Atec NT1150 User Manual

COMMU NICATIO NS TES T & MEA SURE MENT SOLUT IONS

ValidatorPRO™ and ValidatorPRO-NT

Ethernet Network Management Tools

Key Features

• Measures optical power on single mode and multimode ber

• Conducts BER testing to speed certify Ethernet data
transmission speed up to 1000BASE-T (1 Gb/s)

• Measures SNR and skew to uncover impairments to electrical
Ethernet data transmission

• Tests for opens, shorts, split pairs, miswires, and reversals and
measures distance to opens and shorts—supports all copper
network, telco, and coax cables

• Measure PoE voltage and current (NT only)

• Performs port discovery to detect advertised Ethernet speed
and displays capabilities of network devices (NT only)

• Pings network devices to verify connectivity to active
equipment (NT only)

• Discover and display essential information regarding
functionality of 802.11 b/g/n wireless devices (NT only)

• Includes Plan-Um® soware to create network layout;
document cable tests; show network topology; and record
moves, adds, and changes

Applications

• Certify speed capability of electri­cal Ethernet cable runs to support
10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet applica­tions

• Ensure conguration and connectiv­ity with active network devices

• Measure optical power and insertion
loss

• Discover and display essential infor­mation regarding functionality of

802.11 b/g/n wireless devices

• Document network topology includ­ing moves, adds, and changes

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Building on the capabilities of the JDSU Validator and Validator-NT, the JDSU
ValidatorPRO series of Ethernet Network Management Tools oers a complete
solution to test copper and ber Ethernet cables. e ValidatorPRO Ethernet speed
certier with integrated optical power meter and accompanying Plan-Um cable
management soware delivers the power to test both copper and ber cabling,
determine if cables can support Gigabit Ethernet, and perform troubleshooting for
cable installations. e ValidatorPRO performs all tests oered by the Validator and
Validator-NT, including speed certifying the data-carrying capabilities of copper
Ethernet network cables up to 1 Gb/s by testing for noise in the network, detecting
faults in the cabling wiring, and ensuring that cables can support the speed capabili­ties of active equipment.

To certify Ethernet speed performance of cable runs, the ValidatorPRO series of
handheld testers conducts bit error rate (BER) tests by sending data packets down
specied cable runs at dened data rates to check for errors at the maximum
throughput of the link. e ValidatorPRO also reports on signal quality that can
impact high-speed data transmission by measuring signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
Skew measurements provide the signal time delay between pairs that can impact
Ethernet data transmission. e ValidatorPRO also provides continuity testing
that detects opens, shorts, miswires, split pairs, reversals, and high-resistance faults
while accurately measuring distance to faults and total cable length.

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Test fiber and copper (telco, network & coax) cables

ValidatorPRO and ValidatorPRO-NT Ethernet Network Management Tools

e ValidatorPRO includes an integrated optical power meter that
measures optical power at 850/1300/1310/1490/1550 nm on mul­timode or single-mode ber to address an increasing number of
Ethernet networks that now include optical links.

e ValidatorPRO-NT version includes a comprehensive set of fea­tures for testing a network’s active network capabilities: measure
Power over Ethernet (PoE) to ensure the correct power is available
on the correct pins, use port discovery to ensure the correct speed
and duplex capability are available; connect at gigabit Ethernet
and run ping tests to verify connectivity to IP hosts; discover net­work devices using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) or Link Layer
Discovery Protocol (LLDP), discovery and display essential infor­mation regarding functionality and conguration of 802.11 b/g/n
networks.

Shows optical power levels in dB or dBm

Shows available wireless networks and relevant information

Plan-Um Cabling Installation and Planning Software

ValidatorPRO includes the updated powerful Plan-Um planning and reporting soware used to plan network archi­tectures, organize cable information, estimate cable length requirements, and document test results. Plan-Um helps set
up each job, denes the scope of the job, aids in testing cable runs, and produces reports for the installer and customer.
e Network Tools feature provides a quick view of the network architecture and lets users document moves, adds, and
changes.

Used in conjunction with Plan-Um, ValidatorPRO provides condence in the physical properties of cable runs and the
overall capability of the network.