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REAL WORLD CERTIFIER
A whole new world of testing possibilities!
MODEL RWC1000
USER'S GUIDE
CABLE CATEGORY
*DIGITAL TEST
3*
5*
5E*
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EXIT
REVIEW
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  • Page 1 REAL WORLD CERTIFIER A whole new world of testing possibilities! MODEL RWC1000 USER’S GUIDE CABLE CATEGORY *DIGITAL TEST EXIT REVIEW Revision 4...

  • Page 2: Limited Warranty

    RWC1000 User's Guide, Rev 4. Made in the USA. Copyright 2010. Metric version available with display and reports in metric units. Real World Certifi er and Real World Certifi cation are trademarks of Byte Brothers. Microsoft and Excel are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Section III. Faceplate description........Section IV. Documenting testing results......Section V. Operation............Powering up and backlighting......... Navigation button............ 10 RWC1000 Main Menu........... Cable Testing..............Cat 5/6 UTP Cable Testing........ 12 Cat 5/6 UTP RWC Level 1........ Cat 5/6 UTP RWC Level 2........

  • Page 4: Section I. Introduction

    Section I. Introduction Over half of all network problems are caused by faulty cables. And with network speeds exponentially increasing, the need for affordable, sophisticated test equipment is more apparent than ever before. The Real World Certifi er (RWC) and Network Tester is break-through- technology that brings cable and network certifi...
  • Page 5 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 cause problems later. The Real World Certifi er has two levels of verifi cation/certifi cation: RWC Level 1: Performed with the Main Unit and the Remote Probe, Level 1 tests the cable for length;...

  • Page 6: Real World Certifi Er List Of Functions

    The RWC1000 List of Functions UTP CABLES. Real World Certifi cation Level 1 tests: ✔ Length measurement of each cable pair. ✔ Locates opens, shorts and distance to the fault. ✔ Locates split pairs and the distance to the split.

  • Page 7: Section Ii. The Three Phases Of Lan Installation

    The installation of a LAN is generally handled in phases. The cabling is installed; then the switches and PCs are installed; and then all is connected together. The RWC1000 plays a role during all three phases, saving countless hours of troubleshooting.

  • Page 8: Section Iii. Faceplate Description

    Press the recessed power button. To backlight the display, ➍ ➍ press the SEL button during the opening screen. The RWC1000 powers OFF if there is no activity for 10 minutes. Cursor and SELECT buttons ➎ ➎ Use the cursor buttons to select the function to be per- formed.
  • Page 9 ➋ ➋ RJ45/COAX ADAPTER FOR PROBE MAIN UNIT ➋ ➋ ➋ ➋ ➊ ➊ ➏ ➏ ➌ ➌ ➍ ➍ ➎ ➎ ➐ ➐ ➎ ➎ ➍ ➍ ➎ ➎ 9V BATTERY COMPARTMENTS REMOTE PROBE...

  • Page 10: Section Iv. Documenting Testing Results

    Section IV. Documenting Testing Results The Real World Certifi er includes 3 ways to document your test results. 1) A custom tablet can be used to fi ll in the test results (included). 2) "PASSED" stickers can be applied to wall outlets and LAN devices to Real World Certify their capability (included).

  • Page 11: Section V. Operation

    Section V OPERATION Powering up and backlighting REAL WORLD Backlight selection CERTIFIER screen (lighting the REVISION 800K1 LCD display) SEL BACK LITE ON TURNING ON: Press the power button (PWR) and release to turn ON the tester. The "backlighting" screen appears (above). Pressing the select (SEL) button while this screen is present turns on LCD light- ing ("backlighting").

  • Page 12: Navigation Button

    The Main unit's navigation button How to navigate through the Real World Certifi er screen: PWR. Power ON/OFF (see prior page for backlighting). SEL (SELECT). Press to perform task. Appears as on LCD. The UP arrow. Appears as on LCD. The DOWN arrow.

