Finisar Surveyor - Manual (Page 6)

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Surveyor
User’s Guide
Detail View Toolbar ............................................................................ 3-8
Data Views Toolbar ............................................................................ 3-10
Filter Design Toolbar.......................................................................... 3-13
Filter States Design Toolbar .............................................................. 3-13
Capture View Toolbar......................................................................... 3-15
File Formats ................................................................................................. 3-18
.HST Extension – Capture Files ....................................................... 3-18
.CAP Extension – Internal Capture Files.......................................... 3-18
.NAM Extension – Name Table Files ................................................ 3-18
.CFD Extension – Capture Filters ..................................................... 3-18
.DFD Extension – Display Filters...................................................... 3-18
.TSP Extension – Transmit Specifications ........................................ 3-18
Providing a Name Table to Surveyor .......................................................... 3-19
Establishing Links for THGm...................................................................... 3-20
4 Configuring Surveyor ................................................................... 4-1
Configuring the Interface............................................................................. 4-1
Customizing Views and Windows ...................................................... 4-1
Capture View Display Options........................................................... 4-2
Histogram Options.............................................................................. 4-4
Setting the Monitoring View for a Module ........................................ 4-5
Configuring Chart Views.................................................................... 4-6
Table Views ......................................................................................... 4-6
Module Settings (Properties) ....................................................................... 4-7
Buffer Size........................................................................................... 4-8
Packet Slice (Slicing Size) .................................................................. 4-8
Stop-and-Save Capture Buffer ........................................................... 4-9
Modes................................................................................................... 4-9
MAC Control Frame ........................................................................... 4-10
System Settings............................................................................................ 4-10
Configuring Ports to Scan .................................................................. 4-10
Configuring Remote Communications............................................... 4-11
Protocol Color Coding ......................................................................... 4-12
Setting Update Timers ....................................................................... 4-12
Disk Options........................................................................................ 4-14
Configuring Counter Logging............................................................. 4-15
Configuring Alarms ..................................................................................... 4-15
Configuring a Multi-Port Tap or Switch...................................................... 4-16
Setting the Local COM Port for Taps and Switches ......................... 4-18
Connecting a Tap with THGs or THGsE........................................... 4-18
Settings for Analyzer Devices ..................................................................... 4-18
Resetting an Analyzer Device ............................................................ 4-18
Updating an Analyzer Device ............................................................ 4-19