User Manual

SPEEDLAN 9000 Series Installation and Operation User Guide Version 3.03
Using SPEEDView 8-9
The Main Tab Icons
Represents each SPEEDLAN 9000 node. The numerical digit (e.g., “51”) next
to the node represents the last octet(s) of the node’s IP address. This is also
referred to as the IP address or IP label. For more information, see Options
Tab, page 8-22. To view more than one octet or change the font size of the
octet(s), click the Options tab. If you want to display the hostname to the left of
the IP address, click Show Hostname on the Options tab.
The signal, noise and bit rate for each node pair are indicated inside
square boxes, as shown in the graphic to the left. The higher the signal,
the better. The lower the noise, the better. These values are dynamic and
change constantly to reflect the current state of the network. To in cl ude the
signal and noise level, click Signal (on the Main tab). To include the bit
rate, click Rate (on the Main tab). To include the noise level, click Show
Noise on the Options tab. To view signal and noise in dBm, click Show
dBm on the Options tab. For more information, see Options Tab,
page 8-22.
Note: The Rate button is only used in mesh mode. The Signal button is
used in both mesh and star modes.
A test message (i.e., Hello, Goodybe, Testing, Marco!, Polo!) can be sent to
any node in the network. The message is automatically echoed by the
receiving node and displayed on your screen to verify end-to-end connectivity
between the nodes. In addition, if another user is currently logged into the
destination node via SPEEDView, he will see your message flash on his the
upper left-hand corner of his network diagram.
The zoom in/zoom out icon is displayed to the right of the test message. Click
the up arrow to zoom in, and click the down arrow to zoom out. If you click
on the network diagram, you can also move it around the desktop.
Black text on yellow indicates that one or more nodes are hidden, and this
message box will be displayed in the lower left-hand corner of the Main tab.
For directions on how to hide a node, see, “Hide” under the The Node, Link,
View and Stats Menus (on the Main tab), page 8-11.
Hidden Node in Trace