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Chapter 5: Software support

3. Click the

Run button to perform a cable test.

5.3.2

AI NET2

The AI NET2 features the Marvell

®

Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT). VCT is a cable

diagnostic utility that reports LAN cable faults and shorts using the Time Domain

Reflectometry (TDR) technology. The VCT detects and reports open and shorted

cables, impedance mismatches, pair swaps, pair polarity problems, and pair skew

problems of up to 64 ns at one meter accuracy.
The VCT feature reduces networking and support costs through a highly

manageable and controlled network system. This utility can be incorporated

in the network systems sofware for ideal field support as well as development

diagnostics.

Using the Virtual Cable Tester™

To use the the Marvell

®

Virtual Cable Tester™ utility:

1. Launch the VCT utility from the Windows

®

desktop by clicking

Start > All

Programs > Marvell > Virtual Cable Tester.

2. Click

Virtual Cable Tester from the menu to display the screen below.

• The VCT only runs on systems with Windows

®

XP or Windows

®

2000

operating systems.

• The VCT utility only tests Ethernet cables connected to Gigabit LAN port(s).
• The Run button on the Virtual Cable Tester™ main window is disabled if no

problem is detected on the LAN cable(s) connected to the LAN port(s).

• If you want the system to check the status of the LAN cable before entering

the OS, enable the item Post Check LAN Cable in the BIOS Setup.

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