Cat 5 Cable

Ethernet cable testers are designed to test the Ethernet cabling in a LAN. Because Ethernet cables are most widely used, Ethernet cable testers are an integral part of various testing tools. The Ethernet cable testers are basically used to test wrong wiring connections, continuity of wires and the polarization of the wire in a network. The things that a Ethernet cable tester checks include: wrong wiring, improper earthing, pair splitting, bad termination.

Sometimes the color code scheme is not followed properly which results in wire splitting or crossing of pins. All these issues are checked by the Ethernet cable tester and the result is displayed in a manner that anybody can easily read and understand.

Listed below are few cable testers

LAN tester This Ethernet Cable Tester tests for cable continuity, cross pinning or wrong wiring. It can test up to a limit of 1000 feet and comes with a case to carry it. A unique feature called remote terminator is also present to test the cable before and after its installation. One point that you should keep in mind is to never perform a test while the network is running.

Fluke Networks NetTool Inline Network Tester This is connected between two network devices and it carefully observes the traffic to find out loopholes in connectivity. It normally does the following: * Verifies the connectivity by pinging the network devices. * Checks for available resources by looking at the IP addresses and the services of the printers, servers or routers. * Identifies the cable length and the pairs that are split. * It is lightweight and hence very portable.

Paladin Data/Link ID and Cable-Check This cable testing tool basically tests for continuity and identifies a network for UTP or STP cables terminating with RJ45. It tests for both data and telephone connections by checking for any cross-connections. The tester also checks for network speed or the speed at which the data is transferred by telling the exact speed.

Paladin LAN and Telecom Cable Testing kit It performs cable mapping and identifies the pin-out for patch cords as well as the installed cables. It also performs continuity testing side by side tracing the signals by identifying the wires using tone generator. The cable mapping is displayed automatically.

Test-Um LanRover CAT 5 Tester It checks for cabling configuration or cabling faults. The cabling fault results are displayed within two seconds. Some of its features include : * Indicates if the battery is low. * The auto-on and auto-off feature. * Checks for split pairs and also checks if there is any wrong wiring. * Debug and tone generator mode.