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service. The warranty period is one year and begins on the date of shipment. Parts, product repairs, and
services are warranted for 90 days. This warranty extends only to the original buyer or end-user customer of
a Fluke authorized reseller, and does not apply to fuses, disposable batteries, or to any product which, in
Fluke's opinion, has been misused, altered, neglected, contaminated, or damaged by accident or abnormal
conditions of operation or handling. Fluke warrants that software will operate substantially in accordance
with its functional specifications for 90 days and that it has been properly recorded on non-defective media.
Fluke does not warrant that software will be error free or operate without interruption.
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replacement parts when product purchased in one country is submitted for repair in another country.
Fluke's warranty obligation is limited, at Fluke's option, to refund of the purchase price, free of charge repair,
or replacement of a defective product which is returned to a Fluke authorized service center within the
warranty period.
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authorization information, then send the product to that service center, with a description of the difficulty,
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condition of operation or handling, including overvoltage failures caused by use outside the product’s
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Fluke Corporation
P.O. Box 9090
Everett, WA 98206-9090
U.S.A.
The Fluke Networks LinkIQ Cable+Network Tester (the Product or Tester) is a unique handheld
test instrument for use in many applications to test twisted pair cables, network connectivity, and
Power over Ethernet (PoE). These applications include system integration, cable installation, and
network and security system maintenance. The Product provides an automatic test discovery
suite that recognizes a connected device and automatically selects the appropriate type of test
for the device. See Automatic Test Discovery. The Product can be set manually to do a cable or
switch test.
The Product shows images on a high-visibility, industrial-quality LCD touch screen. The Product
saves data to internal memory which can be transferred to a PC through a direct USB connection
to the PC.
The Product includes LinkWare PC desktop software. LinkWare PC software is a highperformance, professional software suite for quality analysis and reporting.
The Product is compatible with the MicroScanner PoE Remote Identifer and the
IntelliTone Pro Toner, Tracer, and Probe.
Automatic Test Discovery
The Product is set up in Auto Test mode by default. The automatic test discovery feature
recognizes a connected device and automatically selects the appropriate type of test compatible
with the device.
Automatic test discovery selects a:
•Cable test if the Product detects a Remote ID. See Cable Test.
•Switch test if the Product detects a network device. See Switch Test.
•Switch test with Power over Ethernet (PoE) if the Product detects a Power Sourcing
Equipment (PSE) device. See Switch Test.
Ta bl e 2 shows the controls and connections of the Product.
Table 2. Controls and Connections
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ItemDescriptionItemDescription
RJ45 jack
Hang strap attachment slots
USB C input terminal used to charge the battery or upload results to LinkWare PC.
The Product cannot do a test while the battery charges or while results upload to
LinkWare PC.
Information/Command button. The function changes
based on the screen. Tap AUTO TEST to do a test
and automatically select the appropriate type of test
for the device. See Automatic Test Discovery.
Manual test selection button. Tap to select to do a
cable or switch test.
Ta bl e 4 lists the submenus available in the Main Menu.
Table 4. Main Menu
SubmenuFunction
Cable+Network Tester
Main Menu
Home
ResultsTap to view or manage results. See Results Menu.
Tools
Settings
If necessary, tap to return to the Home screen. Use the Home
screen to start a test or upload results to LinkWare PC.
Tap to access additional tools. The tools cannot be used while in
a test. See Tools M e nu.
Tap to set user preferences and view information about the
Product. See Settings Menu.
Menu Controls
To use the menus to change and view settings:
1. Tap an icon on the main menu to open a submenu. See Ta bl e 4 .
The foreground of the selected icon changes to white.
2. Tap a menu control to set and change options. See Table 5.
Some menus contain a scroll bar on the right side to indicate there are additional options. The
scroll bar is not a control. To view additional options, touch the display and slide the screen
up or down. The scroll bar indicates the location in the menu.
3. To close a submenu and return to the Home screen, tap .
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, personal injury, or damage to the
Product:
•To activate the input protection circuitry of the Product, turn on the Product before
you connect a cable to the Product.
•During a test, do not connect a cable to the Product.
•During a test, do not disconnect a cable from the Product.
•The tester is not intended to be connected to active telephone inputs, systems, or
equipment, including ISDN devices. Exposure to the voltages applied by these
interfaces may damage the tester and create a potential shock hazard.
