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Reddit mentions of Fluke Networks CIQ-KIT Copper Qualification Tester Kit Qualifies and Troubleshoots Category 5-6A Cabling for 10/100/Gig Ethernet, Coax, and VoIP, Includes IntelliTone Pro 200 & Remote ID Kit
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of Fluke Networks CIQ-KIT Copper Qualification Tester Kit Qualifies and Troubleshoots Category 5-6A Cabling for 10/100/Gig Ethernet, Coax, and VoIP, Includes IntelliTone Pro 200 & Remote ID Kit. Here are the top ones.
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Qualifies cabling performance for 10/100/Gig Ethernet, tests all copper media cabling: twisted pair (Category 5-6A), coax, and audioIncludes CableIQ Qualification Tester with detachable wiremap, IntelliTone 200 Digital Probe, Remote IDs #2-7, (2) RJ45/RJ45 patch cords, USB cable, coax 'F' push on adapter, 75 ohm coax patch cord, RJ45/11 universal coupler, RJ11/RJ11 patch cord, user guide, (4) AA and (1) 9V alkaline batteries, test accessory soft pouch, duffel style bag, 1 year warranty on testersAdvanced troubleshooting features: length, distance to fault, graphical wire mapping, opens, shorts, power over Ethernet (POE) detectionWorks on live networks to provide Ethernet switch detection and device configuration, isolate network issues from physical cabling issuesLocate and trace cables with digital toning technology with included IntelliTone 200 Digital Probe, discover what is at the end of any cable and display device configurations (speed/duplex, pairing)
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 1 Inches |
| Length | 1 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | CIQ-KIT |
| Weight | 3.637627323 Pounds |
| Width | 1 Inches |
Holy whoa. I'm shocked those work at all.
You MIGHT be able to throw a computer in the middle and log traffic on WireShark, but that will take time and ultimately will be a much more vague answer than a cable analyzer's yes/no.
As far as analyzer / certifiers go, I think the Fluke CableIQ is probably one of the less expensive models since it doesn't do 10Gbit or fibre out of the box. That being said, it's still the better part of $2k.
As /u/IAdminTheLaw suggested, a good option may be to hire a contractor to test and certify. If you can woo a structured wiring company they might be willing to come out and test a few lines for free, even.
Depending on how many people are on your team, a Fluke tasting meter and toner probe is worth its weight in gold.
My old supervisor gifted me their CQ100 kit to help me diagnose and fix a few undocumented dumpster fire networks under the assumption that if I got the jobs done, the fluke was mine even if I left the company.
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If you don’t have any laying around, I would also buy a few 3750 catalyst switches off eBay and give them to the team to take home abs learn on if you think that would be beneficial. I’m always mentoring our juniors and teaching them just the basics of getting into a switch to look at logs or setup basic configuration has proven to be a huge help. Same with firewalls. I own a Fortigate 60E as my old supervisor bought me one of those to learn in and then deploy them at client sites. Again it was a relatively small investment as it saved him having to hire a dedicated firewall guy for my region.