Hi, I'm Eric from Fluke and
today I'm going to give you a complete
overview of the LinkIQ Cable+Network
Tester. First,
let's take a look at what's in the base kit.
We have the LinkIQ itself.
This handy case for easy transport.
A quick reference guide.
A CAT6a patch cable.
A hanging strap.
Remote ID number 1 for complete
wire map testing.
An RJ45 to RJ45 modular connector.
A USB-C to USB Type A cable.
And last, but not least,
a charging cable,
which also end in USB-C for fast charging.
In the LinkIQ kit,
we have the remote IDs
number 2 through 7
as well as the IntelliTone Pro 200
are all included.
If you're looking at an industrial kit,
we include the MS-IE adaptor
which is used for industrial ethernet cabling.
We also include specialized patch cables
for all the industrial connectors
you may have.
Now that we have an idea of what's
in the kit,
let's take a look at the UI of the LinkIQ.
First, let's take a look at settings.
First, you can adjust your
Wire Map Settings.
You can turn off or on your Shield Test,
depending on your application.
You can also allow crossover,
between T568A and T568B.
You can also adjust
the pinout of your cable.
between T568A and T568B.
Let's leave it at B for now.
You can also adjust your cable settings.
Right now our test limit is set up
to be able to test to 10G.
You can adjust this all the way down
to 10BASE-T or just doing a Wire Map.
We'll leave it at 10G.
You can also adjust the NVP value.
Right now it's at 68,
which is fine for our application
that we will be testing.
You can also see if you need to
auto increment your test results.
You can also turn off or on the PoE test
which is an extensive load test
that we'll go into later.
You can also adjust the CDP and LLDP
timeout.
Right now we have it set at 30 seconds
but we can adjust it anywhere between
5 seconds and 60 seconds.
You can also adjust the tester's brightness,
depending on where you are at.
You can also turn on and off auto shutoff.
We'll leave it off for now
since we are demoing the product.
And right now, we have sound turned off
to conserve battery.
You can also adjust your numbers,
whether to use a period or a comma,
depending on where you are at regionally.
You can also adjust the units,
whether that be between feet or meters.
You can adjust the date and time,
check what version of the firmware
you have installed or you can
factory reset the unit.
Now that we know all about the settings,
let's check out the tools
that are available on LinkIQ.
We have a tone generator,
which uses our patented IntelliTone
as well as analog tones, one through three,
which you can use with the IntelliTone
or with the analog ones,
you can use with our Pro3000 Series.
We also have a port blink light,
so when you're connected to a switch,
it will blink the port light,
so you know which one you're connected to.
Now that we've adjusted our settings,
and checked out our tools,
let's get onto cable testing.
Go to the home screen,
and we've connected our RJ45 patch cable
to the top of the tester,
and from there,
we're connected to a longer length of cable.
Simply press auto test.
The LinkIQ shows that we are connected
to a 46 ft long length of cable
but it doesn't detect a remote ID
on the end, so technically it's open.
Let's go for a more complete test.
We'll exit this without saving.
Now, if we plug in a remote ID
on the far end of the cable,
and we press auto test now,
and look, it passed.
All the cables are complete
and the cable is capable of supporting 10G.
We look at the pairs itself,
you see that test
to the shortest length of cable,
which, in this case is the orange pair,
and the brown pair.
Now let's save this result.
We can change the test ID.
And we'll change the project name
from Plastics to, let's say, Fluke Park.
And, we can adjust who the operator is.
This case, let's put in my name.
Hit ok, and your result is saved.
Now let's take a look at what happens
when we get a failed test.
Let's hit auto test and see what happens.
As you can see in this failure,
we failed due to Wire Map issues.
Cable 6 is not terminated at the other
end properly.
You can save this result
so you can go and fix it later.
Now we've covered cable testing,
let's look what happens when
we're plugged into a network.
On the far end of our cable,
we're plugged into a switch.
Let's press auto test.
The LinkIQ gets the details from the switch,
including the port number,
the name of the switch,
VLAN information as well as the
advertised speeds.
In this case, the switch is capable of
a 1000BASE-T.
The LinkIQ also performs an extensive
PoE test, including a negotiation
with the switch for advertised power
as well as a load test
to actually see what the voltage is.
Once the test has been completed,
we see that power is only being run
on pairs 1, 2, 3 and 6.
The hardware class
under load is for 51.2 V.
You can also save these results,
just like you would with the cable test.
Now that we've looked through our
settings, our tools
and performed a few tests,
let's take a look at the results.
As you can see we have projects
that we've been testing on.
The ones that we set up for here
and Fluke Park.
As well as a previous project.
You can go into each one,
and look as to why it passed or failed.
As well as the criteria
that the test was set up to.
Let's take a look at that network test
that we previously did.
At the top of the test result,
you can see that this result
has not been uploaded into LinkWare.
Let's go and upload that now.
Now that we're back to our PC,
let's export our results.
First, let's return to the home screen
on the LinkIQ.
Then, let's connect the USB C cable.
Once that's been connected,
the LinkIQ gives you an indicator.
Now, let's go into LinkWare PC.
We want to click the import button
and scroll down to LinkIQ.
LinkWare PC will detect
that LinkIQ is connected,
and let's select the records
we want to import.
Thank you for joining me for this
complete overview of the
LinkIQ Cable+Network Tester,
from Fluke.