crashnburn
Regular Contributor
Gigabit CAT6 Kit for Installing & Testing: Terminiation, Crimping etc.
Is there a good KIT I could buy that has tools / testers for
- CAT6 "Socket" Installation
- CAT6 "RJ-45" Crimping (with the crimpable heads)
Installing & Testing them for CAT6 - Gigabit standards.
Even if separate pieces and not part of a single kit, please do point me to the right tools (decently priced I hope) and let me know what they do and whether or not its REALLY worth having.
I believe there is a little Wire continuity tester that the local wire guy uses to check Ethernet cables. It has this set of LEDs where the signal goes through to check continuity of the different Twisted pairs.
I am guessing that would only check wire. Is there any way to check for "signal attenuation" / "resistance" / "impedance" etc that might make a certain installation Gigabit CAT6 compliant v/s only 10/100 Fast Ethernet CAT5.
After all, the speeds would depend on the weakest link in the chain.
The wiring has been done CAT6 and has been terminated into Wall boards with RJ-45 Sockets and crimped to RJ-45 at other location.
I just want to be able to check "Wire / Physical Layer" issues & bottlenecks myself if they happen. I want to use this so that I can be sure when I am testing my network for Gigabit with new switches and machines I am not blaming those devices if at all something went wrong with the wiring.
Side Note:
Now, I have to try to find a decently priced Gigabit "smart" switch (between Unmanaged & Managed - I believe) to start off. Lets see.
The cable infrastructure is the most often overlooked and most critical aspect of any network deployment. It is the foundation on which you build upon. I applaud your CAT6 decision, but keep in mind there are very stringent requirements to ensure your plant is CAT6, from wire termination, wall plates, patch panels, etc. Just because the cable itself says CAT6 doesn't mean that your plant meets CAT6 requirements. It is an exercise in lowest common denominator; CAT5 wall plates or sloppy wire termination can render CAT6 cable an expensive alternative to barbed wire.
Is there a good KIT I could buy that has tools / testers for
- CAT6 "Socket" Installation
- CAT6 "RJ-45" Crimping (with the crimpable heads)
Installing & Testing them for CAT6 - Gigabit standards.
Even if separate pieces and not part of a single kit, please do point me to the right tools (decently priced I hope) and let me know what they do and whether or not its REALLY worth having.
I believe there is a little Wire continuity tester that the local wire guy uses to check Ethernet cables. It has this set of LEDs where the signal goes through to check continuity of the different Twisted pairs.
I am guessing that would only check wire. Is there any way to check for "signal attenuation" / "resistance" / "impedance" etc that might make a certain installation Gigabit CAT6 compliant v/s only 10/100 Fast Ethernet CAT5.
After all, the speeds would depend on the weakest link in the chain.
The wiring has been done CAT6 and has been terminated into Wall boards with RJ-45 Sockets and crimped to RJ-45 at other location.
I just want to be able to check "Wire / Physical Layer" issues & bottlenecks myself if they happen. I want to use this so that I can be sure when I am testing my network for Gigabit with new switches and machines I am not blaming those devices if at all something went wrong with the wiring.
Side Note:
Now, I have to try to find a decently priced Gigabit "smart" switch (between Unmanaged & Managed - I believe) to start off. Lets see.
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