Cat5 Testing ? Easy way?

baz_ · 3 Dec 2015 at 23:41

Hey folks,
Looking for a little more advice, Helping a charity out and they have moved into new premises, The previous owner had cat5 cables installed etc. But they have stripped out all the patch ports etc. Non of the cables are labeled. I want to know whats the easiest way to test each cable without having to crimp all cables? would using a test plugged in and using a volt tester on the other side be enough?

baz_ · 8 Dec 2015 at 23:00

the issue i have is the comms side isnt patched up, the patch panels have been removed, but there terminated on the other end at the wall faceplates. so need some thing that can help me test so i can patch them up, Usually i would always started at one end and follow the cables but this time i cant due to the amount of tunnels etc

baz_ · 9 Dec 2015 at 14:03

Thanks, good thing is the main comms will be in the next room, i am only doing 15 ports first, then over time the other hundred accross 12 buildings lol

baz_ · 9 Dec 2015 at 17:11

Lol y thoughts as well bledd, You should see the mess. I have 12 buildings that are in the same state, Working 1 at a time possibly only doing 3 over the next few years. But thats not the worse thing. All buildings have Fibre connecting to each of them on average 8 core to 24 core cables, All Above head, Which also have been cut lol thats a different job for another time.