Viavi OneExpert CATV User manual
OneExpertCATV
User’s Guide
OneExpertCATV
User’s Guide
VIAVI Solutions 1-844-GO-VIAVI
www.viavisolutions.com
OneExpert CATV User’s Guide
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Ordering information
This guide is a product of VIAVI's TechnicalInformation Development
Department, issued as part of the OneExpert CATV. You can obtain the
manual through StrataSync. A printed quick start guide also ships with the
instrument and can be downloaded through StrataSync.
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Terms and conditions
Specifications, terms,andconditions are subject to change withoutnotice.
The provision of hardware, services, and/orsoftware are subject to VIAVI’s
standard terms and conditions, available at
www.viavisolutions.com/en/terms-and-conditions.
Open Source Disclaimer - IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY
TheOneExpert CATV includesthird partysoftwarelicensedundertheterms
of separate open source software licenses. By using this software you
agree to comply with the terms and conditions of the applicable open
source software licenses. Software originated by VIAVI is not subject to
third party licenses. Terms of the VIAVI Software License different from
applicable third party licenses are offered by VIAVI alone.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
aredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause
harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthis
equipment
inaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferencein
whichcasethe
user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by VIAVI could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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Industry Canada Requirements
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS
standard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)this
device
may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of
the
device.
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanadaapplicables
aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux
deuxconditionssuivantes:(1)l'appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage,
et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique
subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le
fonctionnement.
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003
du Canada.
Device operation in the band 5150–5250 MHz is only for indoor use.
Dans la bande de fréquence 5150-5250 Mhz, l’utilisation du produit doit
être uniquement en intérieur.
EMC Directive Compliance
This product was tested and conforms to the EMC Directive, 89/336/EEC
as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC for electromagnetic
compatibility.
Low Voltage Directive Compliance
This product was tested and conforms to the Low VoltageDirective, 73/23/
EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC. Conformity with this directive is based
upon compliance with the harmonized safety standard, EN60950.
Japan Radio Law
The GITEKI Mark can be found on the meter in the “System -> File
Browser -> Documents” folder.
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EMC/Low Voltage/WEEE/Battery sections
Europe
EU WEEE and Battery Directives
This product, and the batteries used to power the product, should not be
disposed of as unsorted municipal waste and should be collected
separately and disposed of according to your national regulations.
VIAVI has established a take-back processes in compliance with the EU
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive,
2012/19/EU, and the EU Battery Directive, 2006/66/EC.
Instructions for returning waste equipment and batteries to VIAVI can be
found in the WEEE section of VIAVI’s Standards and Policies web page.
If you have questions concerning disposal of your equipment or batteries,
contact VIAVI’s WEEE Program Management team at
EU REACH
Article 33 of EU REACH regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 requires article
suppliers to provide information if a listed Substances of Very High
Concern (SVHC) is present in an article above a certain threshold.
For information on the presence of REACH SVHCs in VIAVI products, see
the Hazardous Substance Control section of VIAVI’s Standards and
Policies web page.
EU CE Marking Directives (LV, EMC, RoHS, RE)
This product conforms with all applicable CE marking directives. Please
see EU Declaration of Conformity for details.
Compliance with 2014/53/EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED)
In accordance with Article 10.8(a) and 10.8(b) of the RED, the OneExpert
CATV instruments for sale in the EU operates in the 5-205 MHz frequency
range at a maximum RF transmit power of +15dBm.
