Vonaq EasyCheck 900, User Manual

Page 1: ...EasyCheck 900 User Guide EasyCheck 900 User Guide V1 4 ...

Page 2: ...iption 7 2 7 1 Device ID 7 2 7 2 Cable Test 7 2 7 2 1 Cable PASS 7 3 7 2 2 Open 7 3 7 2 3 Short 7 5 7 2 4 Miswire 7 6 7 2 5 Split Pair 7 6 7 3 Length Test 7 7 7 4 Tone Generator 7 8 7 5 Flash Link LED 7 8 7 6 Ping Test 7 9 7 6 1 Quick Setup 7 9 7 6 2 Complete Setup 7 9 7 6 3 Test Status Introduction 7 10 7 7 DHCP and Ping Test 7 11 7 8 Net Scan 7 12 8 System View 8 1 8 1 Software version 8 1 9 Sys...

Page 3: ...est for verifying network connectivity and NetScan for scanning active hosts on the LAN providing a display of their IP and MAC addresses thus allowing easy management of the LAN 2 Main Features Fast and efficient testing of twisted pair coax cable and security cable Intuitive LCD display of wiremaps Conduct tests of STP UTP and diagnose faults for opens shorts and miswires Perform cable tests per...

Page 4: ...EasyCheck 900 User Guide 3 Appearance 3 1 ...

Page 5: ...0 tester 1 Remote 1 RJ12 to RJ45 cable 2 RJ45 to RJ45 cable 2 RJ45 to Alligator clip cable 2 User Guide CD 1 9V Battery 1 4 3 Power Supply The EasyCheck 900 uses a 9V battery When the battery low icon in the top right is flashing the battery should be replaced as soon as practical To replace the battery press marking OPEN lock and push down the battery cap then pull out battery snap and connect a ...

Page 6: ...battery display initializing shortly followed by the main menu Press the SETUP key in the 2 Check battery status main menu to display the battery capacity and enter the system view menu Press the ESC key return to main menu 4 2 ...

Page 7: ...sting capabilities please read through this chapter carefully Link Indicator Cursor Keys Menu selection Scroll and adjust values Backlit LCD OK Key Enter into a test mode or move to next screen Power Key Short press to control back light Hold to turn off on tester Setup Key ESC Return to higher level menu Battery Cap Press lock and push down 5 1 ...

Page 8: ... Pressing the ESC key returns you to the main menu Main Menu Items Device ID Indentify possible conditions of an RJ45 port Length Test Test cable length Cable Test Test cable for shorts opens and split pairs display wiremap Tone Generator Generate Tone on all pairs of cable Flash Link LED Blinking a link indicator to find a HUB or switch port Ping Test Ping to verify connectivity of devices DHCP T...

Page 9: ...fault cable for connecting is a straight through cable In the case of a network card being connected to the other end of the Ethernet cable the EasyCheck 900 will display NIC if a HUB or SWITCH is connected the EasyCheck 900 will display HUB or SWITCH Warning if you use a crossover cable to connect the EasyCheck 900 the tester will incorrectly display HUB or SWITCH instead of NIC In the case where...

Page 10: ...cable is STP Serial Number of Cable Test 12345678S Wiremap at the tester end Remote R1 12345678S the Remote PASS 1 5m See the below diagram of correct wire arrangement per T568A B With a One end Test the test result will appear similar to the following Cable Test One end Test PASS 1 5m 7 2 2 Open This error can only be detected with a remote at the far end of the cable The EasyCheck 900 will repor...

Page 11: ... Example For the above situation the test result will appear as follows Cable Test 12345678 R1 345678 Open Open will be displayed on the last line and pin 1 2 for the corresponding pair at the remote end won t be displayed 7 4 ...

Page 12: ...e screen with the corresponding pin numbers For shorts of multi pairs the display scrolls If a Remote is connected to the other end of a cable a will be displayed in the position under the numbers of short pairs while one ended test only displays shorts pin number instead of wiremap Example For the above situation see below Cable Test 12345678 R1 123456 Short 78 7 5 ...

Page 13: ...re 3 on the other end See the display below Cable Test 12345678 R1 13245678 Miswire 7 2 5 Split Pair The twisted pair cables are made up of eight wires twisted together in 4 pairs T568A B standard prescribes the pairs 1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 A split pair cable is wired with correct continuity but not with correct pairing For a long cable split pair fault will greatly affect the signal transportation Examp...

Page 14: ... displays is shown below Length Test Unit 49 0pF m Pair 1 2 Test Result Len 1 5m Press or to adjust the capacitance per unit length and the EasyCheck 900 will display as follows Length Test Pair 50 0 Len 1 5m For cables of unknown capacitance per unit length a cable of known length of the same type may be used as a reference The Unit value may then be adjusted to give the correct result on the ref...

Page 15: ...election of a single wire will result in the strongest signal Press or to change tone High Low Tone1 Tone2 Tone Generator Tone High 7 5 Flash Link LED With a cable connected to a switch or HUB you can use this function to trace its termination The tester flashes the link LED indicator on the port of HUB or switch The EasyCheck 900 will first find an active link before entering this function as sho...

Page 16: ...the selected value highlighted Press ç or è to go to the number of the IP address to be modified and press é or ê to change the value Press OK key again and select the target IP Set the target IP Address in the same way press OK to escape and start a ping test Example The following diagram shows modifying the last value of the EasyCheck 900 s IP Address EasyCheck Ping Test 900 s IP Target IP My 19...

Page 17: ...ed or no device is present at the far end Ping Test Test result My 192 168 001 009 Ta 192 168 001 010 Link not Found During a Ping Test When detecting an active link the tester will start the Ping test automatically See the below display Ping Test Testing My 192 168 001 009 Ta 192 168 001 010 Ping OK Ping When a response is received Ping Test My 192 168 001 009 Ta 192 168 001 010 Ping OK If the Pi...

Page 18: ...ll or faulty device In this situation we get no Ping response 7 7 DHCP and Ping Test This is a very powerful test combining checking of the DHCP server and performing a ping test in an automatic way In DHCP test mode the EasyCheck 900 can get its network information including tester s IP DNS server s IP and Gateway s IP from a DHCP host Press OK to ping these devices When the EasyCheck 900 finds a...

Page 19: ...K to start a scan test The following screen indicates that the EasyCheck 900 is scanning Scan progress Net Scan Scan 018 Number of devices found Found 005 The EasyCheck 900 stops the Net Scan when it gets to the end of the IP range Press OK to interrupt a scan Press é or ê to see the device s IP and MAC address Example Device number 001 005 MAC 00E04C582D84 Number of devices found IP 192 168 001 0...

Page 20: ...EasyCheck 900 User Guide 8 System View Press SETUP in the main menu the EasyCheck 900 will enter system view mode 8 1 Software version This is the system set menu System View Version V1 6 8 1 ...

Page 21: ... 15 minutes In Tone Generator mode this time is 60 minutes and in Flash Link LED mode the time is 30 minutes 9 2 User Data To preserve user data such as configuration and results the EasyCheck 900 must be turned off by holding the POWER key If the battery is disconnected for longer than a minute user data may be lost 9 1 ...

Page 22: ...ow to use the Optional Tone tracer Nothing Connected Press while testing Audible Tone Received If the battery is low the Battery Indicator will be on continuously whilst the test button is pressed The battery should be replaced as soon as possible 10 1 ...