Fluke Networks LinkIQ combines cable performance technology with switch diagnostics

2021-05-12 00:15

Fluke Networks introduces the LinkIQ Cable+Network tester, which combines switch diagnostics with the cable measurement technology, simplifying the installation and troubleshooting of cabling and network devices.

LinkIQ provides simple pass/fail test reports using the company's LinkWare software and verifies the performance of switches, including those that provide Power over Ethernet through an easy-to-use touchscreen interface, akin to a smartphone.

Using a single test, LinkIQ automatically provides the appropriate measurements based on what is at the other end of the cable.

If it is terminated with the supplied remote, the test result shows the maximum data rate the cable can support - up to 10 Gb/s. If the cable is connected to a switch port, LinkIQ will show the name of the switch plus the port name, speed, and duplex.

LinkIQ uses LinkWare PC, Fluke Networks' reporting software, which supports a variety of testers going back 20 years and is the industry's de facto standard reporting solution with tens of thousands of active users.

"LinkIQ is exactly the tool we were looking for - something that does all the basics of cable testing but also tells us about the switch we're plugged into," said Jayson LeBlanc, owner of Austin Structured Cabling.

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