Fluke Networks5018508 MS-POE MicroScanner Copper Cable Verifier and PoE tester for RJ-45 Category 5-6A Ethernet Cables, Identifies Supplied Class 0-8 Power from Ethernet PSE Devices

A must have for any network tech, easy to use and great vaule.

We have several of these testers in our company and they work perfectly. I especially like the POE tester.Very quick and very accurate. You can't go wrong with one of these. Price is a little high, but it's worth it.

The functionality for validating the Cat5, Cat6 lines,ports and jacks is invaluable. Worthwhile to have the 7 remote id kit along with it to do quick troubleshoots and identification.

Great features. Wish it showed the positive and negative wire pins for POE.

I have basically purchased this tool in attempt to troubleshoot recent installation of new Cat 6 ethernet cable runs ranging from 50-140ft. For the quality, certified cables all should be in the range to support 10Gbps transfer speed. However, my cheap $10 connectivity tester showed all runs are properly connected yet I clearly saw a pattern of failure/issue on these cables with longer the run, less the throughput on iPerf to the point by the time I got to 100+ ft, I can only get 100 Mbps link. Obviously, my suspicion was always on the possibility of defective cable but I have also feared that may be there is some interference in my home, perhaps installer bended cables too much. I even exchanged termination multiple times including by purchasing manufacture recommended Keystones.But having 10G network in my home is something I really wanted, I have decided to purchase this expensive tool with an intent, I would be adding few more runs in the future. Well, this scanner passed all the cables just like my $10 connectivity tester. It even showed 10G connection capability. Here are catches:1. This tests what switch on the other end of cable is advertising rather than what the cable is actually capable of.So 10G is shown as long as cable has connectivity (which I can test with $10 tester) and switch is advertising 10G (or similarly 2.5, 5G etc.), which I can easily test just by plugging computer to the switch port with a short patch cable.Now, this could be my misinterpretation of what’s this tester is capable of because after a bit more detailed reading, there really isn’t real tester on the market at any reasonable price for home user to test cable capacity because that actually certifying the cable, so we are looking at $8000-$10,000 and up testers.2. Does not catch completely failed cableWhat really bothered me, and decided to return this item was I knew something was wrong in my network/connection as I can not get better than 100 Mbps link. But that can be from poor termination of cable, patch panel, switch, patch cables, Adapter, client device, server etc. So I was hoping this 60x priced tester will at least points me to the right direction even as to say “the long cable” vs. “patch cable” is an issue. Well, again the tester passed cable just like $10 tester saying all connectivity is ok. However, eventually I had left over spool of the cable used for this project sent back to the manufacture, and they used “certification tool”. It failed all 3 tests they’ve conducted including what they explained to me as “very permissive” test where they just see “the cable work at all”.Well, obviously the blame really goes to the company selling defective cable but $600 tester cannot even catch a cable that failed “very permissive test” seems wrong.In conclusion, I do not see $600 (60x more) value to this tester when compared to $10. Yes. this tester will check PoE presence, I can do that with just plugging in one of my PoE compatible gear. Yes the tester MAY locate where defective of the cable is (if it can catch) but does that really matter? I feel like in most case, the cable has to be replaced entirely, so it is unlikely to matter unless the issue is close to the either end of the cable. But again, the main issue is this tester DID NOT catch very defective cable that failed, very permissive test on certification tool

I can't say it doesn't do what it says it will. It does. But there are more things I don't like about it than I do, which is why it's going back. You turn it on and it automatically does cable length. You do a cable test and it would be nice to see a pass fail on the screen, you do see the wiremap. Hooking it up to a switch and it will tell you PoE and speeds it will negotiate, but it scrolls through them. In reality I spent less than I should have and need to purchase a LinkIQ and that will do what I want, how I want it to. At the end of the day, there are other devices out there that can do what this does, for much less money. I wanted something in between a $100 Klein and a $5000 certifier, and this just didn't do it for me.

I needed and finally purchased .. no down side .. measuring cable is a must when billing for a cable run.,,

This item did not work as advertised. Amazon return policy is that I ship the item priority mail to Canada at the cost of over $45 - non-refundable. This is completely unacceptable.