RNS-8 Diagnostic information

The following range of diagnostic information is available for the RNS-8 Network switch, which can be displayed on LightHouse 4 MFDs / chartplotters running software v4.5.84, or later.

To view RNS-8 diagnostic product information on a LightHouse 4 display, select RNS-8 from the Diagnostics pop-over menu on the display: Homescreen > Settings > Network > Diagnostics > RNS-8.DiagnosticsProduct info

The following diagnostic information is displayed:

Diagnostic

Description

Name:

Provides the product name.

Address:

Provides the product IP address.

Serial:

Provides the product serial number.

Version:

Provides the product software version number.

Additional port diagnostic information can be displayed by tapping the row for the relevant unit and then selecting Port traffic. Once selected, the following port diagnostic information is displayed:

Diagnostic

Description

Throughput (Bytes) — (port 1–8):

Provides the current amount of data (Bytes) that is currently being transferred via your network switch from a specific port.

Total Throughput (Bytes) — (port 1–8):

Provides the total amount of data (Bytes) that has been transferred via your network switch from a specific port.

Speed (Bits/sec) — (port 1–8):

Provides the current data transfer speed (in Bytes per second) for a specific port.

Negotiated Speed (Mbits/sec) — (port 1–8):

Provides the port’s maximum data transfer speed (10/100/1000 Mbps), which is negotiated during connection.

POE Class (Watts) — (PoE ports 1, 3, 5, 7):

Provides the PoE classification of a connected PoE Powered Device (PD), and, the maximum power consumption (Watts) required by the PoE classification.

Power (Watts) — (PoE ports 1, 3, 5, 7):

Provides the current power consumption (Watts) of your connected Powered Device (PD).

Note

The network switch can output a maximum of 120 Watts, for consumption by up to 4 PoE Powered Devices (i.e. 30 W maximum per Powered Device ).