Fluke 682 - Overview of Tests

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Overview of Tests
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Overview of Tests
Use the information in the following tables to help you select a test to
accomplish a particular task. Tables 5 through 15 show the appropriate test
category and test to use for the desired task. The test category is the same as
its top-level softkey.
Table 5. Cable and Media Information and Problems
To Do the Following Task Use this Test Under this Test
Category
Verify a 100 MHz Cat 5 Cable installation. # Cable Autotest # Cable Tests
Measure cable lengths. Cable Scan Cable Tests
Find and isolate cable and connector
problems.
Cable Scan Cable Tests
Verify coax cable is terminated correctly. DC Continuity* Cable Tests
Map the physical layout of your network. Cable Identifier Cable Tests
Identify incorrect cable to connector wiring. Wire Map,
NEXT
Cable Tests
Determine the NVP of an unknown cable
type.
Find NVP Cable Tests
* Available only for Ethernet
# Requires the 100 MHz Cable Test Option
Table 6. Ethernet NIC and Hub Problems
To Do The Following Task Use This Test Under this Test
Category
Verify that a hub can successfully transmit
and receive traffic.
Hub Autotest NIC/Hub Tests
Test a NIC’s link pulse, transmit polarity,
and transmit level.
Identify the protocol a NIC is running.
NIC Autotest NIC/Hub Tests
Automatically check hub and NIC.
Expert-T
Autotest
NIC/Hub Tests