•Use caution when working in potentially hazardous locations such as an elevated
location on a ladder or roof top, especially if work is occurring in proximity to a
lightning storm. Also use caution if external communication cables are run at
length in parallel to electrical power installation cables. These types of
installations can expose communication cables to coupled electrical transients
that could be accessible on exposed conductive parts of the equipment during
operation. While in general these transients are not expected to be an electric
shock hazard, startle reaction from these transients could lead to a secondary
hazard such as loss of balance and lead to a fall or other injury. To reduce risk of
exposure, limit contact to accessible conductive parts of I/O terminals during
operation.
Cable Test
In a twisted pair cable test, the Product performs a series of radio frequency (RF) tests to
determine the transmission parameters of the cable. The parameters are compared to the test
limits specified by IEEE 802.3 for Ethernet. Unlike transmission testers that pass bits across the
cable, the Product evaluates the physical qualities of the cable.
3. Connect one end of the CAT6A copper patch cable or other approved cable into the RJ45
jack on the Product. See Figure 2.
Figure 2. Cable Test Set Up
4. Connect the other end of the patch cable into an RJ45 jack or into an adapter that is
connected to the near end of the cable under test. Then, connect the Remote ID into an RJ45
jack or adapter that is connected to the far end of the cable under test.
Or,
Connect the Remote ID into an RJ45 jack or into an adapter that is connected to the near end
of the cable under test. Then, connect the other end of the patch cable into an RJ45 jack or
into an adapter that is connected to the far end of the cable under test.
Shows the Remote ID number used in the test and information
about the test.
Remote ID The Product detects the Remote ID and the
wire map test passes.
Remote ID The Product detects the Remote ID, but the
D
E
F
G
H
Remote ID label
Wire and shield
identifiers (far end)
Wire map resultsShows the results of the wire map. See Wire Map Screens.
Wire and shield
identifiers (near
end)
Cable performance
results
wire map test fails.
No Remote ID There is a short on the cable under test,
so the Product cannot detect the Remote ID. The wire map
test fails.
No Remote ID The test did not detect the Remote ID
because a Remote ID is not connected.
See Wire Map Screens.
Numbers: Indicates which wire from the near end maps to
which wire on the far end.
SH: Indicates the shield on the far end of a cable.
A red box around a wire number indicates that the wire did not
pass based on the settings selected for the test.
A red box around SH indicates that the continuity of the shield
test did not pass.
When a wire map passes, the results show:
•The cable performance capability.
•Whether the cable performance test passes (green) or
fails (red) based on the test limit selected for the test. If a
wire map fails, the segments show gray because the
Product cannot determine the cable performance
capability.
The wire map shows how the cable is wired. The wire map passes or fails based
on the settings selected for the test. For this test, the settings are set to test:
D
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F
G
Figure 3 shows a wire map of a cable test that fails because wires 4, 5, 7, and 8 are open. The
wires are not connected on the far end and the test limit is set to ≥1000BASE-T (1G) to verify a
4-pair cable. With a test limit set to 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX, the wire map of the cable test
passes. The length of the wires on the wire map indicates the distance to the open.
•A straight through cable (Allow Crossover can be On or Off to test a straight
through cable.)
•The continuity of the shield on the cable (Shield > On)
•The test limit is set to ≥1000BASE-T (1G) to verify a 4-pair cable.
Pairs 1,2 fail because they are open.
Pairs 7,8 fail because they are a reverse pair.
The continuity of the shield fails because the continuity of the shield cannot be
verified.
Because the wire map failed, the Product cannot test the performance capability
of the cable.
Figure 4 shows a wire map that fails because wires 1 and 2 are shorted together. The length of
the wire on the wire map indicates the distance to the short. With wires shorted together, the
Product cannot detect the Remote ID. Repair the short and do the test again to verify the wire
map of the other pairs.
Figure 4. Wires Shorted Together
Wire Map
Figure 5 shows a wire map of a cable test that fails because pairs 3,6 and 7,8 are split pairs.
Ta bl e 1 0 shows a cable test that fails because of near end cross talk (NEXT).
Table 10. NEXT Failure
ItemDescription
The Product detected the Remote ID, and the wire map passed.
The wire map passes because:
•The wires are all connected correctly on both the near and far ends for a
straight through cable. Allow Crossover can be On or Off to test a straight
through cable.
•The continuity of the shield is not included as part of the test (Shield > Off).
The cable can support 10BASE-T (10), 100BASE-TX (100), and 1000BASE-T (1G)
data rate throughputs. The cable cannot support 2.5BASE-T (2.5G) data rate
throughput. The test fails because the test limit is set to verify the cable can
support a 2.5BASE-T (2.5G) data rate throughput.
