LineEye LE590-TAP User manual
LE590-TAP
User’s Manual
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Table of Contents
1. LE590-TAP Overview ................................................................................ 3
1.1. Hardware Installation .........................................................................................................3
1.2. StartingLE590-TAP ............................................................................................................. 3
1.3. LE590-TAP Main Window Overview ..................................................................................5
2. LE590-TAP Functions ............................................................................... 6
2.1. Menu Bar .............................................................................................................................6
2.1.1. File ..................................................................................................................................6
2.1.2. Config .............................................................................................................................7
2.1.2.1. Run Mode ....................................................................................................................7
2.1.2.2.Port Configuration.......................................................................................................7
2.1.2.3.Frame gap for USB transferring.................................................................................8
2.1.2.4.Options .........................................................................................................................8
2.1.3. Statistics.........................................................................................................................9
2.1.3.1. Counter Window .........................................................................................................9
2.1.3.2. Alarm Report ............................................................................................................. 10
2.1.4. Control.......................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.4.1. Capture Forward....................................................................................................... 11
2.1.4.3. Auto Save ..................................................................................................................12
2.1.5. Languages....................................................................................................................12
2.1.6. Help...............................................................................................................................13
2.2. Tool Bar .............................................................................................................................14
2.2.1. Reconnect ....................................................................................................................14
2.2.2. Counter.........................................................................................................................14
2.2.3. USC A & USC B ............................................................................................................15
2.2.4. Chart .............................................................................................................................16
2.2.5. Port AB .........................................................................................................................19
2.3. System Info/Configuration List .......................................................................................23
2.3.1. System Information .....................................................................................................24
2.3.2. Port A & Port B.............................................................................................................25
2.3.3. Port A / Port B ..............................................................................................................26
2.3.3.1. Media Type, Capture Criteria, Loopback and Alarm..............................................26
2.3.3.2. Media Status..............................................................................................................26
2.3.3.3. Capture Buffer Mode and Capture Forward Mode.................................................27
2.3.4. Report: USC A/B ..........................................................................................................28
2.4. Control Buttons/ Operating Status Icon .........................................................................28
2.4.1. For TAP mode ..............................................................................................................28
2.4.2. For Layer 1/Layer 2 Loopback mode and Single-End mode ...................................28
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1. LE590-TAP Overview
For LE-590TX, all data streams between two network ports can be duplicated and sent to PC via
mini USB port for monitoring and analyzing. The user can specify conditions to filter the packets
wanted with LE590-TAP application software. It reduces USB port’s network traffic and also cuts
down PC resource consumption while dealing with large quantity of packets.
1.1. Hardware Installation
Before starting LE590-TAP, your PC and LE-590TX shall be connected properly. The figure down
below illustrates connecting PC and LE-590TX. You can connect LE-590TX with PC in the same
manner.
1.2. StartingLE590-TAP
Starting LE590-TAP
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Click Start Programs LINEEYE LE-590TX LE590-TAP Vxxxxxx LE590-TAP Vxxxxxx
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Double-click LE590-TAP icon located on
your PC’s desktop.
This manual is for LE590-TAP v1.1b072 or later.
PC USB port
Mini-USB port of LE-590TX
LE-590TX
PC with LE 590-TAP installed
USB cable
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If your PC is not connected with LE-590TX, you can still run LE590-TAP under Demo Mode. Almost all
LE590-TAP’s functions are available under Demo Mode. However, please note that Demo Mode is for
system demo purposes only, and does not serve any testing purposes at all.
When your PC cannot detect your LE-590TX, a window as shown above will pop up asking if you want to
start the LE590-TAP in Demo mode or not, also a third option will pop up asking if you want to re-install
WinPcap for successfully run the LE590-TAP.
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1.3. LE590-TAP Main Window Overview
LE590-TAP Functions Overview
A
Menu Bar The Menu Bar allows you to make settings about task criteria, view Counter
window, load/save settings you’ve made, and change language displayed.
B
Tool Bar The Tool Bar contains buttons that allow you to reconnect your PC to
LE-590TX, make task/port configurations, view Counter, USC A/B and Charts.
