4-3-3.Cable Identification on Installed Data Cable
• The remote ID's can be used to identify cable runs from the patch panel to a wall port.
• Each identifier has a labeled ID number.
• When the tester is connected to a cable that has an identifier attached at the other end, the tester
will display the ID number that is marked on the identifier.
1.Connect the numbered remote ID's to the port for each cable that needs to be identified.
2.At the wiring closet or patch panel, connect the unknown cable to the RJ45 port on the tester.
3.Press ON/OFF
Button to turn on the tester and then press Data
data wire test function.
4.If the cable being tested is connected to one of the remote ID's,the display will indicate the number
that corresponds to the remote.
RJ45 Remote ID:
5 remotes
(Numbered 1- 5)
Note: The RJ45 remote ID's do not test the wiring on the cable. Only the remote can identify wiring
faults. The remote may not identify the cable if the cable is miss-wired.
Wall Plate
3
Remote ID
Patch Panel
VDV Wire Tester
Button to select the
Tester
17