  • Page 13: Rwc1000 Main Menu

    Menu PRINTER MEMORY EXIT SCROLL SEL This 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. CAT5/6 UTP: Test and Real World Certify UTP cables with or without LAN devices (hubs, switches, PCs) connected.

  • Page 14: Cable Testing

    CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing Main Menu SELECT TEST: RW CERTIFY UTP UTP Cable Testing BASIC TEST UTP Main Menu TRACER TONES ON EXIT SCROLL SEL RW CERTIFY ("RWC") UTP: Move the cursor to RW CERTIFY UTP and press SELECT to start RWC Level 1 testing of a cable. RWC tests have 2 levels: Level 1 uses the Main Unit and Remote Probe to perform the Basic Cable Tests (listed below)...

  • Page 15: Cat 5/6 Utp Rwc Level 1

    CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1 RW CERTIFY UTP Perform Real World Certifi cation Level 1 (UTP cables) and Level 2 (UTP cables and LAN devices) UN-COIL CABLE PLUG OPEN CABLE Press down arrow INTO LEFT PLUG button after cable DO NOT USE PROBE is connected...
  • Page 16 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1 SELECT CABLE Stranded or PATCH 20' MIN Solid wire SOLID 20' MIN selection screen EXIT SCROLL SEL The Real World Certifi er has the unique ability to test both cables constructed of stranded wire (commonly called "patch"...
  • Page 17 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1 TESTING CABLE TEST FOR DATA Testing progress *SPLITS is shown on the 12> 36> 45> 78> screen Any problems will NEXT FEXT be displayed (See SPEED TEST PAIRS appendix C) 12>...
  • Page 18 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1 Testing is halted PLUG IN PROBE AT FAR END OF CABLE until the Remote <RED LED = DONE> Probe is connect- TRACE TONES ON EXIT The REMOTE PROBE is required for the WIRE MAP to be con- structed.
  • Page 19 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 1 RWC Level 1 fi nal <<< PASSED >>> screen (when you see *DIGITAL TEST this, Level 1 is com- pleted and available 5E* 6* EXIT REVIEW/SAVE for review) When the above screen appears, the Level 1 RWC is complete. If you select REVIEW/SAVE, you will enter the Test Results Option Screen.

  • Page 20: Cat 5/6 Utp Rwc Level 2

    CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 2 RW CERTIFY UTP LEVEL 2 Perform Real World Certifi cation Level 2 (UTP cables and LAN devices) If you have selected PLUG IN PORT to continue with Real GIG PORT MAY World Certifi...
  • Page 21 (termed "advertised" capabilities) to other LAN devices. First example (above): The RWC1000 has found a gigabit device (1000MB) on pairs 1,2 and 3,6 that is capable of transmitting at 10MB, 100MB and 1000MB at full duplex.
  • Page 22 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / LEVEL 2 Data Signal Levels: Immediately following the link pulse test, the Main Unit tests the data signal levels from the LAN device. The levels are not displayed at this time but are available during Review. RWC Level 2 final RW CERTIFIED screen (when you see...

