netAlly ETHERSCOPE nXG User manual

ETHERSCOPE™nXG
User Guide
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NetAlly Network Testing Apps
AutoTest Ping/TCP
Capture Discovery
Wi-Fi Path Analysis
AirMapper™ Performance
iPerf Link-Live
App Store Cable
Software v1.2 Published March 26, 2020

Contents
Contact Us 15
Introduction 16
How to Use this Guide 17
The PDF Reader App 17
Buttons and Ports 22
Charging and Power 26
PoE Charging 27
Safety and Maintenance 29
Legal Notification 32
Home and Android Interface 33
Home Screen 34
Navigating the Android System 36
Android Status Bar and Notifications 40
Notification Panel 40
Apps Screen and Store 43
Device Settings 46
Quick Settings Panel 47
Connecting to Wi-Fi 51
Captive Portals 54
Sharing 56
Sharing Files to Link-Live 57
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Sharing from the Files App 59
Saving a Screenshot 61
EtherScope nXG Settings and Tools 62
Navigation Drawer 63
About Screen 65
Exporting Logs 66
Test and Management Ports 67
Configuring the Ports 68
Test Ports 69
Management Ports 71
Test and Port Status Notifications 72
Test Port Notifications 73
Management Port Notifications 75
Discovery Notifications 76
PoE 77
VNC/Link-Live Remote 77
EtherScope nXG General Settings 78
Wi-Fi 79
Wired 82
Management 85
Preferences 88
Trending Graphs 89
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Common Icons 93
Floating Action Button (FAB) and Menu 94
Common Tools 97
Web Browser/Chrome 97
Telnet/SSH 97
Camera and Flashlight 98
Software Management 100
Managing Files 101
Files Application 101
How to Move or Copy a File 104
Using a Micro SD Card 105
Using a USB Drive 106
Ejecting Storage Media 107
Using a USB Type-C to USB Cable 108
Updating Software 110
Remote Access 116
Using VNC 118
Using Link-Live Remote 118
Managing NetAlly App Settings 121
Resetting Testing App Defaults 121
Saving App Settings Configurations 125
Exporting and Importing Settings 128
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Restoring EtherScope nXG Factory
Defaults 133
Changing the Language 135
EtherScope nXG Testing
Applications 137
AutoTest App and Profiles 138
AutoTest Overview 140
Managing Profiles and Profile Groups 144
Factory Default Profiles 144
Adding New Profiles 146
Profile Groups 152
Creating New Profile Groups 157
Main AutoTest Screen 161
Periodic AutoTest 163
Periodic AutoTest Settings 163
Running Periodic AutoTest 165
Wired AutoTest Profiles 168
Wired Profile Results 173
PoE Test Results 175
Wired Link Test Results 178
802.1X Test Results 183
VLAN Test Results 185
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Switch Test Results 187
Wired Profile FAB 194
Wired Profile Settings 198
PoE Test Settings 199
Wired Connection Settings 203
VLAN Settings 207
Stop After 209
HTTP Proxy 210
Wi-Fi AutoTest Profiles 212
Wi-Fi Profile Test Results 216
Wi-Fi Link Test Results 219
Connect Log 229
Channel Test Results 230
AP (Access Point) Test 234
Wi-Fi Profile FAB 237
Wi-Fi Profile Settings 241
Wi-Fi Connection Settings 243
Advanced (Wi-Fi Connection) Settings 256
Channel Test Settings 259
HTTP Proxy 262
DHCP, DNS, and Gateway Tests for
Wired and Wi-Fi AutoTests 264
DHCP or Static IP Test 265
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DNS Test 276
Gateway Test 281
Test Targets for Wired and Wi-Fi
AutoTests 286
Adding and Managing Test Targets 287
Target Test Results Screens 291
AutoTest Ping Test 294
AutoTest TCP Connect Test 300
HTTP Test 304
FTP Test 317
Air Quality AutoTest Profiles 327
Air Quality Profile Results 329
Air Quality Profile Settings 333
Ping/TCP Test App 338
Ping/TCP Settings 339
Populating Ping/TCP from Another
App 339
Configuring Ping/TCP Settings
Manually 342
Running Ping/TCP Tests 346
Capture App 350
Capture Settings 351
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Running and Viewing Captures 358
Discovery App 364
Introduction to Discovery 366
Main Discovery List Screen 368
Searching the Discovery List 371
Filtering the Discovery List 373
Sorting the Discovery List 376
Refreshing Discovery 379
Uploading Discovery Results to Link-
Live 380
Discovery Details Screens 382
Top Details Card 384
Lower Cards in Device Details 390
Problems 392
Addresses 393
TCP Port Scan 394
VLANs 397
Interfaces 398
SNMP 404
Connected Devices 406
Resources 407
SSIDs 408
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Discovery App Floating Action Menu 410
Device Types 415
Routers 416
Switches 417
Unknown Switches 418
Network Servers 420
Hypervisors 421
Virtual Machines 422
Wi-Fi Controllers 424
Access Points (APs) 425
Wi-Fi Clients 426
VoIP Phones 427
Printers 428
SNMP Agents 429
NetAlly Tools 430
Hosts/Clients 431
Discovery Settings 433
SNMP Configuration 436
Active Discovery Ports 444
Extended Ranges 445
Devices Discovered Through Other
Devices 450
Device Health Interval 456
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ARP Sweep Rate 458
SNMP Query Delay 459
Auto AP Grouping Rules 460
