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Habot Ollege: 4A-Cable Testing Lab

This document provides instructions for students to complete a cable testing lab using a Fluke 620 LAN CableMeter. The lab involves testing patch cables and installed cables to check for faults. Students will work in teams of two and record results for cable tests, length tests, and wire maps. The document also provides background on cable testing functions and wire map standards to help interpret the test results.

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Habot Ollege: 4A-Cable Testing Lab

This document provides instructions for students to complete a cable testing lab using a Fluke 620 LAN CableMeter. The lab involves testing patch cables and installed cables to check for faults. Students will work in teams of two and record results for cable tests, length tests, and wire maps. The document also provides background on cable testing functions and wire map standards to help interpret the test results.

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Student Name: ___________________________

CHABOT COLLEGE
CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY I

4A- Cable Testing Lab

Preparations
Read this entire document before you begin!
Use curriculum page 5.3.4 for reference - review this page before you begin.
Students will work in teams of two, and each student must take an active role.
Handle the Fluke 620 LAN CableMeter with care; it is an expensive instrument!
Answer all questions shown in italic!

Background
The Fluke 620 LAN CableMeter includes the following test functions that will be used in this lab:
 Cable Test – Pass / Fail
 Cable length
 Wire Map

Part A - Test Patch Cables

Instructions:
The instructor will provide the following items to each table row:
 Fluke 620 LAN CableMeter
 Straight-through coupler
 Cable identifier #1
 Test Cables A, B, C, D

Working in teams of two students, perform the following tests on each of the test cables:
 Cable Test – Pass / Fail
 Cable length
 Wire Map

Wire Map test results for a straight-through cable look like this:

Near end of cable ->>> 12 36 45 78 ID (Both near and far ends of the
straight-through cable are properly
Far end of cable ->>> 12 36 45 78 #1 connected.)

Near end of cable ->>> 12 36 45 78 ID (Wire 3 is connected to pin 6. The


fault may be at either end)
Far end of cable ->>> 12 63 45 78 #1

Near end of cable ->>> 12 36 45 78 ID (Pin 2 is open somewhere in the far


end of the cable.)
Far end of cable ->>> 1o 36 45 78 #1
Correct Wire Map for a for a crossover cable look like this:
(Remember, a crossover cable crosses the Transmit and Receive pairs at each end.)

Near end of cable ->>> 12 36 45 78 ID (Both near and far ends of crossover
cable are properly connected, but the
Far end of cable ->>> 36 12 45 78 #1 tester will report "MISWIRE"
because it is testing straight-through.)
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Student Name: ___________________________

To test a cable, place the near end of the cable into the RJ-45 jack labeled UTP/FTP on the tester. Place the
RJ-45-RJ-45 female coupler on the far end of the cable and then insert the Cable Identifier into the other
side of the coupler.

Move the CableMeter's rotary switch to each test position and note the displayed result. Switch the meter
off when finished.

1. Record your results in the table below:

Cable Pass/Fail Cable Wire Map: How Cable is Wired:


Result: Length: (Copy the meter screen exactly.) (Straight-thru/Crossover)
A Top:
Bot:
B Top:
Bot:
C Top:
Bot:
D Top:
Bot:

Wire Map Reference


Wire maps can be very helpful in troubleshooting cabling problems with UTP cable. A wire map shows
which pins on one end of the cable are connected to which pins on the other end.

Our lab uses the T568-B standard for all UTP cable terminations.
Use the table and diagram below for reference when studying wire map test results:

T568-B Pin Assignments


Pin# Pair# Function Wire Color
1 2 Transmit White/Orange
2 2 Transmit Orange
3 3 Receive White/Green
4 1 Not used Blue
5 1 Not used White/Blue
6 3 Receive Green
7 4 Not used White/Brown
8 4 Not used Brown

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Part B - Installed Cable Tests

The instructor has established special connections in the lab's wiring for you to test.
You may use the special test connections found on either of these racks:
 Pod C Rack
 Patch panel port 10 to West wall, network outlet "C-10"
 Patch panel port 11 to West wall, network outlet "C-11"
 Patch panel port 12 to West wall, network outlet "C-12"

 Pod D Rack
 Patch panel port 10 to West wall, network outlet "D-10"
 Patch panel port 11 to West wall, network outlet "D-11"
 Patch panel port 12 to West wall, network outlet "D-12"

The instructor has placed the following instrument set at each of the above racks:
 Fluke 620 LAN CableMeter
 Known-good straight-through UTP cable
 Straight-through coupler
 Cable identifier #1
Leave the meter at the rack throughout your testing, and leave all materials at the rack after you finish.

Working in teams of two students, perform the following tests on the three test cables on your rack:
 Cable Test – Pass / Fail
 Cable length
 Wire Map

2. Record your results in the table below:

Port Pass/Fail Cable Wire Map:


Result: Length: (Copy the meter screen exactly.)
10 Top:
Bot:
11 Top:
Bot:
12 Top:
Bot:

Turn off the meter and return all materials to the rack.

Part C - Reflection Question

3. Suppose you have no cable tester, but you have a multimeter and a two short pieces of scrap UTP
patch cord, each of which has an RJ45 plug on one end and stripped, bare wire on the other end. How
could you use the multimeter's continuity testing mode to identify an open wire in a UTP cable run
from a patch panel through the wall to a jack that is 200 feet away?
Explain, and draw a diagram to help support your answer:

END | THREE-HOLE PUNCH | STAPLE | SUBMIT


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