Agilent Technologies N2620A - Manual (Page 39)

Network Testing with the FrameScope Pro 2
N2620A User’s Guide 21
Network Testing Overview
The FrameScope Pro network testing features allow you to
create a list of key network resources and evaluate their
performance. Active Discovery and detailed metrics allow you
to troubleshoot problems and pinpoint network bottlenecks.
The following steps describe the general procedure for
performing network analysis testing using the FrameScope Pro.
1 Power on the FrameScope Pro. Refer to Chapter 1 ,
“Switching On and Off the FrameScope Pro” on page 12.
2 Connect to the network-under-test. Refer to Chapter 1 ,
“Connecting to the Network and Using the FrameScope Pro”
on page 14.
The FrameScope Pro automatically starts to poll the network
and locate devices. Refer to
“Examining the Network” on
page 22.
3 View the details on the detected network resources. Refer to
“Detailed List” on page 23.
4 Perform an Autotest on any or all desired resources. Refer to
“Running an Autotest” on page 24.
5 Select any device on the network to perform additional
testing, such as:
• Ping test; refer to “Performing a Ping Test” on page 30.
• TraceRoute test; refer to “Tracing a Route through the
Network” on page 32.
• SNMP Queries; refer to “Performing SNMP Queries” on
page 34.
6 Save the results as desired, before performing other tests or
functions.