XenaManager GUI and Scripting Software Framework

XenaManager is the free software that you use to generate and analyze traffic on the Xena test equipment. XenaManager supports an unlimited number of end users and multi-user environments. It is provided free of charge with all Xena testers and supports standard IETF RFC test suites and has a complete scripting command language for accessing all Xena tester features.

Every Xena chassis has a dedicated standard 1G Ethernet management port connecting the chassis to an IPv4 network, through which the equipment can be discovered by the XenaManager software. Hardware resources can be reserved down to test port level granularity from multiple simultaneous XenaManager sessions. XenaManager makes it easy for lab managers to perform software and firmware upgrades, eliminating the need to directly interface with the equipment.

All features of the Xena equipment can be enabled and accessed from XenaManager, which provides interfaces for configuring chassis and test port properties, defining advanced traffic streams for traffic generation, specifying filters for incoming traffic, performing real-time capture of packets, and for displaying and analyzing traffic statistics. XenaManager’s packet editor function supports both standard protocols and byte-level packet definitions.

TIP: Visit YouTube for a quick guided tour of XenaManager:

1. This video shows you how to download, install, connect and set up a stream in less than 5 minutes.
2. This video shows you some tips and tricks for using the XenaManager GUI.

Features

Multi-user sharing of chassis resources down to port level
Central management of multi-chassis testbed environments
Explorer-based and front-panel layout view of testbed configurations
Import/export of test case configurations
Chassis software and firmware upgrades without needing to interface directly with the equipment
Packet editor with support for both protocol and byte-level packet definitions
Automatic protocol decoding of incoming packets
RFC 2544 test suite with automatic report and chart generation in standard formats
Interchangeable operation between GUI and scripting environment

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