# Network Diagnostic Capabilities

The Catalyst RTU offers many features to help with the inevitable complexities of a networked environment.

The following list gives a brief sketch of these capabilities:

- Ability to perform end-to-end network-connectivity self-test (see Network Diagnostic Self-Test)
- May obtain a list of all nodes currently active on any net (see Active Nodes).
- Status reports and the Front Panel LED indicators announce the overall health of each network.
- May easily suspend and later resume all scanning activity on a specific net. This is useful for disabling alarms on one network, while still scanning the others.
- Generate reports about communication diagnostics and history for any channel. This includes current status and communication alarm count.