Problem Settings 465
TCP Port Scan Settings 469
Wi-Fi Analysis App 472
Wi-Fi Analysis and Discovery 474
Wi-Fi App List Screens 475
Wi-Fi App List Screens 476
Filtering in the Wi-Fi App 480
Sorting in the Wi-Fi App 485
Uploading Wi-Fi Results to Link-Live 487
Wi-Fi Details Screens 489
Wi-Fi Problems Screen 492
RF and Traffic Statistics Overview 494
Locating Wi-Fi Devices 499
Assigning a Name and Authorization
to a Device 507
Channels Map 520
Channels Utilization 521
Channels Overlap 525
Channels 529
SSIDs 533
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APs 538
BSSIDs 542
Clients 554
Interferers 564
Path Analysis App 568
Introduction to Path Analysis 569
Path Analysis Settings 570
Populating Path Analysis from
Another App 570
Configuring Path Analysis Manually 570
Running Path Analysis 574
Path Analysis Results and Source
EtherScope Cards 576
Layer 3 Hops 580
Layer 2 Devices 585
Uploading Path Analysis Results to
Link-Live 591
AirMapper™ App 593
AirMapper Settings 594
Configuring an AirMapper Survey 595
Wi-Fi General Settings that Affect
AirMapper 598
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Collecting AirMapper Data 601
Starting a New Survey 606
Performance Test App 607
Introduction to Performance Testing 609
Performance Test Settings 611
Saving Custom Performance Tests 612
Configuring the Source EtherScope
nXG 617
Configuring Performance Endpoints 634
OneTouch 10G Performance Peer 635
LinkRunner G2 Reflector 637
LinkRunner AT Reflector 639
NPT Reflector Software 641
Running a Performance Test 643
Performance Test Results 644
Performance Service Detailed Results 646
Uploading Performance Results to
Link-Live 653
Running EtherScope as a Performance
Peer 655
iPerf Test App 659
iPerf Settings 661
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Saving Custom iPerf Settings 661
Test Accessories in Discovery 662
Configuring iPerf Settings 665
Running an iPerf Test 669
Uploading iPerf Results to Link-Live 673
Link-Live Cloud Service 675
Getting Started in Link-Live Cloud
Service 677
Quick Claiming on the Unit 677
Claiming Manually 680
After Claiming 682
Unclaiming 683
Link-Live App Features 685
Saving Locally Only 688
Job Comment 690
Link-Live and Testing Apps 693
Link-Live Sharing Screens 694
Sharing a Text File to Link-Live 697
Cable Test App 700
Cable Test Settings 701
Running Cable Test 702
Open Cable TDR Testing 703
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Terminated WireView Testing 706
Toning Function 708
Uploading Cable Test Results to Link-
Live 709
Specifications and Compliance 710
Specifications 711
General 711
Wireless 712
Environmental Specifications 718
Certifications and Compliance 719
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Contact Us
Online:NetAlly.com
Phone: (North America) 1-844-TRU-ALLY
(1-844-878-2559)
NetAlly
2075 Research Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
For additional product resources, visit
NetAlly.com/Products/EtherScopenXG.
For customer support, visit
NetAlly.com/Support.
Register your EtherScope nXG
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 Portable Network Export
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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EtherScope nXG User Guide
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How to Use this Guide
This User Guide describes the EtherScope nXG'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 may also be referred to as
just "EtherScope" or the "unit" in this guide.
The PDF Reader App
A PDF reader application is pre-installed on
your EtherScope to allow easy navigation of
this guide:
lTap blue links to go to their destinations.
Underlined blue links open external
websites.
lTouch headings in the Contents list that
starts on page 2 to go to the corresponding
sections.
lUse the Search function in the upper
toolbar to find specific terms in the guide.
Introduction
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Once you enter a term and search, the term
appears at the top of the PDF reader screen.
Touch the left and right arrows to search
forwards and backwards in the guide for the
term. In the image below, the user has
searched "problems."
lTo scroll quickly up or down in the guide,
touch and drag the page number tab
at the right. Drag the tab to the very top of
the screen to return to the title page.
Introduction
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lTouch and hold the page number tab
to open a dialog that allows you to return
to the previous page you were viewing.
NOTE: Touching the back buttons, or
, will not take you back to your previous
place in a PDF.
lTo browse the PDF Contents or
Bookmarks, touch the action overflow icon
in the upper tool bar.
Introduction
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Select Contents to view the list of chapters
and choose a section to read.
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