The NaviTEK IE is a tester for commissioning, preventative maintenance and troubleshooting of PROFINET Industrial Ethernet networks as well standard Ethernet IP networks.
Designed to simplify the process, the NaviTEK IE identifies network nodes and configuration without requiring a PC and speciality software. An easy to understand system health check pinpoints potential issues before they become network failures. Automatically discover cable, network or device configuration/faults with the touch of a button. To prove the network has been commissioned successfully, NaviTEK IE provides professional PDF reports that can be shared with colleagues and clients using the free IDEAL AnyWare mobile app.
Where can I use the NaviTEK IE in my network?
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Cable Testing
Pinpoint Cable Faults and Minimize Downtime
One of the main causes to network downtime is caused by cable faults. The NaviTEK IE has a series of advanced wiremap tools for PROFINET and standard Ethernet IP network cabling:
Copper Cabling
Using the RJ45 or M12 interfaces the NaviTEK IE offers a wiremap specifically designed for PROFINET Industrial Ethernet networks and Standard Ethernet networks.
- Displays the correct wiring colors for the protocol used
- Supported cable types – 4 twisted wires / 2 twisted pairs / 4 twisted pairs
- Measures the cable length
- Determine where and what the cable fault is including split pairs/opens/shorts/miswires.
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Fiber Cabling
Using the optional SFP module the NaviTEK IE measures optical power and provides a good, satisfactory or poor indication of received power.
- Poor power levels can indicate bad SFPs, dirty connectors or damaged cabling
- An optional 100Mb/s SFP media converter is available to access a 100Mb/s optical link
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Why is NaviTEK IE better than other cable testers?
- Accurate distance to fault using Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR)
- Tests every wire in the data cable not every pair to help isolate issues that other testers cannot find
- Supports standard and non-standard cabling as the wiremap can be customized to your specific cabling
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Network Testing
Correct network issues using the discovery and configuration tools
The NaviTEK IE will discover the following list of faults:
- Incorrect device names
- Duplicate IP addresses
- Packet loss
If node configuration faults are found, easily correct them using the simple configure tool
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Discover mis-configured devices that cause a network conflict
The NETMAP comparison tool can also perform a scan of the entire network to identify all active devices and save this for comparison to future NETMAPS. This enables easy identification of new or removed network devices, incorrectly configured devices or configuration changes, such as those caused by automatic firmware updates.
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Find intermittent issues with the event log
The NaviTEK IE will record key network errors for up to 48 hours including the following parameters. This will help determine if a problem is with the cabling, node, PLC or the network configuration.
- Device status
- Input/output errors
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Display and validate network node details quickly
The NaviTEK IE uses the following protocols to display the most important network node parameters.
- Discovery and Control Protocol (DCP)
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
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Perform a health check to identify issues before network failures occur
The health check feature provides a quick indication of how each of your devices are performing with an easy to understand traffic light system. By clicking on each device you will see why your device is categorized as amber or red and corrective action can be taken.
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Green indication
No abnormal events detected
- No errors
- No alarms
- No duplicated IP address or name
- Link traffic load below 10%
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Amber indication
No critical events detected and device is still operational
- Packet errors occur but at an acceptable limit
- Link load 10% - 50%
- Another identical device model found but has different firmware / hardware version
- Device speed is 10Mb/s
- Device port half duplex
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Red indication
Critical events detected and device may not be operational
- No or duplicate name set
- Duplicated or wrong IP address set
- No or wrong device subnet mask set
- Device communication failure
- Device IP outside the tester subnet mask
- Packet errors exceeding acceptable limits
- Link load > 50%
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Locate hidden or poorly labelled devices
Quickly identify a specific device with the NaviTEK IE by flashing its LEDs.
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Test Reporting
NaviTEK IE automatically generates test reports in PDF or CSV format. The summary page of each report can be customized to include logo, company and operator details. Choose between 3 different reports than can show either passed, failed or all test reports in each report:
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