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CABLE IDENTIFICATION – DATA AND VOICE CABLES:
It is often necessary to identify cables that branch out from the wiring closet. The VDV Scout
in two ways:
The first and most convenient way to identify installed cables is by using location ID remotes. Using location ID
remotes, you can trace up to 19 drop locations with one trip to the wiring closet or router. Identification with ID
remotes is done digitally, and does not rely on any manual tracing.
The second way to identify cables is using the VDV Scout
will place a low-frequency voltage on the cable. By using an analog tone probe (Klein Tools VDV500-123, sold
separately), a cable can be identified by the tone it is carrying. This technique only allows one cable to be traced
per tone generator, but has additional benefits like the ability to trace unterminated cables of non-standard types.
• LanMap™ Location ID Remotes identify location only.
• CoaxMap™ Location ID Remotes identify location only.
• Test+Map™ ID Remotes identify location, and perform wire map and length tests.
IDENTIFYING INSTALLED RJ45 CABLE (FIG. 5):
1. Insert a numbered LanMap™ Location ID Remote into the
2. Take the VDV Scout
3. Connect an unknown cable to the RJ45 port on the top
4. Press the Data button
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each unknown cable until all have been labeled.
IDENTIFYING INSTALLED VOICE CABLE (FIG. 5):
1. Insert a numbered LanMap™ Location ID Remote into the RJ45 port of each
2. Take the VDV Scout
3. Connect an unknown cable to the RJ45 port on the top of the tester.
4. Press the Voice button
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each unknown cable until all have been labeled. You can
IDENTIFYING INSTALLED COAX CABLE (FIG. 6):
1. Insert a numbered CoaxMap™ Location ID
2. Take the VDV Scout
3. Attach female-to-female Barrel Connector to
4. Press the Video button
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each unknown cable
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RJ45 port of each room that needs to be identified. Write
down numbers and room names for later reference.
Pro 3 to the wiring closet or router
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(the source of the internet connection).
of the tester.
C
to begin the ID test. The LCD
will read "ID#", where "#" is the ID number of the LanMap™
Location ID Remote connected to the other side of the cable.
Compare this number to the number/room pair list you made
in step 1 and mark the cable with a piece of labeled tape.
You can use these labels to determine which rooms should be connected
to the router, or to troubleshoot intermittent connections in the future.
room that needs to be identified. Write down numbers and room names for
later reference.
Pro 3 to the wiring closet or router (the source of the
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internet connection).
A
to begin the ID test. The LCD will read "ID#", where
"#" is the ID number of the LanMap™ Location ID Remote connected to the
other side of the cable. Compare this number to the number/room pair list you
made in step 1 and mark the cable with a piece of labeled tape.
use these labels to determine which rooms should be connected to the router, or
to troubleshoot intermittent connections in the future.
Remote into the F-connector port of each
room that needs to be identified. Write down
numbers and room names for later reference.
Pro 3 to the wiring
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closet or cable splitter (the source of the
cable connection).
the F-connector port on the top of the tester,
then connect Connect an unknown cable to
the Barrel Connector.
B
to begin the
ID test. The LCD will read "ID#", where "#"
is the ID number of the CoaxMap™ Location
ID Remote connected to the other side of the
cable. Compare this number to the number/
room pair list you made in step 1 and mark
the cable with a piece of labeled tape.
until all have been labeled.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Pro 3's built-in analog tone generator. The tester
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Pro 3 can assist
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FIG. 5
FIG. 6
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