Fluke LinkRunner Pro User manual

LinkRunner ProTM Network MultiMeter

Quick Reference Guide

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing Fluke Networks LinkRunner Pro! This test tool enables you to quickly check the network,

test a cable, or PING.

What’s in the box?

Item

1. LinkRunner Pro

2. LinkRunner Connect CD

3. Quick Reference Guide

4. WireviewTM Office Locator #1

5. USB-A – USB-B Mini Cable

6. Registration Card

7. Batteries (4 AA)

PN 2688136 September 2006

All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.

99 Washington Street

Melrose, MA 02176

Phone 781-665-1400

Toll Free 1-800-517-8431

Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com

Cleaning

To prevent moisture from entering the LinkRunner Pro, clean it with a moist cloth only. Do not use organic solvents,

acid, or alkali solutions.

Safety Information

The following symbols are used on the product and in this document:

jNOT FOR CONNECTION TO PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

WPLEASE READ MANUAL FOR SAFETY

) CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED TO CANADIAN AND US STANDARDS

WWarnings

To avoid possible electric shock or personal injury, follow these guidelines:

•Do not use this product if it is damaged. Before using the product, inspect the case. Look for cracked or

missing plastic.

•Do not operate the product around explosive gas, vapor or dust.

•No serviceable parts. Do not try to service.

•If this product is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the

product may be impaired.

WCautions

To avoid possible damage to the Network MultiMeter and to the equipment under test, follow these

guidelines.

•Use the proper terminals and cable for all connections.

External Features - Connections, Buttons, and the LED

1. RJ-45 LAN port

2. RJ-45 MAP port (cable testing)

3. Power Button

Power off – press and hold

Backlight – press once briefly

4. USB port

5. Selection buttons

- Up/Down arrows navigate the selections and adjust values

- Left/Right arrows show additional information and “select” to edit

- Select center button to edit a selection or toggle a value

6. Link indicator LED

7. Kensington lock (location on back of LinkRunner Pro)

Count on LinkRunner Pro for Answers!

First connect an RJ-45 cable from the network hub or wall plate to the LinkRunner Pro LAN port. Check the following

list of questions and associated answers to see how LinkRunner Pro can help you get the job done.

Common Questions

¾Is this a good cable? - use open cable testing and a WireviewTM Office Locator

¾Where does this cable go? - use toner function or WireviewTM Office Locator

¾Is this cable hooked up to anything? - use Home screen

¾Is this an active Ethernet port? - use Home screen, check for Link and frame utilization

¾What speed/duplex is this device configured for? - use Home screen, check speed/duplex

¾Can I establish Gigabit link to the network? - use Home screen, check for speed

¾Can I DHCP? - configure LinkRunner Pro for DHCP, check for link and PING

¾Can I see traffic from this connection? - use Home screen

¾Is the PC NIC OK? - use Home screen, check for Link

¾Can I PING? - use PING screen

¾Do I have network connectivity? - use PING (Router, DNS, DHCP and custom list)

¾What slot and port am I on? - use LLDP, CDP, EDP

Navigation

Home screen – Displays link, speed/duplex, length, utilization, security authentication (802.1X, PoE,

Telco, Token Ring, un-terminated cable) and wire map information.

PING screen – Displays (scrolling from left to right) a Tx/Rx summary of all devices to the right which

will include: the Router, DHCP, DNS, and each user configured IP address.

LLDP (IEEE), EPD (Extreme Networks), CDP (CISCO) screen – Displays the switch type , slot, and port

number the LinkRunner Pro is connected to (up to 5 devices).

Flash Hub Port screen – Causes the LinkRunner Pro to continuously link and unlink at a selected speed.

This is useful when identifying which port LinkRunner Pro is connected to. Use LLDP/EDP/CDP test first

if your network supports it.

Toner screen – Generates a digital tone (IntelliTone) signal , or two different analog tone signals

(400 Hz) and (1 KHz) to be used with Fluke Networks IntelliTone product or common analog

probes.

Reports screen – Allows you to save up to 8 reports. Each report contains a summary of the Home

screen, PING screen, and LLDP, EDP, CDP screen. The reports must be viewed on the LinkRunner

Connect PC application.