  • Page 23: Reviewing Cat 5/6 Utp Test Results

    CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW CAT 5/6 UTP TEST REVIEW Review the readings from the most recent test or store the readings in Printer Memory. To review past read- ings stored in the memory see page 39. CABLE CATEGORY Cable Category *DIGITAL TEST...
  • Page 24 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW REAL WORLD RW Certifi cation CERTIFIED TO 100M Level 1 Speed Projection 1000 MENU REVIEW Real World Certifi cation Level 1 displays the projected speed capability of the cable. The graph is a result of thousands of measurements used to project the speed of the cable.
  • Page 25 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW LENGTH = 201' DELAY 304NS PASS Length / Timing SKEW 3NS PASS summary screen MENU REVIEW Length: The length of the shortest cable pair (in feet). 330' is the longest cable allowed by the 802.3 standard. The Real World Certi- fi...
  • Page 26 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW DELAY OK SKEW OK RWC Level 1 NEXT OK FEXT OK Pass / Fail SPLIT OK MAP OK Summary Screen PATCH MENU REVIEW DELAY OK: The propagation delay of the cable is within specifi ca- tion.
  • Page 27 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW specifi cations at a given speed. One percent is barely passing. 100 percent is maximum tolerance. Tolerance is largely cable length driven. The longer the cable is, the less the tolerance. However, lower Category cables eat up tolerance faster than higher Category cables.
  • Page 28 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW 12> 309NS DELAY 36> 309NS DELAY P ro p a g a t i o n 45> 305NS DELAY and skew (per 78> 305NS DELAY MENU REVIEW pair) screens 12> 4NS SKEW 36>...
  • Page 29 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW The following screen only appears if Certifi cation Level 2 was performed. DATA Signal levels of real live data from a 36 45 gigabit switch MENU REVIEW DATA ignal levels of real live data from a 100MB switch...
  • Page 30 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW The following screen only appears if Certifi cation Level 2 was performed. Real World RW CERTIFIED Certifi cation 1 GIG Level 2 1000 summary screen EXIT REVIEW Real World Certifi cation Level 2 displays the Real World certifi ed Level 2 speed capability of the cable.
  • Page 31 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / RW CERTIFY / REVIEW CABLE CATEGORY If you see this *DIGITAL TEST screen again, you are reviewing the 5E* 6* same data again EXIT REVIEW Select EXIT at any time to stop the Review. If you select EXIT, you will be given the option to SAVE the test results with or without a NAME or to discard the results.

  • Page 32: Cat 5/6 Utp Basic Test

    CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / BASIC TEST UTP BASIC TESTING OF UTP Test UTP for opens, short, split pairs, length and distance to fault. RW CERTIFY UTP BASIC TEST UTP TRACE TONES ON UTP Cable Test Main Menu EXIT SCROLL SEL BASIC TEST UTP: Move the cursor to BASIC TEST and press SELECT to test a UTP cable for length, opens, shorts, split pairs (plus distance to...
  • Page 33 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / BASIC TEST UTP 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 cable is connected to any device it will notify you to check the far end of the cable.When ready to proceed, press ( TEST).
  • Page 34 CAT 5/6 UTP Cable Testing / BASIC TEST UTP 12> 203' UTP pairs and length 36> 203' are displayed. Select 45> 201' MAP + TRACE for wire- 78> 200' map and tones EXIT MAP + TRACE Remote Probe LEDs. The Remote Probe needs to be connected only for a brief period.

  • Page 35: Coax Testing

    COAX CABLE TESTING COAX CABLE TESTING Test coax cable for opens, short, length and distance to fault. CAT 5/6 UTP Select COAX COAX CABLE CABLE from NETWORK PORTS Main Menu PRINTER MEMORY EXIT SCROLL SEL COAX CABLE TESTING: Move the cursor to COAX CABLE and press SELECT to test a coax cable for length, opens, shorts (plus distance to these faults).
  • Page 36 COAX CABLE TESTING Connect the coax 12> 105' cable to the F COAX connector on the Main Unit and se- lect coax. The test EXIT MAP + TRACE begins. At the beginning of the test, the far end of the cable should not be connected to anything.

  • Page 37: Naming / Saving Test Results

    EDIT TEST NAME EXIT SCROLL SEL All RWC1000 tests, whether RWC UTP, Basic UTP or coax, eventually arrive at this screen. It is here where you decide to SAVE the test in PRINTER MEMORY (with or without a custom NAME).
  • Page 38 SCROLL SEL test in memory. To NAME a reading, you must fi rst complete any of the RWC1000's cable tests. At the end of the test, press the DOWN arrow (labeled "REVIEW/SAVE" or "SAVE") and the above screen appears. Select EDIT TEST NAME.
  • Page 39 NAMING / SAVING TEST RESULTS Naming your tests TEST NAME line A maximum 16 character name appears here. WXYZ MENU #012 SELECT CHAR Rotating "Letter loop" LEFT RIGHT SEL Rotate loop with arrow keys until desired letter, number, space, backspace or MENU command appears on the left edge of LCD.
  • Page 40 Use the backspace, forward space, space character and other characters to modify the name. SAVE it when complete. Note: The RWC1000 allows duplicate names but when they are printed in Excel they will appear as "Jack A", "Jack A (2)", "Jack A (3)", etc.

