Triplett RWC1000K/RWC1000NP User Manual

CAT3,5,5E,6TESTSANDDISPLAYS★★CABLECATEGORY★★MODEL RWC1000A whole new world of testing possibilities!USER’S GUIDE Revision 4REAL WORLD CERTIFIERTMCABLE

8Section IV. Documenting Testing ResultsThe Real World Certifi er includes 3 ways to document your test results. 1) A custom tablet can be used to fi

9Section VOPERATIONPowering up and backlightingNote: Once enabled, the LCD will remain backlit until the tester is powered OFF. The backlight selecti

10How to navigate through the Real World Certifi er screen: PWR. Power ON/OFF (see prior page for backlighting). SEL (SELECT). Press to perform task

11This menu is the gateway to all of the RWC1000's tests. Scroll the cursor with the down arrow button and press SELECT to perform the task. CAT

CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing Main MenuRW CERTIFY ("RWC") UTP: Move the cursor to RW CERTIFY UTP and press SELECT to start RWC Level 1 testing o

13CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1Follow the instructions. Only an uncoiled cable will give you accurate test results. At this point

14SELECT CABLE PATCH 20' MIN SOLID 20' MIN EXIT SCROLL SELThe Real World Certifi er has the unique ability to test both cables co

15CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1CAT 5/6 UTPDuring this phase of testing, information about length, opens, shorts, split pairs, cros

CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1 16CAT 5/6 UTPLEDsPLUG IN PROBE AT FAR END OF CABLE <RED LED = DONE> TRACE TONES ON EXITThe

CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1 17CAT 5/6 UTPRWC Level 1 fi nalscreen (when you see this, Level 1 is com-pleted and available for revi

Caution when connectingThe Real World Certifi er has two RJ45 jacks ("LEFT","RIGHT"). The LEFT jack is for testing cables (the jack

FAQ: What is the difference between Level 1 and Level 2 and when do I use it? Level 1 certifi cation tests for length, opens, shorts, split pairs (inc

19The fi rst step in the Level 2 process is to read the link pulses of the LAN device and determine its advertised capability. Every LAN device broad

20CAT 5/6 UTPWhen the above screen appears, the Level 2 RWC is complete. The complete results of both the Level 1 and Level 2 readings are avail-able

21CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW CAT 5/6 UTP TEST REVIEWReview the readings from the most recent test or store the readings in Prin

22CAT 5/6 UTPRW Certifi cationLevel 1 SpeedProjectionReal World Cer tifi cation Level 1 displays the projected speed capability of the cable. The gra

Length / Timing summary screenLength: The length of the shortest cable pair (in feet). 330' is the longest cable allowed by the 802.3 standard. T

RWC Level 1Pass / FailSummary ScreenDELAY OK: The propagation delay of the cable is within specifi ca-tion. See page 23 for the defi nition of delay.SK

25CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEWCAT 5/6 UTP12> 203' = = = <12 36> 203' = = = <3645> 201&

Timing data per pair: The next two screens give you the timing of the propagation delay and skew for each pair in the cable. Large variations between

DATA MIN MENU REVIEW12 36 45 78 Signal levelsof real livedata fr

Table of ContentsSection I. Introduction ... 2 Real World Certifi er list of functions...

28CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEWCAT 5/6 UTPReal WorldCertifi cationLevel 2summary screenReal World Certifi cation Level 2 displays the

29CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEWCAT 5/6 UTPEXIT SCROLL SELREVIEW TESTSAVE READINGSRWC LEVEL 2EDIT TEST NAMECABLE CATEGORY*DIGI

CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / BASIC TEST UTPRW CERTIFY UTPBASIC TEST UTPTRACE TONES ONEXIT SCROLL SELUTP Cable Test Main Menu 30BASIC TESTING OF

accurate length measurement. At this point in the testing, the far end of the cable should not be connected to any device. Note: If the far end of the

Press SAVE to either SAVE or NAME and SAVE the test. Seepage 35 for instructions. Press EXIT to discard the results.CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / BASIC

RJ45/COAX ADAPTER: The Main Unit has a permanent COAX con-nector labeled "COAX". The RJ45/COAX adapter is used to connect the coax cable to

12> 105' COAX EXIT MAP + TRACEPress SAVE to either SAVE or NAME and SAVE the test. Seethe next page for instructions. Press EXIT to

35EDIT NAMENAMING / SAVING TEST RESULTSEXIT SCROLL SELREVIEW TESTSAVE READINGRWC TEST PORTEDIT TEST NAMEAll RWC1000 tests, whether RWC UTP, Bas

EDIT NAME 36NAMING / SAVING TEST RESULTSTo NAME a reading, you must fi rst complete any of the RWC1000's cable tests. At the end of the test, pres

37EDIT NAMENaming your testsExercise the "Rotating Letter Loop"It's the best way to learn how to create a name. TEST NAME lineT

