Elster Solutions LLC HHI03 Manuel D’Utilisation

EA_Inspector User Guide

Performing a ping test

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3. Click 

Save

 to save the results to a file for uploading into EA_Inspector 

Manager.
EA_Inspector opens a Notes screen. See 

 for details on collecting and saving GPS data.

Node to node ping test

A node-to-node ping test signals a meter to ping another meter (whether a REX, 
REX2, EA_Repeater or A3 ALPHA meter). The node-to-node ping test requires the 
initiator node is a meter registered to a gatekeeper.

Note:

An A3 ALPHA gatekeeper cannot initiate or respond to a node-
to-node ping test.

To perform a node-to-node ping test:

1. From the Ping Test menu, select 

Node to Node Ping

.

EA_Inspector displays the Node to Node Ping dialog.

Figure 5-38. Node to node ping input screen

2. Enter the ID of the 

Initiator

 (the meter initiating the ping).

3. Enter the ID of the 

Responder

 (the meter to be pinged).

4. Click 

Ping

.

Initiator

Responder

REX meter

Note: REX meters FW 4.1 cannot initiate

node to node ping tests.

REX2 meter
gREX meter
EA_Repeater 
A3 ALPHA meter/node

any meter

Note: REX meters FW 4.1 and higher can

respond to node to node ping tests.