EtherScope Version 4 Release Notes
802.11 Wi-Fi enhancements (requires WLAN option)
• Discover Draft 802.11n access points
o Only access points, not devices in general
• Report Draft-802.11n AP capabilities under device details
• Locate Draft-802.11n access points
• Log Draft-802.11n access points as warning
• Link in WMM environment
• Link in CCX environment
802.3 Wireline enhancements (requires LAN option)
• SNMP v3 support for device queries
o Password-based SHA and MD5 authentication
o Password-based DES encryption
• Display 802.1p priority information
• Force wiremap test
• Faster nearest switch determination
• Fiber SFP with digital diagnostic monitoring (DMM)
o Requires Fiber option
• Industrial Ethernet protocols identified in local protocol stats page
o 4 IE Ethertypes: Profinet, EtherCAT, Powerlink, SERCOS-III
o 13 UDP/TCP ports: Modbus (TCP only), Fieldbus Ann, Fieldbus Msg,
Fieldbus Sys, Rockwell CSP2, Profinet RT, Profinet RTM, Profinet CM,
EtherCAT Port, DeviceNet, BACnet, SNAP I/O, OptoControl
Performance test enhancements (requires RFC 2544/ITO option)
• New RFC 2544 back-to-back test
• New jitter test
• New bit error rate test
• User defined pass/fail limits
• Enhanced reports
• Jumbo frames
• VLAN priority preservation
• Support for multiple remote targets
o EtherScope, MetroScope, LinkRunner Pro Reflector, hardware loopback
o Throughput only: OptiView INA, OneTouch Series II
Traffic generator enhancements (requires RFC 2544/ITO option)
• Runt and jumbo frames
• Generate FCS errors
• User-defined TTL for IP traffic
Desktop applications (requires RFC 2544/ITO option)
• New Service Performance Tool
• Server Response Tool
User experience enhancements
• User-defined home page active tests
• xDP port reporter tool (CDP, LLDP)
• Apply VLAN ID from local VLAN stats page
• Set WLAN device authorization from device discovery page
• Add choice of meter or chart for WLAN locate