Motorola Series Switch WS5100 - Manual (Page 357)

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2. Click the Add button at the bottom of the Configuration tab.
3. Enter the following information to define the properties of the new ping test:
4. Click OK to save and add the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
5. Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error
messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch
6. Click Cancel to return back to the Configuration tab without implementing changes.
Test Name Enter a short name for the ping test to describe either the target destination of the ping
packet or the ping test’s expected result. Use the name provided in combination with the ping
test description to convey the overall function of the test.
Description Ensure the description is representative of the test, as this is the description displaying
within the Configuration tab.
Destination IP Enter the IP address of the target device. This is the numeric (non DNS address) destination
for the device transmitted the ping packets.
No. of Probes Define the number of ping packets transmitted to the target device. This value represents
the number of packets to be transmitted to the target IP address to discern the round trip time
between the switch and its connected device.
Timeout(sec) Configure the timeout value (in seconds) used to timeout the ping test if a round trip packet
is not received by the switch from its target device. Ensure this interval is long enough to
account for network congestion between the switch and its target device.
Frequency Define the interval (in seconds) between ping packet transmissions. Define a longer interval
if high levels of network congestion are anticipated between the switch and its target
device. Use a value of 0 to execute a single ping test or stop a currently running ping test.