Fluke LinkRunner Quick Reference Manual

PN 1664343 March 2002

© 2002 Fluke Networks. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. All product
names are trademarks of their respective companies.

LinkRunner

TM

Network MultiMeter

Quick Reference Guide

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing Fluke Networks LinkRunner!
This office-to-network testing tool enables you to quickly
check the network, test a cable, or ping.

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What’s in the box? Part No.

LinkRunner 1664475
Quick Reference Guide 1664343
Batteries (installed) N/A
Wiremap Adapter N/A

Description

1. RJ-45 LAN port

2. RJ-45 MAP port

(cable testing)

3. Selection buttons
Left – Highlight

Right – Action

4. Power Button

5

1 2

3

4

6

Power off -

press and hold

Backlight

– press once briefly

5. Batteries (2) AA

6. Link indicator light

Count on LinkRunner for Answers!

First connect an RJ-45 cable from the network hub or
wall plate to the LinkRunner LAN port. Check the
following list of questions and associated answers to
see how LinkRunner can help you get the job done.

Common Questions

½

Is this an active Ethernet port?

½

Can I ping?

½

Is this cable good?

½

Is this cable good end-to-end?

½

Where does this cable go?

½

Is the PC NIC OK?

Is this an active
Ethernet port?

1.Activity indicator

2.Cable/Link Status:

Straight patch
Crossover patch

Unknown patch
(Auto-MDIX port
on hub or switch)

5

3

6

4

1

2

Link Level (dis­plays when low)

3. Advertised
speed/duplex

4.Actual link
speed/duplex

5.Softkeys (correspond to
L/R selection buttons).

Battery Low Indicator:

displays when low.

6. Network utilization

• Press to ping.

In DHCP network environments,
LinkRunner pings:

Default Router
DNS server

Can I ping?

User-defined device (most
recently selected)

Ping Results

• Device icons are arranged based on their position

relative to the router.

•

Non-responding device icons appear dimmed.

• Ping frames sent/received display below each icon.

• The DHCP-acquired

LinkRunner IP address dis-

plays above the softkeys.

• Press to see details (Round Trip Time).

Ping Details

• Round Trip Time displays below

the IP address (milliseconds).

• Press to access Ping Con-

figuration.

• Press to stop pinging.

Note: The DNS server is pinged only in DHCP mode.

Is this cable good?

• Plug a cable into the LAN port.

• All four pairs are 189 ft.

indicates a problem cable and
details display below.

Good Short
Unknown Split

Open (wiremap or cable ID)

Is this cable good end-to-end?

• Patch cable - c onnect both cable ends to LinkRunner

(LAN and MAP port).

• Long Cable - connect one end to the LAN port and the

other end to either the wiremap adapter or to a cable
ID.

• A good cable generates this

information:
All four pairs are good.
The cable length is 253 ft.
The cable is a straight cable.

• indicates a problem cable

and details display below.

Where does this cable go?

• Plug the cable into LinkRunner’s LAN port.

• Press to start the cable locate function.

• Check the hub for a blinking port

light or scan the cable at the far
end with the optional toner receiver.

• Press to stop.

• Cable ID - use the optional Cable ID kit (#1-8) and

connect it to the cable far end to map cable runs.

• The cable identifier is 6.

• This cable run is 248 ft.

• It is a straight cable.

Is the PC NIC OK?

• If the network is OK, test the PC NIC card by con-

necting LinkRunner to it. If you get link, the NIC is
good.

Ping / LinkRunner Configuration

Press both action buttons simultane­ously to access configuration (Ping

or

LinkRunner

). If no

cable is connected, press

to

access Configuration.

Ping Configuration

• Press

to configure IP

addresses for pinging.

• Press

to highlight an

item.

• - press

for

DHCP on/off.
Note: manual IP address configuration changes will be
ignored until you turn off DHCP.

User-defined IP Addresses

- press

to enter user-defined IP addresses

(up to 4 common IP address ping targets).

• Press to cycle through ping targets 0 - 4. Tar-

get 0 means you don’t want to ping a target.

• Press

to access IP edit-

ing then press

to begin

editing the selected target.

Entering an IP Address

• Press

to increment

each digit.

• Press

to advance.

• Press to exit.

Note: Invalid addresses revert to the previous value
(class D, E, 0.0.0.0, or 255.255.255.255).

• - press to access IP

Configuration.

• Press to highlight an

address:

LinkRunner IP address
Subnet Mask
Default Router

Manual IP
Configuration

• Press the right selection button

to begin editing an address.

• Press to then .

LinkRunner
Configuration

• From the Ping/LinkRunner

Configuration screen, press

LinkRunner Configura-

tion.

• Displayed are the LinkRunner

MAC address and version.

• Press to select feet or

meters.

• Press to exit.

Other Features and Functions

Unpowered
Device

Token Ring

Telco

No DHCP
Server found

Auto-off: unit powers off after 5 minutes of inactivity

(auto-off disabled during ping or cable locate tasks).
Restore Factory Defaults: press power button as you
press both selection buttons.

Ping Responder: In ping mode LinkRunner responds
to pings from other devices.

Duplicate IP
addresses found

Help Technical Assi stance Center

Have a question about using LinkRunner? Contact the
Technical Assistance Center at one of the numbers
listed or e-mail: [e-mail].

USA

1-800-283-5853 Japan [phone]

Canada

1-800-363-5853 China [phone]

Europe

[phone] Singapore [phone]

Anywhere [phone]

You can also visit the Fluke Networks Knowledge Base
at http://kb.flukenetworks.com.

Accessories

Buy LinkRunner accessories or other network test
products by contacting a Fluke Networks representa­tive or send e-mail to: [e-mail]. For
more information go to
www.flukenetworks.com/linkrunner.

Accessories Part No.

Cable ID Kit (IDs 1-8) 1665935
Clip Set 1668377
Toner Receiver 1667985
Wiremap Adapter (ID #0) 1668404
Rechargeable Batteries 1572184
Battery Charger 1572191
RJ-45 Coupler 1668361

Cleaning Clean unit with a damp cloth.

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Caution If the equipment is used in a manner not

specified by the manufacturer, the protection
provided by the equipment may be impaired.

Warranty

LinkRunner carries a one-year warranty. Find
out more at
www.flukenetworks.com/linkrunner.

Specifications

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European directive

Meets EN61010-1 1

st

and 2nd editions.
Meets EN61326 Class A, for ESD criteria C, FCC part 15
Class A.

$

Canadian Nationally Recognized Test Laboratory for U.S.

and Canada

Meets CSA/CAN C22.2 No.1010.1-92, UL3111-1.

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Not intended to be connected to telecommunication line.

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N10140

Meets C-Tick EMC standard.

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