RE: CAT5 tester

["Stephen Jones" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ian

This little tester is pretty handy -

http://www.peakelec.co.uk/content/products/atlasit.html

- it should now identify cables punched down using only the first 6 cores
for telephone use. Beforehand when using tele outlets which don't connect
the brown pair, it would initially say "Faulty connection" and
you had to
check the following screen. They should now have updated the software to
recognise this connection as TELEPHONE or something similar.

And with the ID terminators you can test a lot quicker by yourself -

http://www.peakelec.co.uk/acatalog/IDR8X.html

HTH

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian B [mailto:ian.bird@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 September 2004 22:10
To: Ukha_d
Subject: [ukha_d] CAT5 tester

Hi all

I have to run and terminate (punch down one end and RJ45 plug on the other)
quite a few lengths of CAT5 at a local school soon. Since these lengths are
going to span many rooms and I will be on my own does anyone have any
suggestions for a good value CAT5 tester so I know everything will work for
the little darlings come switch on time. This is a once only sort of thing
so several hundred pounds is out of the question.

Any suggestions for a good value tester?

Thanks

Ian