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UTP Network Cable Testing Guide

This document provides a guide to network cable testing for surveillance systems. It examines various cable testing methods like wiremapping, cable identification, power over ethernet detection, and propagation delay. The four main types of cable test tools are then described: wiremap testers, verifiers, qualifiers, and certifiers. Wiremap testers check continuity while verifiers and certifiers perform more advanced tests but with verifiers being the lowest cost and certifiers being the most expensive and standards-compliant option. Qualifiers are more commonly used for IT applications rather than surveillance.

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UTP Network Cable Testing Guide

This document provides a guide to network cable testing for surveillance systems. It examines various cable testing methods like wiremapping, cable identification, power over ethernet detection, and propagation delay. The four main types of cable test tools are then described: wiremap testers, verifiers, qualifiers, and certifiers. Wiremap testers check continuity while verifiers and certifiers perform more advanced tests but with verifiers being the lowest cost and certifiers being the most expensive and standards-compliant option. Qualifiers are more commonly used for IT applications rather than surveillance.

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Network Cable Testing Guide


By John Scanlan, Published Oct 02, 2018, 09:51am EDT

Proper cable installation is key to trouble-free surveillance systems.

However, testing is often an afterthought, with problems only discovered when cameras
have problems, resulting in increased troubleshooting, or even worse, reinstallation.
Simple, inexpensive testers are available, which can easily prevent these issues without
adding substantial install time.

In this guide, we examine:

Wiremapping
Cable Identification
Service Detection
PoE Detection
Crosstalk
Propagation Delay
Low Cost Cable Testers
Cable Verifiers
Cable Qualifiers
Cable Certifiers
Choosing Between Verifiers, Qualifiers and Certifiers
Channel vs Permanent Link
The Four Main Test Tool Types
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Wiremap testers, verifiers, qualifiers and certifiers are the 4 main test tool types to
select from:

Certifiers are the only of the three to test to ANSI/EIA/TIA568B standards, which
ensures manufacturer warranty and essentially guarantees link performance. Main
downside is high price of ~$10,000, 4 to 5x of a qualifer.
Qualifiers deliver a detailed technical test but are not standards-compliant, aiming
primarily to give a 'real world' test at a lower price than certifiers.
Verifiers provide tests such as wiremap and length which allow basic
troubleshooting, but not crosstalk, loss, skew, etc. They are also much less
expensive, ~$100-300.
Wiremap testers only test continuity on all four pairs of the UTP cable, with no
advanced tests or troubleshooting information. These tests are the lowest cost
type, with some as low as ~$10.

Wiremap testers, verifiers, and certifiers are most common in surveillance and covered
below. Qualifiers are typically used more in IT centric applications as they actually
transmit real packets to test bandwidth and allow for more in depth switch/network
testing, instead of just the cable, not typically necessary in surveillance.

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