Configuration screen – Multiple menu functions are accessed in this screen. The configuration screen

accesses: the LinkRunner Pro version information; cable length units (feet or meters); DHCP selection

(or manually enter the IP address and subnet mask); enter up to 10 PING addresses; enable options;

edit or delete reports; perform a firmware update; or exit back to the Home screen. See the

Configuration section for details.

1. Scroll up thru the functions

2. Scroll right within a function

3. Scroll down thru the functions

4. Scroll left within a function

5. Select a function

Is this an active Ethernet port?

1. Cable/Link Status:

Straight patch

Crossover patch

Unknown patch (Auto-MDIX

port on hub or switch)

Link Level (displays when low)

2. Advertised speed/duplex

3. Actual link speed/duplex

4. Cable length from LinkRunner Pro to

cable end or device

5 1 2

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5. Navigation arrows. Indicates which buttons are active.

6. Highlighted function is the active function. While a function is active, you my scroll to other functions.

Press the center button to select a new function.

7. Activity indicator.

8. Network Utilization. After 10% Utilization, scale changes to 100%.

9. PoE voltage

10. Scroll bar

11. Batteries low and batteries good

Home screen – Link Information and Wire Map functions

The Home screen displays link or wire map information depending on the

connection. If the RJ-45 Ethernet cable is connected from the RJ-45 LAN port to

your network, LinkRunner Pro will display link information which will include

link, speed/duplex, cable length to the nearest switch, and utilization.

If LinkRunner Pro detects PoE, this screen will display PoE information. Notice

the PoE voltage and wire pairs are displayed.

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This screen is displayed if LinkRunner Pro has successfully linked, and 802.1X

has been detected and authenticated.

Good cable

Unknown cable

Split cable

Shorted cable

Open cable - If the RJ-45 Ethernet cable is not connected to the RJ-45

MAP port on the LinkRunner Pro, a WireviewTM Office Locator, or your

network, LinkRunner Pro will display cable information.

If the RJ-45 Ethernet cable is connected from the RJ-45 LAN port to the RJ-45

MAP port (or to a WireviewTM Office Locator), LinkRunner Pro will display wire

map information which includes length, open, shorts, and wire pair mapping.

Additional Home Screen Messages

LinkRunner Pro

is discovering

LinkRunner Pro is

discovering/authenticating 802.1X

Detected 802.1X, but failed to

authenticate

Detected 802.1X, but LinkRunner Pro is

not configured for 802.1X

Un-powered Device Token Ring

Telco

Ping screen

The PING function contains several screens that are accessed by scrolling to the right. The first PING screen displays a

Tx/Rx summary of the Router, DHCP, and DNS PING results plus any IP addresses setup in the Configuration screen. As

you scroll to the right, the PING provides details on the Router, DHCP, DNS and up to 10 additional IP addresses are

displayed as shown below.

Summary

Average

Maximum

Minimum

Round trip time

of last packet

Time in milliseconds

The 10 additional IP addresses are entered in the Configuration screen, or by using the LinkRunner Connect PC

application and downloading them via a provided USB cable to the LinkRunner Pro.

Note: If configured for DHCP, and the DHCP server cannot be found, Ping will display .

Duplicate IP addresses found is as follows:

See the configuration for procedures to setup PING IP addresses.

LLDP, CDP, EDP screen

The LLDP, CDP, EDP function displays the switch address (MAC for LLDP, IP for

CDP, MAC for EDP), switch name, and slot/port information for any protocol that

can be discovered. The first switch discovered is displayed first. Up to 5 switches

can be displayed and are accessed by scrolling to the right. If none can be

discovered, use Flash Hub Port to discover the switch slot/port information.

Flash Hub Port Screen

The Flash Hub Port function will negotiate link and then unlink at a selected

speed allowing you to locate a corresponding switch slot/port by its flashing LED.

The slide bar determines the speed. To the right is faster (rabbit); to the left is

slower (turtle).

IntelliTone screen

This function can be paired up with the Fluke Networks IntelliToneTM Probe. It allows

you to use LinkRunner Pro as the tone generation device along with the IntelliTone

Probe to trace connections using either a digital tone (Fluke Networks IntelliToneTM),

or two different analog tones.