C
Information Field In the Information Field,you can view system information, making port
configurations, or view port and USC status on right side Main Display Screen.
D
Control Buttons/
Run Status Icon
The Control Buttons allow you to start/stop tasks, and the Run Status Icon
indicates if there’s a task running.
E
Main Display Screen
You can make detail configurations and view real-time testing diagrams on the
Main Display Screen.
F
System Connection
Status This icon shows the connection status between your PC andLE-590TX.
A
B
C
D
E
F
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2. LE590-TAP Functions
2.1. Menu Bar
LE590-TAP Menu Bar includes configuration options such as File, Config, Statistics, Control,
Languages, and Help. Please refer to the sections down below for detail information regarding to each
configuration option.
2.1.1. File
File
Load default
configuration
If you choose the Load Default Configuration
option, the system will be restored to
the default configuration.
Load Saved
Configuration
If you have a previo
usly saved configuration setting file stored in your PC, you can load
it and apply all the setting you’ve made by choosing “File Load Saved
Configuration” from the Menu Bar.
All configuration files are saved in the format of “＊.xml”.
Save current
configuration
The Save current configuration function on the Menu Bar allow you to save the
settings you’ve made or the test results.
To save the settings you’ve made, choose “Save current configuration” from the
Menu Bar before performing any tasks, and choose the file path where you would like
to save the configuration file. Configuration files are saved in the format of “*.xml”.
Set Instant
Mode Save
Path to…
In this option, you can set the file path
for auto save function. Click Change
button to choose a new path, and Apply
button to save the setting, or Cancel
button to close the window.
Exit A prompt pop-up window will ask if you are sure to exit LE590-TAP. Click YES to exit
LE590-TAP, or click NO to cancel.
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2.1.2. Config
2.1.2.1. Run Mode
Run Mode
Analysis Mode All the function ofLE590-TAP is available.
Counter Mode The packets capture function and interface will rely on Wireshark software.
Packet Mode The packets capture function and interface will rely on others software. The
Counter table will not show the status of capturing packets.
2.1.2.2.Port Configuration
Port Configuration
Click the Flow Control bar to turn Port A/B’s Flow
Control On/Off.
If you turn ON the Flow Control, the Rate Control
settings will be available. And when you turn On the
Rate
Control, you may set the Rate between 0.00~1000.00
Mbps.
After finishing the settings, please click Apply
button to
save the configuration, or click Cancel to close window
without saving..
In this window, you can set if the fut
ure warning window
will pop up more often by choosing the Often
option, or
pop up less warning window by choosing Seldom
option.
After finishing the settings, please click Apply button to
save the configuration, or click Cancel to close window
without saving.
*Note: Changing settings in Port Configuration window might cause Link Status changes and packet loss.
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2.1.2.3.Frame gap for USB transferring
Port Configuration
Four modes are available in
Frame gap for USB
transferring: Fast, Medium, Slow and User Define.
If you choose the User Define option, the Gap
scroll field
will be available to scroll down and to choose the size of
frame gap.
After finishing the settings, please click Apply button to
save the configuration.
2.1.2.4.Options
Options
In this window, you can set if the future warning window
will pop up more often by choosing the Often
option, or
pop up less warning window by choosing Seldom
option.
After finishing the settings, please click Apply button to
save the configuration, or click Cancel to close window
without saving.
*Note: Changing settings in Port Configuration window might cause Link Status changes and packet loss.
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2.1.3. Statistics
2.1.3.1. Counter Window
Counter Window
Click the Save button to save the current counter data.
The Update button allows you to pause or start the counter operation. If the
Update button is shown as the figure on the left, than the counter operation is
paused.
If the Update button is shown as the figure on the left, the counter operation is
started.
Hide the data of zero.
Show all data.
Click the Clear All button to clear the counter data.
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2.1.3.2. Alarm Report
This window will warn you about the over high threshold of the parameter chosen in port configuration,
for more detail about how to set the parameter to be presented on Alarm Report window, please refer to
the 2.2.5. Port AB, Alarm.
The Save button allows you to save the Alarm Report data on a path folder. If you click the Clear All
button, you will clear all the data gathered on this window.
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