SEL Figure 6 49 Select START FRESH to create a name from scratch Select EDIT OLD to create a new name by modifying the prior name lt saves time Page 48 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation For the purposes of learning the naming routine select START FRESH and follow the exercises in the next section Naming Your Tests Once you become proficient with START FRESH give the EDIT OLD routine a try It speeds creating names by allowing you to copy an old reading name as the starting point for creating the next cable reading name See the next section Naming Your Tests for more details Naming Your Tests Test name line A maximum 16 character name appears here J W A Rotating letter loop WXYZ lt PMENU 012 4 SELECT CHAR A LEFT VRIGHT SEL Figure 6 50 Naming test results screen Rotate loop with arrow keys until the desired letter number space backspace or MENU command appears on the left edge of the LCD Press SEL to copy character to the TEST NAME line After SEL is pressed the letter loop conveniently positions to a space character awaiting the next entry E Figure 6 51 Buttons on the tester 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 49 Chapter 6 Operation The UP and DOWN arrows rotate the LETTERLOOP to the right and left The SEL key copi
51. rom a Gigabit switch 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 37 Chapter 6 Operation DATA MIN 36 A VY REVIEW Figure 6 30 Signal levels of real live data from a 100 Mbps switch The signal level screen is one the most powerful tools used during Level 2 verification It is a live signal attenuation display If the level is below the DATA MIN line you may experience faulty transmissions If the signal is well above the DATA MIN line you have plenty of headroom Press the down arrow key W to continue The two examples above show the differences between Gigabit devices and 10 and 100 Mbps devices With a Gigabit device it is possible to view real live data on all four pairs whereas a 10 and 100 Mbps device can only transmit on one pair A Gigabit device is a full duplex device that uses all four pairs therefore making it a perfect device to get a full view of all four pairs of the cable The following screen only appears if Verification Level 2 was performed VERTIFIED 1 GIG 10 100 1000 A EXIT A Figure 6 31 LAN Performance Verification Level 2 summary screen Page 38 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation LAN Performance Verification Level 2 displays the LAN Performance Verified Level 2 speed capability of the cable The display is the result of the data gathered during Level 1 testing simulated data and Level 2 testing real data into a graph that LAN Performance Verifies the speed capabil
52. ss A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de classe A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada Page 2 724 746 5500 blackbox com NOM Statement Normas Oficiales Mexicanas NOM Electrical Safety Statement INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal
53. t Or e mail the file to your customer as proof of test Page 54 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation 4 Save the file using Excel s File gt Save as See the Readme doc file on the LPV software CD for more details STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING EXCEL 1 After you have installed the driver and connected the LPV to the PC launch Excel Select FILE OPEN and select LPV xls either from your LPV software CD or hard drive 2 Excel asks you If you wish to Enable macros Select Enable macros Say No if asked if you want to open as a Read Only file Microsoft Excel The workbook you are opening contains macros Some macros may contain viruses taht could be harmful to your computer If you are sure this workbook is from a trusted source click Enable Macros If you are not sure and want to prevent any macros from running click Disable Macros Do Not Open Sf Figure 6 58 Microsoft Excel screen 3 Excel alerts you that it has not found the tester Click OK to continue and use the Import Report routine to locate the tester Microsoft Excel No network testers found Figure 6 59 OK screen 4 The Import Report screen with three buttons appears Detect Testers is automatic 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 55 Chapter 6 Operation Import Report Serial Port Detect Testers Import Readings Edit Report Figure 6 60 Import Report
54. t likely solid cable NOTE The minimum length of each cable type is shown on the screen for Verify Tests If your cable is shorter than this use the Basic Cable Test Once the selection is made cable testing will automatically commence Page 24 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation TESTING CABLE TEST FOR DATA SPLITS 12 gt 36 gt 45 gt 78 gt Figure 6 9 Testing progress is shown on the screen TDR NEXT FEXT SPEED TEST PAIRS 12 gt 36 gt 45 gt 78 gt Figure 6 10 Any problems will be displayed see Appendix C During this phase of testing information about length opens shorts split pairs crosstalk cable category and speed is being gathered and computed If there are no cable problems testing continues until you are prompted to connect the Remote Probe and perform a wire map test If all is OK testing will finish the speed screen is displayed NOTE If there is a problem with the cable the problem will be displayed and testing will be halted The problem must be corrected before testing can continue See Appendix C for examples of cable failures Complete results are immediately available for Review and Saving after the test is completed This test now review later feature greatly speeds up the test process when you have multiple cable installations 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 25 Chapter 6 Operation Time to test Short cables take longer to test because fewer
