Step-By-Step Guide#

Add Chassis#

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Click the Add Chassis button.

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Enter the IP of the Management port under Chassis Address. Use xena as default Chassis Password.

Add/Configure Port/s#

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Select the Port(s) you need to use.

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  1. Set port addresses

  2. Configure Physical Port Properties

  3. Choose rate cap

  4. Configure peer negotiation (depending on the module you use, some properties are not applicable.)

See also

Check Selected Ports Panel for details.

Protocol Segment Profiles#

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  1. Add new profile.

  2. Select the new profile.

  3. Add additional headers.

  4. Choose Segment.

See also

Check Protocol Segment Profile Panel for details.

General Test Configuration#

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  1. Set frame size

Test Types configuration#

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  1. Select the test you want to run

  2. Assign the proper port roles for each test

See also

Check Test Types Configuration Panel for details.

Reporting#

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Select the report format you want to generate.

See also

Check Report Options Panel for details.

Save and Start#

Start the test. Xena2889 will automatically reserver the ports and ask you to save the test configuration.