netAlly EtherScope nXG Controlled Edition User manual

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NetAlly Network Testing Apps
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Capture Discovery
Wi-Fi Path Analysis
AirMapper™ Performance
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Link-Live App Store
Cable
Software v1.5 Published May 04, 2021

Contents
Contact Us 16
Introduction 17
How to Use this Guide 18
Buttons and Ports 20
Charging and Power 24
PoE Charging 24
Safety and Maintenance 28
Legal Notification 31
Home and Android Interface 32
Home Screen 33
Navigating the Android System 35
Android Status Bar and Notifications 39
Notification Panel 39
Apps Screen and Store 42
Device Settings 45
Quick Settings Panel 46
Connecting to Wi-Fi 50
Captive Portals 53
Sharing 55
Sharing Files to Link-Live 56
Sharing from the Files App 58
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Saving a Screenshot 60
EtherScope nXG Controlled Edition
Settings and Tools 61
Navigation Drawer 62
About Screen 64
Exporting Logs 65
Test and Management Ports 66
Configuring the Ports 67
Test Ports 69
Management Ports 70
Test and Port Status Notifications 71
Test Port Notifications 72
Management Port Notifications 74
Discovery Notifications 76
PoE 76
VNC/Link-Live Remote 76
EtherScope nXG Controlled Edition
General Settings 78
Wi-Fi 79
Wired 82
Management 84
Preferences 88
Trending Graphs 89
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Common Icons 93
Floating Action Button (FAB) and Menu 94
Common Tools 97
Web Browser/Chromium 97
Telnet/SSH 97
Flashlight 100
Software Management 101
Managing Files 102
Files Application 102
How to Move or Copy a File 105
Using a Micro SD Card 106
Using a USB Drive 107
Ejecting Storage Media 108
Using a USB Type-C to USB Cable 109
Updating Software 112
Remote Access 118
Using VNC 120
Using Link-Live Remote 121
Managing NetAlly App Settings 123
Resetting Testing App Defaults 123
Saving App Settings Configurations 127
Exporting and Importing Settings 130
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Restoring EtherScope nXG Controlled
Edition Factory Defaults 136
Changing the Language 138
Controlled Edition Operation 140
Introduction to EtherScope nXG
Controlled Edition 141
Controlling Feature Availability 149
Permanently Disabling Features 155
Changing the Administrative
Password 161
EtherScope nXG Controlled Edition
Testing Applications 164
AutoTest App and Profiles 165
AutoTest Overview 167
Managing Profiles and Profile Groups 170
Factory Default Profiles 170
Adding New Profiles 172
Profile Groups 179
Creating New Profile Groups 184
Main AutoTest Screen 188
Periodic AutoTest 190
Periodic AutoTest Settings 190
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Running Periodic AutoTest 192
Wired AutoTest Profiles 195
Wired Profile Results 200
PoE Test Results 202
Wired Link Test Results 205
802.1X Test Results 211
VLAN Test Results 213
Switch Test Results 216
Wired Profile FAB 223
Wired Profile Settings 227
PoE Test Settings 228
Wired Connection Settings 232
VLAN Settings 238
Stop After 241
HTTP Proxy 241
Wi-Fi AutoTest Profiles 243
Wi-Fi Profile Test Results 247
Wi-Fi Link Test Results 250
Connect Log 260
Channel Test Results 261
AP (Access Point) Test 265
Wi-Fi Profile FAB 268
Wi-Fi Profile Settings 272
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Wi-Fi Connection Settings 274
Advanced (Wi-Fi Connection) Settings 287
Channel Test Settings 290
HTTP Proxy 293
DHCP, DNS, and Gateway Tests for
Wired and Wi-Fi AutoTests 295
DHCP or Static IP Test 296
DNS Test 308
Gateway Test 313
Test Targets for Wired and Wi-Fi
AutoTests 318
Adding and Managing Test Targets 319
Target Test Results Screens 323
AutoTest Ping Test 326
AutoTest TCP Connect Test 332
HTTP Test 336
FTP Test 348
Air Quality AutoTest Profiles 358
Air Quality Profile Results 361
Air Quality Profile FAB 367
Air Quality Profile Settings 368
Ping/TCP Test App 374
Ping/TCP Settings 375
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Populating Ping/TCP from Another
App 375
Configuring Ping/TCP Settings
Manually 378
Running Ping/TCP Tests 382
Capture App 386
Capture Settings 387
Running and Viewing Captures 393
Discovery App 399
Introduction to Discovery 401
Main Discovery List Screen 403
Searching the Discovery List 406
Filtering the Discovery List 408
Sorting the Discovery List 411
Security Auditing – Batch
Authorization 414
Refreshing Discovery 419
Uploading Discovery Results to Link-
Live 420
Discovery Details Screens 422
Top Details Card 424
Lower Cards in Device Details 430
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Problems 432
Addresses 433
TCP Port Scan 434
VLANs 437
Interfaces 438
SNMP 444
Connected Devices 446
Resources 447
SSIDs 448
Discovery App Floating Action Menu 450
Device Types 456
Routers 457
Switches 458
Unknown Switches 459
Network Servers 461
Hypervisors 462
Virtual Machines 463
Wi-Fi Controllers 465
Access Points (APs) 466
Wi-Fi Clients 467
VoIP Phones 468
Printers 469
SNMP Agents 470
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NetAlly Tools 471
Hosts/Clients 472
Discovery Settings 475
SNMP Configuration 478
Active Discovery Ports 486
Extended Ranges 487
Devices Discovered Through Other
Devices 492
Device Health Interval 498
ARP Sweep Rate 499