Digital

Tone Analog

400 Hz

Tone

Analog

1 kHz

Tone

Saving Reports

Allows you to save the report summary information which contains the current Home

screen, PING screen, and LLDP, EDP, CDP screen. Saved reports must be viewed on a

PC using the LinkRunner Connect application. Make sure LinkRunner Pro is connected

to a PC using the provided USB cable.

To save a report: Highlight the Report symbol and press the selection button. Use the

left/right arrow keys to select which report number/name to save the summary

information to (default names are Report1 – Report8 which can be edited), and press

the selection button again.

report empty report saved

Configuration screen

The Configuration screen accesses multiple functions: It will display LinkRunner Pro version information, MAC

address, along with the serial number. It allows you to change the cable length measurements from feet to meters,

to use DHCP or manually enter the LinkRunner Pro IP address, enter up to 10 IP addresses to PING, and to enable

options.

To avoid a duplicate IP address on your network, use DHCP instead of manually entering the IP address.

Use the supplied LinkRunner Connect PC application to easily enter the PING IP addresses to LinkRunner Pros thru the

supplied USB cable.

LinkRunner information screen

Displays LinkRunner Pro’s serial number, MAC number, and software version

numbers.

Cable test unit selection screen

Select the cable length units as either feet or meters. Use the right arrow key to

toggle units and the center button to save.

LinkRunner IP address

Allows user to configure DHCP or use manual IP, Mask, and Router addresses. To

manually enter the IP address, uncheck DHCP using the left/right arrow keys to check

and uncheck the check box. Then, using the down arrow key, move down to the IP

address. Press the selection button (center). Move right to each digit (by using the

right arrow key) and use the up/down arrow keys to select each digit value. Keep

doing this until the IP address is entered. Press the center button to save the

information. Use the same procedure as above to edit the Mask and Router

information.

Ping IP address entry

Allows you to enter up to 10 PING IP addresses. When you enter the PING screen, each

address will get pinged. You may also use the LinkRunner Connect PC application to

enter the IP addresses, then using the supplied USB cable, download the IP addresses

to LinkRunner Pro.

Selecting the IP number/name to edit: When is highlighted, press the selection

button (center). Use the up/down arrow keys to choose the IP number and the

selection button to select it. Notice at the bottom of the display, the IP name changes

as you scroll thru the 10 IP numbers. By default the names are IP1 – IP10.

Editing the IP address to PING: Then, using the down arrow key, move down to the IP

address. Press the selection button (center). To enter an IP address, move right to each

digit (by using the right arrow key) and use the up/down arrow keys to select each

digit value. Keep doing this until the IP address is entered, then press the selection

button to save.

Editing the IP name: Press the down arrow key to move the cursor to the IP name

field. Press the selection button (center). To enter an IP name, move right to each

character (by using the right arrow key) and use the up/down arrow keys to select

each character. Keep doing this until the IP name is entered and then press the

selection button.

To exit out of the PING IP address configuration, press the left arrow key.

Option Key entry

Allows you to enable options by entering the purchased option key code. Presently,

802.1X and Reports are a bundled option which can be enabled.

To enable an option: Press the selection button to get into the options menu. Press

the selection button and use the up/down arrow keys to choose the key digit. Use the

right arrow key to move to each key digit. Press the selection button to enter the

completed key code. Then press the left arrow key to exit. A

successfully enabled option will be indicated by a check mark as

shown here.

Reports Edit/Erase

Allows you to edit/erase up to 8 reports. Each report contains a summary of the Home

screen, PING screen, and LLDP, EDP, CDP screen. The reports must be viewed on the

LinkRunner Connect PC application.

Selecting the report name/number to edit: When is highlighted, press the

selection button (center). Use the up/down arrow keys to choose the report number

and the selection button to select it. Notice at the bottom of the display, the report

name changes as you scroll thru the 8 report numbers. By default the names are

Report1 – Report8.

Editing the report name: Using the down arrow key, move down to the report name.

Press the selection button (center). To edit the report name, move right to each

character (by using the right arrow key) and use the up/down arrow keys to select

each character value. Keep doing this until the report name is entered, then press the

selection button.

Erasing a report: Using the down arrow key, move down to erase the report. Press the

selection button (center) and the report is erased. Erased or empty reports have no

lines in the symbol.

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