55. to read the link pulses of the LAN device and determine its advertised capability Every LAN device broadcasts its capability in terms of speed duplex and other features known as advertised capabilities to other LAN devices Page 30 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation First example shown in Figure 6 17 The LPV has found a Gigabit device 1000 Mbps on Pairs 1 2 and 3 6 that is capable of transmitting at 10 100 and 1000 Mbps at full duplex 1000 Mbps devices use all 4 pairs Second example shown in Figure 6 18 The LPV has found a 100 Mbps device on Pairs 3 6 that is capable of transmitting at 10 and 100 Mbps at half duplex Typically devices that transmit on Pairs 1 2 are PCs and devices that transmit on 3 6 are hubs and switches When completed press the down arrow key W to continue Data Signal Levels Immediately following the link pulse test the Main Unit tests the data signal levels from the LAN device The levels are not displayed at this time but are available during Review VERIFIED 1 GIG 10 100 1000 A EXIT VREVUE SAVE Figure 6 19 LPV Level 2 final screen when you see this screen Level 2 is completed and available for review When the above screen appears the Level 2 LPV is complete The complete results of both the Level 1 and Level 2 readings are available for immediate review You have the choice of discarding the test readings EXIT or REVIEWING or SAVING the Le
56. urself is the first test that should be conducted because if it fails it most likely means that TCP IP is not properly loaded on the workstation If it passes and you were using your own IP address not the loopback address it confirms that you are the only one on the network with that address Ping your gateway If you get a response it means that the packets are making It to the router a gateway Is a device on a network that serves as an entrance to another net work On business LANs the gateway is generally the router In homes the gateway is the Internet service provider ISP that connects the user to the Internet Page 72 724 746 5500 blackbox com Appendix B Ping and TCP IP Debugging Tools Ping notes If you want to ping another workstation or server and you do not know its DNS name or IP address use ipconfig below To learn all the ping command s option enter ping ipconfig USE Determine the IP address and other related information about a workstation Enter ipconfig at the prompt to display the options possible with this command The two most common entries ipconfig and ipconfig all EXAMPLES OF USE You want to ping a remote server but you do not know its IP address Go to the server and at the command line prompt enter ipconfig The server s IP address will be displayed Return to the earlier workstation and perform the ping test to this address tracert USE Determines how many router hops a pa
57. vel 1 and Level 2 readings in Printer Memory REVUE SAVE NOTE If you select Revue Save you will have an option to name the test Edit Test Name before saving 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 31 Chapter 6 Operation REVIEW TEST SAVE READINGS LPV TEST PORT gt EDIT TEST NAME AEXIT WSCROLL SEL Figure 6 20 Review create a name for the test and or save the test results 6 3 4 Reviewing CAT5 6 UTP Test Results Figure 6 21 Review the readings from the most recent test or store the readings in printer memory Page 32 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 6 Operation CABLE CATEGORY DIGITAL TEST e DE 6 A EXIT v REVIEW Figure 6 22 Cable Category is the first screen of many that are stored The cable category is universally accepted as the speed capability of the cable CAT3 was the original twisted pair cable that connected 10 Mbps networks together Then came CAT5 used in networks up to 100 Mbps Followed by CAT5e gener ally considered adequate for up to 1000 Mbps networks As you become familiar with cable category you will notice that few cables get rated higher than their factory labeling This is because cables are manufactured and tested to minimum specifications If the cable exceeds minimum specifications it passes the manufacturer s inspection When ready to proceed press W REVIEW BLACK BOX VERIFIED TO 100M 10 100 1000 AMENU v REVIEW Figure 6 23 Verification
58. vice every 3 seconds The Port Beacon causes the link LED to flash on the LAN device enabling you to spot the connection Page 68 724 746 5500 blackbox com Appendix A Straight Through Coupler Appendix A Straight Through Coupler When installing or troubleshooting a LAN you might need a straight through cable coupler The LPV s Main Unit jacks makes it easy The tester must be OFF to use this feature Figure A 1 Straight through coupler NOTE If you suspect one of the devices is capable of sourcing PoE voltage connect the device to the RIGHT jack The RIGHT Jack is protected from PoE voltage 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 69 Appendix B Ping and TCP IP Debugging Tools Appendix B Ping and TCP IP Debugging Tools What is TCP IP TCP IP is set of standards first developed by ARPA USA DOD s Advance Research Projects Agency that define how information is routed over the Internet And because of its Internet popularity TCP IP is the most popular protocol operating over twisted pair cabling and therefore is the most popular protocol used by Ethernet the standard for local area networking Why learn about TCP IP Once the LPV has established that your cables and network devices are working at the hardware level your next step is to check out the software level of your network Understanding the basics of TCP IP and gaining a familiarity with your operating system s built in network debugging tools helps you diagnose an
59. x com Page 71 Appendix B Ping and TCP IP Debugging Tools 2 You are having a problem with one of your workstations communicating to a server You know the server s IP address is 192 168 1 100 I enter ping 192 168 1 100 on the workstation s command line If the server is connected you will receive a response to your ping NOTE It s easy to find a computer s IP address Go to the target computer the one you wish to ping and on its command line enter ipconfig The IP address and other addresses will be displayed More information on the ipconfig command can be found later in this section The Ping program has endless uses Ping an address as above If you get a response using the IP address but do not get a response using the DNS address there must be a problem with the DNS system If you suspect this try another debugging pro gram nslookup On the command line enter nslookup fol lowed by the DNS name enter nslookup www blackbox com and see if the IP address is displayed If it is your DNS appears to be working correctly Ping yourself You can use the ping com mand to ping yourself either using your own IP address or what is known as the loopback address The loopback address Is a special reserved address that works on all systems 127 0 0 1 enter ping 127 0 0 1 If you would like to try pinging your own workstation address but do not know it use the ipconfig command in the next section Pinging yo

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