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LanScaper

TM

NIC

Polarity

Straight-Through Cable

Switch

T568A/B

UPLINK

= Network Interface Card - Typically an option card plugged into a PC card slot that provides

an Ethernet interface for that PC. LanScaper™ uses the term NIC to define the connector pin out
that allows for direct connection to a HUB device using a straight-through cable.

- Ethernet transmit and receive driver chips use differential voltages to improve noise

immunity. Thus each direction of transmission uses a pair of wires, one for the positive (+) side
and the other for the negative (-) side. Early Ethernet interface chips were not designed to
recognize and compensate for reversed cable pairs, so a crossed (+) and (-) pair could cause
problems. Modern Ethernet chips can compensate, so the wiring is not critical, but the
LanScaper™ can determine the difference, and will report it. In the Jack ID mode the polarity is
reported as NRM or REV.

- An Ethernet (CAT 5) cable which connects all 4 pairs in the cable

straight through to the corresponding pairs in the far end connector. This allows a NIC device to
connect directly to a HUB device.

- Similar to a HUB, a switch is a multiple port Ethernet connection device that allows for

multiple Ethernet devices to communicate between each other. Unlike a HUB, a switch has internal
logic that determines which port a specific MAC address is found on, and once it has determined
that, it only forwards traffic destined for that address to that port. This allows for fewer collisions
on the LAN by not re-transmitting every packet on every port. Multiple simultaneous point-point
communications can pass through a switch at the same time, as long as each end point is on a
different port on the switch.

Like a HUB, a switch (in its primary mode) has no IP or MAC address of it's own. Also like a
HUB, a switch uses HUB pin out on its connectors to allow direct connections to NIC interfaces.
Switches are more modern devices than HUBS and are usually capable of 100 Mbit/sec (100 Base-
Tx) operation.

As a result of the requirement of IEEE Ethernet specs requiring downward compatibility, all 100
Mbit interfaces must also support legacy 10 Mbit communications. This results in a requiring a
switch to have memory to store packets received at 100 Mbits for retransmission at 10 Mbits (Store
and Forward).

- The EIA/TIA structured wiring standards for telecommunications wiring. A and B

versions are electrically identical and can not be distinguished with a wiring test. The color codes
and pair numbering is different, however, and care must be taken to use one version within a
network. A cable wired to A on one end and B on the other results in a cross-over cable.

- A special connector, or a mechanical switch, that changes the pin out of one connector

on a HUB or switch to NIC pin out. This allows a straight-through cable to be used to connect one
HUB (or switch) to another while building a LAN.

Summary of Contents for LanScaper NT700

Page 1: ...LanScaper TM OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...

Page 2: ...test change the value of an option enter sub menus or move to the next screen Depending on context Mode Key Press CABLE for cable modes press NTWRK for network modes or press the center both at once...

Page 3: ...Jack ID 3 2 2 Cable Test 3 2 3 Cable Length 3 2 4 Tone Generator 3 3 Network Test Modes 3 3 1 Flash Link LED 3 3 2 PING Test 3 3 3 Validate Link 4 0 SETUP MODE 4 1 Target Setup Sub Menu 4 2 PING Setu...

Page 4: ......

Page 5: ...d Skips the ID portion of the Jack ID test above 1 Connect one end of cable run to be tested to LanScaper Press CABLE button repeatedly until Cable Test is displayed twice if unit was off Press SEL bu...

Page 6: ...2 Press NTWRK button repeatedly until PING Test is displayed on screen two presses when off Press SEL button to enter test Several status screens will be displayed while establishing a link and negot...

Page 7: ...button will immediately end any currently running task and either begin the executing the first task of a new category cable or network or display the next mode in the same category waiting for a pre...

Page 8: ...detected the second line will have a flashing x in that position and the specific short condition displayed on the third line If a split pair is detected those pin positions on the second line will b...

Page 9: ...tion modes The address configuration mode is a setup option In either case a Target device must be selected in Setup and its IP address confirmed If the Target address is on the LAN segment as determi...

Page 10: ...tester for it to be possible for them to communicate directly on the same LAN segment A good guess is to use an IP address different by just a few low order digits in the low order byte of the IP add...

Page 11: ...ne The Target IP address can either be on the LAN segment or remote If the Target is on the LAN the status of the LanScaper Target conversation will be as described for the Router above In the off loc...

Page 12: ...ll assume is not responding on the network it will not interfere with other devices on the LAN The PING Generator must be setup in DHCP Off mode and its manual IP configuration must be setup to addres...

Page 13: ...on reserved IP addresses This is any address other than 0 0 0 0 or 224 255 x x x MyIP is edited in a similar fashion to the Target IP addresses described above The Router IP address is also edited in...

Page 14: ...th it measures in feet or meters The length constant is converted to the new units In Validate Link mode this status shows that the tester has detected another active LanScaper trying to start a PING...

Page 15: ...ame as the DNS Server IP address so the Target PING is automatically disabled The active Target IP address is the same as the Router IP address so the Target PING is automatically disabled The IP addr...

Page 16: ...the correct pins at the other end of the cable While testing with a remote the wire map shows the pin numbers line 1 main line 2 remote A is a special case of a miswire in which the pair is wired to...

Page 17: ...8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 SHORT T568A B Passing Cable unshielded 1 not twisted with 2 3 not twisted with 6 Fig 6 1 Examples of Wiring Errors shielded 12345678S ID 12345678S ID 12345678 ID 12345678S ID 12345678S...

Page 18: ...rature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Storage temperature 30 to 80 C 20 to 176 F Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing 9V Alkaline battery typical times are for the full capacity of the battery used continuously in...

Page 19: ...an be used with a straight through cable to connect a normal HUB port to the UPLINK port Ethernet physical wiring is done on a point point mechanism but an Ethernet network is a star network where any...

Page 20: ...ound on and once it has determined that it only forwards traffic destined for that address to that port This allows for fewer collisions on the LAN by not re transmitting every packet on every port Mu...

Page 21: ...ng PINGing the DNS server proves that the LanScaper can access a device on the WAN Router see below Internet Protocol Actually TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol but commonly abbre...

Page 22: ...munications which differentiates it from a HUB or switch A hardware box sold as a router will usually include a HUB or switch chip inside providing a convenient connection point for multiple Ethernet...

Page 23: ...inspected by anyone other than Test Um authorized personnel In no event will Test Um Inc be liable for any incidental or consequential damages The LanScaper is designed and manufactured to provide tr...

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