Section I. IntroductionOver half of all network problems are caused by faulty cables. And with network speeds exponentially increasing, the need for

EDIT NAME 38Exercise #2. Create the test name "TEST", then erase:Step 1: Position the LETTER LOOP so "T" is the leftmost letter on

39PRINTER MEMORY: "Printer memory" is the storage location for all SAVED test readings. It can store the results of up to 250 RWC tests (Le

40MEMORY REVIEW MEMORY ERASE MEMORY EXIT SCROLL SELREADING # 1 BLANK TEST NAME UP DOWN SELREVIEW: Use the UP and DOWN a

41USB portUSB micro BplugPC with Excel and a USB portRWC1000 with up to 250 stored readingsPRINTING FROM A PCSTEP 1: INSTALL THE RWC DRIVER ON PC: Ru

42PRINTINGSTEP-BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING EXCEL: After you have installed the driver and connected the RWC1000 to the PC, launch Excel. Select FI

43 Press the Import Readings button next. It downloads data from the serial port speci-fi ed in the drop down box. Press OK. PRINTI

44PRINTINGPRINTING FROM A PCReading: Cable# 1Length Delay Skew Patch/Solid 25 ft. 38ns 2ns

45PRINTINGPRINTING FROM A PCReading: Cable# 1Length Delay Skew Patch/Solid 25 ft. 38ns 2ns PatchCERT LEVEL 1:

46NETWORK PORTS (USE RIGHT JACK) Select Network Ports to display the capabilities of a LAN device. LAN devices broadcast their capability in terms of

47SCAN ONE PORTSCAN ONE PORT: Move the cursor to SCAN ONE PORT and press SELECT if you wish to display the advertised capability of a LAN device. Yo

What is Real World Certifi cation? Real World Certifi cation means that a UTP cable passed a prescribed battery of tests and is therefore not likely to

The fi rst step in the scanning process reads the link pulses of the LAN device and display the advertised capability. LAN devices broadcast their cap

Network Testing / SCAN ONE PORT DATA MIN EXIT DETAILS12 36 45 78

50MONITOR INLINE: Move the cursor to MONITOR INLINE and press SELECT if you wish to view the negotiated results between two LAN devices. Note: Data

51UNPLUG ALL PORTSEXITPLUG-IN 2 PORTSPC =>LEFT PLUGHUB=> RIGHT PLUG <POE PROTECTED>EXITNetwork Testing / MONITOR INLINEUNPLUG ALL PORTS

52The Negotiated Speed of the link is automatically dis-played.The MONITOR INLINE TEST is complete. Data can be transmitted between the two LAN devi

53PORT BEACON: Use the Port Beacon to locate cable connections in crowded areas. To activate the port beacon, move the cursor to PORT BEACON and pre

Appendix A. Straight coupler 54Straight-thrucouplerWhen installing or troubleshooting a LAN, you might need a straight-thru cable coupler. The RWC1000

55Appendix B. Ping and TCP/IP debugging toolsWhat is TCP/IP: TCP/IP is set of standards fi rst developed by ARPA (USA DOD’s Advance Research Projects

Because TCP/IP is so common, Windows and many UNIX systems have built-in tools to help you debug TCP/IP network problems.These debugging programs are

on the workstation’s Command Line. If the server is connected I will receive a response to my ping. Note: It's easy to fi nd a computer's ip

The RWC1000 List of FunctionsUTP CABLES. Real World Certifi cation Level 1 tests:✔ Length measurement of each cable pair. ✔ Locates opens, shorts and

you do not know its DNS name or IP address use ipconfi g (below). To learn all of the ping command’s option, enter ping /?.ipconfi gUSE: Determine the I

59Executing troubleshooting programs from the command lineAll of the programs discussed must be executed from the command line of your operating syst

60Appendix C. Examples of cable faultsA good cable: A cable that passes its fi rst set of cable tests will have summary screen similar to this:Length

61APPENDIXBad cable (Near end short): The error is displayed as follows:12> 27' SHORT 36> 26' OPEN45> 25'

is that the cable LENGTH is only shown as 98’. Press DETAILS and continue the tests. All will become clear when cable map is displayed. Here is a sa

63Appendix D. Making a correct UTP cableTwisted Pair Cables: Unshielded twisted pair cable is used for Base-T applications because it is inexpensive

64EIA/TIA 568B STRAIGHT THRU PIN # PIN# WIRE COLOR 1 1 Orange/White 2 2 Orange 3 3 Green/White 6 6 Green 4 4 Blue 5

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5Section II. The Three Phases of LAN InstallationThe RWC1000 is designed for both the network installer, the network repair person and the IT manage

6Section III. RWC1000 Faceplate Descriptions.RWC1000 REMOTE PROBEThe MAIN UNIT connects to any Cat 5/6, coax cable or 10, 100, or 1000 Base-T device

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