  • Page 41: Reviewing/Erasing Printer Memory

    REVIEWING PRINTER MEMORY PRINTER MEMORY Review or Erase stored readings (memory stores up to 250 readings). CAT 5/6 UTP To Review or Erase COAX CABLE stored readings, select NETWORK PORTS PRINTER MEMORY PRINTER MEMORY from the Main Menu EXIT SCROLL SEL PRINTER MEMORY: "Printer memory"...
  • Page 42 REVIEWING PRINTER MEMORY REVIEW MEMORY Review or Erase ERASE MEMORY selection screen EXIT SCROLL SEL REVIEW: Use the UP and DOWN READING # arrow to fi nd the reading you wish to review in Printer Memory. Press BLANK TEST NAME SEL to review.

  • Page 43: Printing From A Pc

    2) Run the "RWC1000.xls" spreadsheet (found on the RWC software CD). RWC1000.xls is itself an Excel spreadsheet that uses Excel's built-in macros to transfer the test results to your PC. Run RWC1000.xls directly from the CD or copy it to your hard drive. Follow the directions on the Excel screen to transfer the readings from the RWC's Printer Memory.
  • Page 44 PRINTING FROM A PC STEP-BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING EXCEL: After you have installed the driver and connected the RWC1000 to the PC, launch Excel. Select FILE, OPEN and select RWC1000.xls (either from your RWC software CD or hard drive).
  • Page 45 Finish The sequential number (1-250) automatically assigned by the RWC1000 to each stored test will appear as "Reading: Cable#1, Reading: Cable#2", etc. in the spreadsheet along with any custom name that you created. The "Reading #" can only be modifi ed in the spreadsheet.
  • Page 46 PRINTING FROM A PC When satisfi ed, press Finish. The spreadsheet named "RWC1000.XLS" will appear. One cable test reading occupies one worksheet. You can do anything with this spreadsheet as would with any Excel spreadsheet (save it under a different name, change the names in the cells, etc.).
  • Page 47 PRINTING FROM A PC Typical RWC1000 printout Note: If Level 2 testing was not performed, the Data Signal Levels and the RW Certifi cation #2 charts will have no data. Reading: Cable# 1 Length Delay Skew Patch/Solid 25 ft. 38ns...

  • Page 48: Network Testing

    1000MB, full duplex will negotiate down to 100MB, half duplex when connected to a 100MB, half duplex LAN device. The RWC1000 displays individual LAN devices advertised capabilities and also can connect INLINE between two LAN devices to display the negotiated results.

  • Page 49: Scan One Port

    Network Testing / SCAN ONE PORT SCAN ONE PORT MONITOR INLINE SEND BEACON EXIT SCROLL SEL SCAN ONE PORT USE RIGHT JACK SCAN ONE PORT: Move the cursor to SCAN ONE PORT and press SELECT if you wish to display the advertised capability of a LAN device. You can connect to any LAN device using a patch cable or any cable of your choosing.
  • Page 50 (termed "advertised" capabilities) to other LAN devices. First example (above): The RWC1000 has found a gigabit device (1000MB) on pairs 1,2 and 3,6 that is capable of transmitting at 10MB, 100MB and 1000MB at full duplex.
  • Page 51 Network Testing / SCAN ONE PORT DATA Signal levels of real live data from a 36 45 gigabit switch EXIT DETAILS ignal levels DATA of real live data from a 100MB switch EXIT DETAILS The signal level screen is a powerful tool. It is a live signal at- tenuation display.