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Contents
About this Guide xiv
Purpose and scope..........................................................................xv
Assumptions....................................................................................xv
Safetyandcomplianceinformation..................................................xv
Conventions
....................................................................................xvi
What ships with the OneExpert CATV?...........................................xix
Preparation foruse..........................................................................xix
Attaching or removing a test module.................................................xx
Quick Tour 1
Exploring the front panel...................................................................2
StatusLEDs................................................................................3
L
CD ............................................................................................4
Function keys .............................................................................4
Arrow keys..................................................................................5
OK key........................................................................................5
System keys ...............................................................................5
Power key...................................................................................5
Exploring the top panel.....................................................................6
Exploringthebottompanel................................................................7
Exploringtheright side panel............................................................8
Connectorpanel..........................................................................8
USBconnectors..........................................................................9
Networkconnectors ....................................................................9
Rings
...........................................................................................9
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Navigatingthe userinterface...........................................................10
Expanding a menu ....................................................................11
Selecting a menu option ...........................................................12
Entering data.............................................................................12
Creating or removing a shortcut................................................14
Utilities 15
Accessing system utilities...............................................................17
Displayingthe System Settings menu........................................17
Displaying the Traymenu ..........................................................19
Settingupyour instrument...............................................................20
Configuringinternationalsettings...............................................20
Setting the dateand time...........................................................21
Changing screen and power settings...............................................23
Setting the volume...........................................................................24
Specifying the location forsavedfiles..............................................25
Specifyinguserinformation .............................................................25
Restoringfactorydefaults................................................................26
Establishingnetworkconnections....................................................27
Enablingnetworkconnectivity....................................................27
EstablishinganEthernetconnection..........................................28
Establishing an RF Connection.................................................31
EstablishingaWiFi connection..................................................32
Adding a WiFi network profile...................................................32
Connecting to a WiFi network...................................................34
EstablishingaBluetoothconnection................................................36
EnablingBluetoothconnectivity.................................................36
Connecting to a Bluetooth device...............................................36
Updating the instrument’s firmware..................................................37
Troubleshooting Upgrade Process ...........................................43
Viewing hardware/software versions and options.....................44
Installing options.......................................................................45
Synchronizing to the StrataSync server..........................................46
Generatingreports.....................................................................49
Saving a report..........................................................................49
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Viewing a report........................................................................50
Capturing a screen shot............................................................50
Managingfiles.................................................................................51
Accessing the file browser ........................................................51
Selecting files or folders............................................................52
Opening files or folders .............................................................52
Copying and pasting files or folders ..........................................53
UploadingfilesusingFTP/HTTP...............................................53
Viewing the User’s Guide on yourinstrument .................................54
Remotelyoperatingtheinstrument..................................................54
Viewing the device interface on the PC.....................................55
Using a PC keyboard................................................................56
VNC availability ........................................................................56
Ending a remote operation session..........................................56
Menus and Workflow 58
Main Screen Selections..................................................................59
Testing Workflow............................................................................60
Choose Test.............................................................................60
Choose test location.................................................................60
Connect the Meter....................................................................60
Enter Work Order .....................................................................60
Review Test Results.......................................................................63
CATV Testing 66
CATV Test Options ........................................................................67
OneCheck ......................................................................................67
Ingress Scan ..................................................................................69
ChannelCheck................................................................................71
DOCSIS Check ..............................................................................73
Spectrum........................................................................................75
Quick Check...................................................................................77
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Ethernet Testing 80
About Ethernet testing.....................................................................81
Selecting Ethernetmode .................................................................81
SpecifyingEthernetsettings ............................................................82
Loading a test profile .................................................................82
Configuring a new Ethernet profile............................................83
Saving test profiles....................................................................84
Connecting to the line.....................................................................84
CATV Ethernet testing....................................................................85
Viewingresults ..........................................................................86
TrueSpeedtesting...........................................................................87
Optical Tools 90
About the optical tools .....................................................................91
Inspectingfiber................................................................................92
WiFi Tests 96
About the WiFi tests ........................................................................97
Scanning for WiFi networks.............................................................98
Verifying IPconnectivity ..................................................................99
Providing WiFi access...................................................................100
WiFi Troubleshooting using a single ended
application
..................101
Managing WiFi Advisor Devices....................................................102
Pairing with WiFi Advisor device.............................................102
Registeringandunregisteringdevices...........................................103
Updating the WiFi Advisor firmware...............................................105
Configuring the OneExpert with StrataSync 106
Accessing Configuration Templates .............................................107
Limit Plans ....................................................................................108
