Modular cable tester

[nizak]

I work with Cat6 cabling very little.

I need to install RJ45 ends on each end of a cable. One end is in the basement and the other end is in a second floor office.

Tester I have has corresponding LED’s that flash 1-8 .
The Tester and remote are two separate pieces.

How does one person watch the LED sequencing to ensure they’re not miswired?

It’s obvious how little knowledge I have with this.

Is there a tester that shows if the sequence is correct displaying on only 1 of the 2 ?

I have no one to communicate with who’s watching the remote in the basement.

Any help appreciated.

 

[hillbilly1]

I use this one for quick wiring checks. Getting hard to find them though, but easy to use, and tells you what you need to know short of speed.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

I work with Cat6 cabling very little.

I need to install RJ45 ends on each end of a cable. One end is in the basement and the other end is in a second floor office.

Tester I have has corresponding LED’s that flash 1-8 .
The Tester and remote are two separate pieces.

How does one person watch the LED sequencing to ensure they’re not miswired?

It’s obvious how little knowledge I have with this.

Is there a tester that shows if the sequence is correct displaying on only 1 of the 2 ?

I have no one to communicate with who’s watching the remote in the basement.

Any help appreciated.

That sounds like a cable identifier, and not a tester.

 

[J2H]

I use this one for quick wiring checks. Getting hard to find them though, but easy to use,

I’d second that. They used also have have a set that included multiple terminators, and base unit, that had a TDR function.

I work with Cat6 cabling very little.

I need to install RJ45 ends on each end of a cable. One end is in the basement and the other end is in a second floor office.

Tester I have has corresponding LED’s that flash 1-8 .
The Tester and remote are two separate pieces.

How does one person watch the LED sequencing to ensure they’re not miswired?

It’s obvious how little knowledge I have with this.

Is there a tester that shows if the sequence is correct displaying on only 1 of the 2 ?

I have no one to communicate with who’s watching the remote in the basement.

Any help appreciated.

I’ve found the type you described as you alluded to, only useful for when you have access to both ends at the same time, and only then in a pinch, since it is indeed tough to simultaneously watch the LEDS.

If for some reason, you have to use this tester, you could make an extender with a known good cable and use that so you can both ends of the tester at the same time.

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

I have the Klein Scout Pro. For the very little I work with data, it’s been good for me. All reading is done at the device, not the remote.

Not too pricey either if I remember correctly.

 

[hbiss]

Tester I have has corresponding LED’s that flash 1-8 .
The Tester and remote are two separate pieces.

How does one person watch the LED sequencing to ensure they’re not miswired?

How about if you connect the remote THEN go to the other end and connect the tester and watch it? What happens?

-Hal