Tracing and Locating Network Cabling Guide
Tracing and locating network cabling for video surveillance can be a time-consuming and expensive task, especially when compounded by unlabeled, mislabeled, and poorly-labeled cables. The inevitable moves, adds, and changes can also make a mess of a previously clean installation.
In this report, we provide solutions for toning out and locating network drops for video surveillance networks, including:
- Analog Tone and Probe
- Digital Tone and Probe
- Switch Port Status
- PoE Consumption
- Switch Cable Diagnostics
- Port Blinking
- Cable Testers - Wire Map Tool, Verifier, Qualifier, Certifier
- Documentation and Management
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