Limit Plan Configuration..........................................................108
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Accessing Limit Plans.............................................................108
New Limit Plans......................................................................109
Limit Plan Deployment............................................................112
DOCSIS Service Plans.................................................................114
DOCSIS Service Plan Configuration......................................114
DOCSIS Service Plan Deployment ........................................119
Off-Air Ingress Plans....................................................................120
Accessing Off-Air Ingress Plans.............................................120
New Off-Air Ingress Plans......................................................120
Off-Air Ingress Plan Deployment............................................124
Measurement Settings .................................................................125
Accessing Measurement Settings..........................................125
New Measurement Settings ...................................................125
Measurement Settings Configuration.....................................126
Saving Measurement Settings................................................127
Measurement Settings Deployment .......................................128
Test Results 130
OneCheck results.........................................................................131
Upstream Results...................................................................131
Downstream Details ...............................................................132
DOCSIS Details......................................................................133
Session Expert Details ...........................................................133
ChannelCheckresults...................................................................138
DOCSISCheckresults ..................................................................146
Dashboard..............................................................................146
Downstream – 16 Bonded......................................................147
Level Over Time.....................................................................147
MER Over Time......................................................................148
BER Over Time ......................................................................148
DQI Over Time .......................................................................149
Upstream - 4 Bonded .............................................................149
Transmit Over Time................................................................150
Upstream ICFR.......................................................................150
Upstream EQ Analysis ...........................................................150
Registration ............................................................................151
Throughput (DOCSIS)............................................................152
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PING/Traceroute (over DOCSIS)............................................153
Packet Quality.........................................................................153
IngressScanresults........................................................................154
Changing the display ..............................................................154
Quick Check results......................................................................155
Spectrumresults ...........................................................................156
Moving the markers ................................................................156
Adding a second marker.........................................................156
Changing the Display..............................................................157
Changing RBW and AGC .......................................................157
Stopping the test.....................................................................157
TrueSpeedresults.........................................................................157
WiFi Scan results............................................................................159
AP List.....................................................................................159
Channel Graph........................................................................161
Time Graph.............................................................................161
WiFi Advisor results.......................................................................163
BSSID results..........................................................................163
Channelresults .......................................................................163
RSSI view................................................................................163
Utilization graph ......................................................................164
Noise graph.............................................................................164
Channel Score ........................................................................164
Best Channels.........................................................................164
Spectralresults..............................................................................165
Maintenance and Troubleshooting 168
Cleaningtheinstrument.................................................................169
Resolvingproblems.......................................................................169
Generaltesting........................................................................169
Datatesting.............................................................................170
WiFiAdvisor............................................................................171
Additionalinformation....................................................................172
GettingTechnicalAssistance.........................................................172
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Specifications 173
Physicalspecifications ..................................................................174
Connectorspecifications...............................................................174
Environmental specifications........................................................175
Powerspecifications.....................................................................176
Index 177
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About this Guide
This chapter describes how to use this guide. Topics discussed in this
chapter include the following:
•
Purposeandscope on page xv
•
Assumptions on page xv
•
Safetyandcomplianceinformation on page xv
•
Conventions
on page xvi
About the Instrument
Purpose and scope
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Purpose and scope
The purpose of this guide is to help you successfully use the features and
capabilities of the OneExpert CATV.
Assumptions
Thisguideisintendedfornovice,intermediate,andexperienceduserswho
want to use the OneExpert CATV effectively and efficiently. We assume
you have basic computer and mouse/track ball experience
and are
familiar with basic telecommunication concepts and terminology.
Safety and compliance information
Safety information is contained in a separate guide and is provided in
printed format with the product.
For information about CE compliance, see the Declaration of Conformity.
A copy of the declaration is included in the shipping package.
About the Instrument
Conventions
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Conventions
This guide uses typographical and symbols conventions as described in
the following tables.
Table 1. Typographicalconventions
Description Example
User interface actions On the Status bar, click Start.
Buttons or switches that you
press
on a unit Press the ON switch.
Code and output messages All results okay
Text you must type exactly as
shown Type: a:\set.exe in the dialog box
Variables Type the new hostname.
Bookreferences Refer to Newton’s Telecom Dictionary
A vertical bar | means “or”: only
one
option can appear in a single
command.
platform [a|b|e]
Square brackets [ ] indicate an
optionalargument. login [platform name]
Slanted brackets < > group
requiredarguments. <password>
About the Instrument
Conventions
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Table 2. Keyboard and menu conventions
Description Example
A plus sign + indicates
simultaneouskeystrokes. Press Ctrl+s
A comma indicates consecutive
keystrokes. Press Alt+f,s
A slanted bracket indicates
choosing a submenu from menu. On the menu bar,click Start > Program
Files.
Table 3. Symbol conventions
This symbol indicates a note that includes important supplemental
information or tips related to the main text.
This symbol represents a general hazard. It may be associated with
either a DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, or ALERT message. See
Table 4 for more information.
This symbol represents an alert. It indicates that there is an action
that
must be performed in order to protect equipment and data or to
avoid
software damage and service interruption.
This symbol represents hazardous voltages. It may be associated
with
either a DANGER, WARNING,CAUTION, or ALERT message.
See
Table 4 for more information.
This symbol represents a risk of explosion. It may be associatedwith
either a DANGER, WARNING,CAUTION or ALERT message. See
Table 4 for more information.
This symbol represents a risk of a hot surface. It may be associated
with either a DANGER, WARNING,CAUTION, or ALERT message.
See
Table 4 for more information.
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