Networking Tools

What is does a Crimper do?

Attaches connectors to the ends of network cables by compressing the connectors’s metal contacts onto each wire.

• Most crimpers are a combination of tools that strip and snip wires

What does a Cable Stripper do?

Removes outer plastic jacket from a network cable without cutting the inner wires

What does a Wi-Fi Analyser do?

Scans and analyses Wi-Fi signals

What does a Toner Probe do?

Aka Tone generator and Probe

• used to trace a cable’s path

What does a Punchdown Tool do?

Used to connect (i.e. punchdown) the exposed ends of a wire into a wiring harness e.g. 110 block

What does a Cable Tester do?

Used to verify a cable works

What does a Loopback plug?

Plugs into a NIC (or Switch port) to test whether it can send and receive data

What is what does a Network Tap do?

Test Access Port

• Create a copy of network traffic for monitoring devices to use without disrupting normal traffic

What tool would be used to make or repair Ethernet patch cables?

Crimper

What tool would be used on a cable end before a Crimper or Punchdown Tool?

Cable Stripper

What tool would be used to diagnose poor Wi-Fi performance, channel congestion, or rogue APs?

Wi-Fi Analyser

What tool would be used to identify unlabelled cables?

Toner Probe

What tool would be used to connect the exposed ends of a wire into a wiring harness?

Punchdown Tool

What tool is used to verify the integrity of a cable?

Cable Tester

What tool would be used to determine whether a fault is in a device or the external cable

/network?

Loopback Plug

What tool is used for packet capture, IDS (Intrusion Detect System), IPS (Intrusion Prevention System), and network forensics?

Network Tap