EXFO VDSL2 - Manual (Page 189)

Copper, VDSL2, ADSL2+ and IP Triple-Play Test Set 181
12 Running Manual Tests
The purpose of the Manual Test function is to establish a connection to the
DSLAM and confirm the status of the DSL line. You can then log on to an
ISP to perform advanced tests, including Ping, TraceRoute, and download
speed tests.
To view the available tabs:
Press the left/right function arrows on each side of the F1, F2, and F3 keys.
Reading Results
Test Summary
The TestSummary tab allows you to view the PASS/FAIL status and Details
of a series of Manual Test results.
The available test results are the
following:
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Line Status displays Booting,
Activate, Handshaking,
Full Initialization to Connected
for the particular line connection
under test.
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WAN Status displays whether the
unit is Connected to the wide area
network, or in idle mode.
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PingTest is also known as ICMP echo request and determines network
connectivity and accessibility.
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TraceRoute reports the path and the time of an IP packet to reach the
destination IP address.
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HTTP Speed allows you to evaluate the speed at which a particular
Web page or URL or Web object can be downloaded by the unit.
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FTP Speed displays the status of whether the file transfer protocol was
completed or not.