  • Page 52: Monitor Inline

    The MONITOR INLINE TEST is methodical and mostly automatic. Here is a summary of the steps that allow the RWC1000 to arrive at the negotiated speed (detailed steps are on the next page): 1) Plug in one PORT into the LEFT SOCKET of the RWC1000.
  • Page 53 Network Testing / MONITOR INLINE Screen-by-screen instructions to perform INLINE testing. Follow the steps and wait for the RWC1000 directions. The tester will tell you when it is time for the next step. UNPLUG ALL PORTS. UNPLUG ALL PORTS When the RWC1000...
  • Page 54 Network Testing / MONITOR INLINE NEGOTIATED The Negotiated GIGA BIT FD Speed of the link is automatically dis- OK TO SEND DATA played. MENU The MONITOR INLINE TEST is complete. Data can be transmitted between the two LAN devices without removing the tester. Note: Most network ports negotiate to the highest possible data rate.

  • Page 55: Send Beacon

    Network Testing / SEND BEACON SEND BEACON Locate cable drops by lighting a link LED SCAN ONE PORT MONITOR INLINE Scroll down and se- SEND BEACON lect SEND BEACON EXIT SCROLL SEL USE RIGHT JACK (PoE PROTECTED) PORT BEACON PORT BEACON: Use the Port Beacon to locate cable connections in crowded areas.

  • Page 56: Appendix A. Straight Thru Cable Coupler

    Appendix A. Straight coupler When installing or troubleshooting a LAN, you might need a straight- thru cable coupler. The RWC1000's Main Unit jacks makes it easy. The tester must be OFF to utilize this feature. Straight-thru coupler Note: If you suspect one of the devices is capable of sourcing PoE voltage, connect the device to the RIGHT jack.

  • Page 57: Appendix B. Ping And Tcp/Ip Debugging Tools

    Ethernet (the standard for local area networking). Why learn about TCP/IP: Once the RWC1000 has established that your cables and network devices are working at the hardware level your next step is to checkout the software level of your network.
  • Page 58 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 executed at the command line prompt of the operating system (see the end of this section for more information about the command line).
  • Page 59 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 address. Go to the target computer (the one you wish to ping) and on its command line enter "ipconfi g". The ip address (and other addresses will be displayed).
  • Page 60 EXAMPLES OF USE: I want to determine how many routers between my system and the ISO that services Byte Brothers. Enter tracert followed by the name or IP address of the destination system (enter www .google.com).
  • Page 61 Executing troubleshooting programs from the command line All of the programs discussed must be executed from the command line of your operating system. To reach the command line on Win- dows 95 and 98 systems, click on START>PROGRAMS and Select the MS DOS prompt.

  • Page 62: Appendix C. Examples Of Utp Cable Faults

    Appendix C. Examples of cable faults A good cable: A cable that passes its fi rst set of cable tests will have summary screen similar to this: LENGTH = 201' DELAY 304NS PASS Length / Timing SKEW 3NS PASS summary screen of a good cable EXIT REVIEW...
  • Page 63 Bad cable (Near end short): The error is displayed as follows: 12> ------- SHORT Bad cable: 36> 26' OPEN Near End Short 45> 25' OPEN 78> 26' OPEN EXIT DETAILS The SHORT on 12> is most likely at the connector (near end). If the short is on the FAR END of the cable it would look like this: 12>...
  • Page 64 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 sample cable map. 12> 199' = = = <12 Bad cable: 36> 202' = = = <36 Wire map 45>...

  • Page 65: Appendix D. Making A Correct Utp Cable

    Appendix D. Making a correct UTP cable Twisted Pair Cables: Unshielded twisted pair cable is used for Base-T applications because it is inexpensive, easy to use and has excellent noise cancelling capabilities. A minimum of two pairs of twisted pair wire are required for each computer that connects to the local area network: ●...
  • Page 66 RJ45 Connectors (sockets and plugs): The Base-T Standard uses RJ45 sockets and plugs. The RJ45 socket has 8 pins. The pins are numbered 1 to 8. Looking at the socket with insertion key facing down, pin number 1 is to the left. PLUGS SOCKETS PIN NUMBERS...
  • Page 67 © 2010 Byte Brothers, Inc. Network Test and Certification Network Test and Certification...

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