In a network connectivity test, the Product performs a series of queries to determine and report
information about a switch or device. The Product determines information about the device and
reports advertised data rates with full-duplex or half-duplex. See Switch Test.
In a Power over Ethernet (PoE) test, the Product reports the power class that the device can
negotiate if the device is Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) compliant with the IEEE 802.3
standard. Additionally, the Product places a load on the PSE to determine if the PSE can support
the load of the negotiated power level at the Powered Device (PD).
The PSE is a device, such as a switch, that can provide PoE. The PD is a device that can receive
PoE from a PSE.
With PoE Test enabled, the Product automatically does a PoE test after the completion of a
network switch test
Do a Switch Test
To do a switch test:
1. Turn on the Product.
2. If necessary, adjust the settings. See Settings Menu.
3. Connect one end of the CAT6A copper patch cable or other approved cable into the RJ45
jack on the Product. See Figure 6.
A check mark (
communication simultaneously at the advertised speed.
A dash (—) indicates the device does not have full-duplex
capability at the advertised speed.
A check mark (
communication but not simultaneously at the advertised
speed.
A dash (—) indicates the device does not have half-duplex
capability at the advertised speed.
A blank space indicates that half-duplex capability is not
available at the advertised speed.
: Indicates the voltage meets the requirements for the
SW negotiated power class (
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Figure 7 shows an example of test results of a single signature PoE device that passes.
Figure 7. PoE Test Pass Example
HW Class: 6
51.0 W at PD
55.0 V Under Load, 42.5 V Minimum
SW Negotiated Class: 8
71.3 W at PD
54.2 V Under Load, 41.1 V Minimum
The hardware class section passes because:
•The device identifies as a HW Class 6 capable of 51.0 W at PD.
•The Product applies a load to the device to validate if the available power from the PSE at the
PD meets the standard of the negotiated class (in this example, a Class 6 device).
•The device delivers 55.0 V under the load which is ≥42.5 V, the minimum amount required for
a device to meet the Class 6 standard.
The software class section passes because:
•The device identifies as a SW Negotiated Class 8 capable of 71.3 W at PD.
•The Product applies a load to the device to validate the available power from the PSE at the
PD meets the standard of the negotiated class (in this example, a Class 8 device).
•The device delivers 54.2 V under the load which is ≥41.1 V, the minimum amount required for
a device to meet the Class 8 standard.
PoE devices fail a test if:
•The device identifies as capable of a negotiated hardware class greater than the power the
device can deliver under the load required to meet the standard for the stated class.
•The device identifies as capable of a negotiated software class greater than the power the
device can deliver under the load required to meet the standard for the stated class.
•The switch under test cannot deliver power to the device because the maximum power which
the switch can deliver is already in use.
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or personal injury:
•Do not open the case. You cannot repair or replace parts in the case.
•Use only specified replacement parts.
•Have an approved technician repair the Product.
Clean the Product
Clean the case and display with a soft cloth dampened with water and a mild soap solution. Do
not use solvents, isopropyl alcohol, or abrasive cleansers.
To clean the ports, use a pressurized can of air or a dry nitrogen-ion gun, if available, to blow the
particulates from the ports.
Battery
Note
The Product only operates on battery power. You cannot do a test while the battery
charges.
XW Warning
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, personal injury, or damage to the
Product:
•Use only Fluke Networks approved power adapters to charge the battery.
•Batteries contain hazardous chemicals that can cause burns or explode. If
exposure to chemicals occurs, clean with water and get medical aid.
•Do not disassemble the battery.
•Do not put battery cells and battery packs near heat or fire. Do not put in sunlight.
•Do not disassemble or crush battery cells and battery packs.
•Do not short the battery terminals together.
•Use only the external mains power supply included with the Product.
•Disconnect the battery charger and move the Product or battery to a cool, nonflammable location if the rechargeable battery becomes hot (>50 °C) during the
charge period.
•Replace the rechargeable battery after 5 years of moderate use or 2 years of heavy
use. Moderate use is defined as recharged twice a week. Heavy use is defined as
discharged to cutoff and recharged daily.
•To replace the battery, send the product to an authorized Fluke Networks Service
Center.
To get the best performance from the lithium-ion battery:
•Do not charge the Product for more than 24 hours as a reduced battery life may result.
•Charge the Product for at least 1.5 hours every 6 months for maximum battery life. Without
use, the battery will self-discharge in approximately 6 months.
Figure 9 shows how to charge the battery.
Figure 9. Charge the Battery
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