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GS105Ev2 Cable Test Specifics not in manual
Hello... Awaiting delivery of GS105Ev2... Already have downloaded all dicuments and firmware for this device so when it gets here it will be current....
When I purchase a Product I usually read the entire manual prior to receiving the product.
In this case.... I purchased this primairly for the Cable test Utility that it has..... All my cables here are CAT6....
However....Regarding the Cable Test Utility.... In all manuals that you have for this, other than a brief overview, there is no in depth information about the cable test....
In specifics, nowhere can I find information in mnauals if the test is done terminated to something or un-terminated.... You'd think that would be important information to include in the manual....
Also, nowhere can I find information in manauls what the possible results could be, or, the description of what each of the results would mean..... You'd think that would be important reference material to include in the manual...
I've seen a couple of similar posts here on this, and other than a nice 'welcome message', and suggestioin that they contact support.... Nothing!!!
Is there really no documetatioin on this Cable Test Utility???
Could a more in depth instruction and results document or ????? Please be added to this post?
Thank You
It's been a couple months since I last posted......
I've been watching things... and can happily report that the cables indicated as bad by the Netgear swtich... and the replacement cables that tested good by the Netgear switch...... have been a resounding success!!!
No Hardware or Software GB indicators have toggled to 100Mb.... Speed of copying between GB devices now consistantly at 130Mb/sec instead of 85Mb/sec...
I couldn't be happier.... That Test is worth the price of the Switch!!!
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Hello Jan,
No idea what kind of potentially high-flying expectations you have on the cable test feature.
Possible results can be for example:
Crosstalk: There is an interpair short on the cable.
ERROR: The test failed.
No Cable: The cable does not exist or the cable length is too small to test accurately.
OK: The cable is working correctly.
Open Cable: The cable is disconnected or there is a faulty connection.
Short: There is an electrical short in the cable.Open short: Both disconnect and electrical short are detected in the cable. Cable fault distance is showed in meter.
Be aware results (especially the fault distance) can vary based on different cable classes and cabling qualities in the field.
It's an ad-hoc installation and troubleshooting (eg. after patching moves and changes) tool for an operational environment. Said that, except on the error or open cable, it's with a network device connected at the other end.
At no point it is intended to replace a commercial grade cable verification tester for say 50...10 USD, a cable qualification tester for 250...1000 USD, or a cable certification tester.
Regards,
-Kurt
The only High Flying Results I'm looking for is whatever it is supposed to do.... and there is Insufficient documentation in the manual to describe what it is intended to do!!! But thanks for what you posted... That is a start (That would have been nice to find in the manual!)
I have a cheapie Pinout tester for pinouts, flips, opens, shorts, etc. I just wanted something better... I cannot afford a $800-1200 tester.
Someone else suggested this, and since I have no background with a managed swtich, I'm hopefully killing two birds with one stone.
Other than cheapie Pinout tester, My other test procedure is a spare output of Arris Modem, to cable under test, to Netgear GS108 switch, and time the lockup of LED's... With that (and Arris Diagnostics which reports lockup status) I've found some bad PRE-MADE CAT6 cables from a recent upgrade: Passes Pin-out tester, but only locks up at 100Mb/s.. I'd like to know more about these bad cables.... That's the reason for needing all possible info on the Cable Test Utility...
Would you think that for a cable test procedure this should be the proper way to wire it, then?:
GS105Ev2 port 1 to computer to access Switch and test Utiliity
Port 2 to cable under test, to Netgear GS108 (to provide an Identical Termination for all cable tests)....
I knew the Netgear Cable Test Would not equate to a $800-1200 Tester, but hopefully it, in additon to my other 2 tests, give me a better idea of what I'm finding... When I didn't find any in depth data in manuals...... I posted here.... Thanks
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