Fluke Networks LINKIQ CABLE & TESTER

A replacement for my microscanner POE which worked flawless for year, fault occurred within 6 months on the Link IQ, went to fluke for warranty, told me that Amazon was not an authorised seller so quoted £666 for repair!!

Ottimo strumento, ma con qualche limite Ho acquistato il FLUKE Networks LinkIQ Cable+Network Tester per verificare e diagnosticare problemi nella mia rete aziendale, e nel complesso sono molto soddisfatto delle sue prestazioni. Questo tester è incredibilmente utile per identificare problemi sui cavi Ethernet, testare la velocità della rete e diagnosticare configurazioni di switch e access point. L’interfaccia è intuitiva, con un display chiaro che mostra risultati dettagliati, e la possibilità di generare report è un grande vantaggio per documentare il lavoro. Tuttavia, ho trovato che il prezzo sia un po’ elevato rispetto ad alcune funzionalità che mi aspettavo fossero più avanzate, come un’analisi ancora più approfondita di certi protocolli di rete. Inoltre, la portabilità è buona ma il dispositivo potrebbe essere più leggero per un uso prolungato sul campo. Nonostante questi piccoli difetti, rimane uno strumento affidabile e professionale che ha semplificato il mio lavoro di troubleshooting. Lo consiglio a chi ha bisogno di un tester di rete solido, ma con un occhio al budget.

I bought this after much research and for a job I needed to do on an existing network. This Tester was worth more than I paid! It saved us so much time tracing unmarked cables on the network. If the drop is connected to a POE switch, the cable is difficult to trace with a standard toner and wand. With this, we connect at the far end and it told us what switch, switch port and vlan the cable is connected to. From there we just traced the patch cable to the patch panel to identify what to label the cable. The toner function, tester function work just as well. You also have the ability to save your tests so you can have a copy for the customer. The battery keeps a charge for a long time, even sitting for awhile. As i said, it paid for itself on the first job.

je n'ai pas pour habitude de faire un commentaire mais au vue de la qualité du produit je suis obligé, impressionant ,outil de qualité , alors oui il existe des appareils moins cher mais un Fluke reste un Fluke et il n'y a rien de semblable

We use the LIQ for training. Compared to its peers, it's my current favorite Cat cable tester for 5, 5e, 6 and 6A. I've included a photo of the TDR and wire-map functions, versus a Viavi ONX-580 OneExpert (a completely different device, but comparable for this test). If you need verifiable crosstalk measurements (near-end, far-end, power sum, etc.), or Cat 7 or 8 testing, then you'll have to get into the Fluke Versiv mainframe, like a DSX-8000, which is several times more expensive. However, for easy and simple qualification testing up to 10G, the Link IQ is superb. The single pushbutton test might mislead some that the unit cannot be customized for testing, as it did me when considering the device, but you can set-up virtually all key test parameters (shield or no-shield is an important one, for example). This requires a menu-dive, but I felt these were quick, simple, and intuitive. By the way, I'm sure the meter does perform basic crosstalk checks to qualify up to 10G, but you cannot directly see the results, as you would with more expensive certification devices, like the Fluke Versiv DTX (older) and DSX (newer) series. The LIQ is light to carry, charges very quickly, and is reasonably well protected, although I wouldn't want it to hit the floor with too much velocity (but you won't do that...). The single included remote (ID #1), Cat 6A test cable, and worldwide power adapter kit, are all welcome accessories in the kit. Larger projects would benefit from you purchasing additional remote ID's, but the single remote will go a long way to help with small and even medium size wire-mapping jobs. We are very happy with the purchase.