SNMP Query Delay 500
Auto AP Grouping Rules 500
Problem Settings 505
TCP Port Scan Settings 509
Wi-Fi Analysis App 512
Wi-Fi Analysis and Discovery 514
Wi-Fi App List Screens 515
Wi-Fi App List Screens 516
Filtering in the Wi-Fi App 520
Sorting in the Wi-Fi App 525
Uploading Wi-Fi Results to Link-Live 527
Wi-Fi Details Screens 530
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Wi-Fi Problems Screen 533
RF and Traffic Statistics Overview 535
Locating Wi-Fi Devices 540
Assigning a Name and Authorization
to a Device 548
Channels Map 560
Channels Utilization 561
Channels Overlap 565
Channels 569
SSIDs 573
APs 578
BSSIDs 582
Clients 594
Interferers 604
Path Analysis App 608
Introduction to Path Analysis 609
Path Analysis Settings 610
Populating Path Analysis from
Another App 610
Configuring Path Analysis Manually 610
Running Path Analysis 614
Path Analysis Results and Source
EtherScope Cards 616
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Layer 3 Hops 620
Layer 2 Devices 625
Uploading Path Analysis Results to
Link-Live 631
AirMapper™ App 633
AirMapper Settings 634
Configuring an AirMapper Survey 635
Wi-Fi General Settings that Affect
AirMapper 640
Collecting AirMapper Data 646
Starting a New Survey 657
Performance Test App 659
Introduction to Performance Testing 661
Performance Test Settings 663
Saving Custom Performance Tests 664
Configuring the Source EtherScope
nXG Controlled Edition 669
Configuring Performance Endpoints 686
OneTouch 10G Performance Peer 687
LinkRunner G2 Reflector 689
LinkRunner AT Reflector 691
NPT Reflector Software 693
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Running a Performance Test 695
Performance Test Results 696
Performance Service Detailed Results 698
Uploading Performance Results to
Link-Live 705
Running EtherScope as a Performance
Peer 709
iPerf Test App 714
iPerf Settings 716
Saving Custom iPerf Settings 716
Test Accessories in Discovery 717
Configuring iPerf Settings 720
Running an iPerf Test 724
Uploading iPerf Results to Link-Live 728
LANBERT™ Test App 730
LANBERT Settings 731
Configuring LANBERT Generator
Settings 731
Configuring LANBERT Loopback
Settings 736
Running a LANBERT Test 737
Uploading LANBERT Results to Link- 744
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Live
Link-Live Cloud Service 747
Getting Started in Link-Live Cloud
Service 749
Claiming the Unit 749
After Claiming 751
Unclaiming 752
Link-Live App Features 754
Saving Locally Only 758
Job Comment 760
Link-Live and Testing Apps 763
Link-Live Sharing Screens 764
Sharing a Text File to Link-Live 767
Cable Test App 770
Cable Test Settings 771
Running Cable Test 772
Open Cable TDR Testing 773
Terminated WireView Testing 776
Toning Function 778
Uploading Cable Test Results to Link-
Live 779
Specifications and Compliance 780
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Specifications 781
General 781
Wireless 782
Environmental Specifications 789
Certifications and Compliance 791
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Contact Us
Online:NetAlly.com
Phone: (North America) 1-844-TRU-ALLY
(1-844-878-2559)
NetAlly
2075 Research Parkway, Suite 190
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
For additional product resources, visit
NetAlly.com/Products/EtherScopenXG.
For customer support, visit
NetAlly.com/Support.
Register your EtherScope nXG
Controlled Edition
Registering your product with NetAlly gives you
access to valuable information on product
updates, troubleshooting procedures, and
other services.
Register on the NetAlly Support Page.
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Introduction
The EtherScope nXG Controlled Edition
Portable Network Expert is a rugged, hand-held
tool for testing and analyzing copper, fiber, and
Wi-Fi networks. It features applications
developed by NetAlly for network discovery,
measurement, and validation, which are
available from the Home and Apps screens.
All NetAlly hand-held testers include access to
Link-Live Cloud Service at Link-Live.com. Link-
Live is an online system for collecting,
organizing, analyzing, and reporting your test
results. Test data is automatically uploaded
once your tester is properly configured. Visit
Link-Live.com and "Claim" your EtherScope
to access these features.
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How to Use this Guide
This User Guide describes the EtherScope nXG
Controlled Edition's testing functionality and
basic elements of the Android interface.
The guide is meant for users who are know-
ledgeable about network operations, tests, and
measurements.
The EtherScope nXG Controlled Edition may
also be referred to as just EtherScope or the
"unit" in this guide.
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2. Select Find in Page from the menu.
3. Enter the search text.
4. Tap the find icon . This displays the
text at the top of the screen. Touch the
up and down arrows to search forwards
and backwards for the text. In the
image below, the user has searched on
"LAN". Tap the highlight bars on the
right to go to the corresponding
manual text.
Introduction
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Buttons and Ports
Button and port functions on your EtherScope
unit are described below.
Introduction
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