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CABLE IDENTIFICATION - OVERVIEW
It is often necessary to identify cables that branch out from the wiring closet in a star-topology network configuration. The VDV Scout
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Pro 2 can assist in two ways:
The first and most convenient way to identify installed cables is by using location ID remotes. Using location ID remotes, you can trace
up to 19 drop locations with one trip to the wiring closet or router. Identification with ID remotes is done digitally, and does not rely on
any manual tracing.
The second way to identify cables is using the VDV Scout
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Pro 2's built-in analog tone generator. The tester will place a low-frequency
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voltage on the cable. By using an analog tone probe (Klein Tools VDV526-054, VDV500-060, or most other manufacturers’ analog
tone probes, sold separately), a cable can be identified by the tone it is carrying. This technique only allows one cable to be traced per
tone generator, but has additional benefits like the ability to trace a cable manually behind certain wall materials, or trace unterminated
cables of non-standard types.
It is important to note that the
LanMap™ Location ID Remotes cannot be used to verify continuity
. Only the self-storing remote that
LanMap™ Location ID Remotes cannot be used to verify continuity
LanMap™ Location ID Remotes cannot be used to verify continuity
snaps into the bottom of the tester or the Test-n-Map™ ID Remotes (included in some kits, or sold separately) can be used to test
continuity of data or phone cables. However,
CoaxMap™ Location ID Remotes can be used to verify continuity and identify
coax
CoaxMap™ Location ID Remotes can be used to verify continuity and identify
CoaxMap™ Location ID Remotes can be used to verify continuity and identify
cables. Any numbered CoaxMap™ Location ID Remote can be used to test continuity.
CABLE IDENTIFICATION - INSTALLED RJ45 CABLE
Testing Continuity
Testing Continuity-Installed
Testing Continuity-Term Coax
Testing Continuity- Installed Coax
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Insert a numbered LanMap™ Location ID Remote into the RJ45 port of each room that needs to be identified. Write down
pairs of numbers and room names for later.
2.
Take the VDV Scout
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Pro 2 to the wiring closet or router (the source of the internet connection).
3.
Connect an unknown cable to the RJ45 port on the top of the tester.
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Press the ID button
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on the keypad to begin the ID test on the Ethernet cable. The LCD will read "Data ID#" where "#" is
the ID number of the LanMap™ Location ID Remote connected to the other side of the cable. Compare this number to the
number/room pair list you made in step 1 and mark the cable with a piece of labeled tape.
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Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each unknown cable until all have been labeled. You can use these labels to determine which
rooms should be connected to the router, or to troubleshoot intermittent connections in the future.
CABLE IDENTIFICATION - INSTALLED COAX CABLE
Testing Continuity
Testing Continuity-Installed
Testing Continuity-Term Coax
Testing Continuity- Installed Coax
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Insert a numbered CoaxMap™ Location ID Remote into the F-connector port of each room that needs to be identified.
Write down pairs of numbers and room names for later.
2.
Take the VDV Scout
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Pro 2 to the wiring closet or cable splitter (the source of the cable connection).
3.
Connect an unknown cable to the video port on the top of the tester.
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Press the ID button
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on the keypad to begin the ID test on the coax cable. The LCD will read " Video ID#" where "#" is
the ID number of the CoaxMap™ Location ID Remote connected to the other side of the cable. Compare this number to the
number/room pair list you made in step 1 and mark the cable with a piece of labeled tape.
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each unknown cable until all have been labeled. You can use these labels to determine which
rooms should be connected to the cable splitter, or to troubleshoot intermittent connections in the future.
Note: Ethernet and coax cable can be identifi ed simultaneously. When both cables are connected at the same time and the ID
button is pressed, "Video ID#" and "Data ID#" will alternate on the LCD screen.