NOYAFANetwork Cable Tester with IP Scanner, CAT5E CAT6 Ethernet Tester, PoE Ping Test, Port Flashing, TDR Cable Toner for RJ11 RJ45 Ethernet

Great features for the price point.Of course there are better tools out there but nothing in this price range has the same feature set!There are reviews knocking it for missing features, and comparing it to Fluke and the like, but you must realise the enormous price difference.Pros:Easy to useSaves carrying multiple tools (VFL, network cable tester, toner)Feels like acceptable qualityBattery life is good.Features all seem to work as expected. Length measurement is accurate give or take a couple of metres.Cons:It’s quite huge. Uses up a lot of space in a backpack!The receiver unit seems to turn on very easily. Multiple times I’ve got it out my bag and the receiver unit is on and gone flat.No alternative fibre connection options. The screw on adaptors are for SC, unscrewing these allows you to insert an ST, but an adaptor for LC would be a great addition.

I was hesitant getting this as the cost difference between it and 'pro' tools was significant so I wondered what the catch was. I'm very glad I bought it as it's been a real life saver primarily for checking fibre runs at a multicampus site I manage, which has a spiders web of fibres of all sorts of types and quality. Often we had to resort to getting a 3rd party out to check the fibres which caused delays and was expensive, especially as we just wanted to verify if we could get a light down it for a later project.The tester allows me to test both single and multimode fibre patch cables and longer runs in the range of kms. This is a basic dBm reading, but is plenty for me. It does require a device on the send side to push light down, so a switch with an SFP is required for me to test a long run and verify the light is coming to the remote site. It does however have a basic red LED / laser light it can push down, but if you want to test the full run you'll either need to loop it back or have a second unit on the other side.If using for the fibre checking you will want some patch cables, SC at the tester end to various ends and of single & multi mode for the other end (unless your site uses a consistent connector type)I've not really used the other functions much, but the toner does work fine as do the copper cabling test tools. PoE checking is handy too.What it doesn't do, and I really wish it did, is CDP / LLDP on the copper port.Battery life is brilliant. I've not charged it since I bought it a year ago.A great tool for quick validation of links and cables which can be thrown in a bag for each technician while the bigger / expensive 'pool' tool stays in the office for fallback.

Only had this a short while so as it stands - a 5 from me - an update may be necessary at some point but so far it's gotten me out of a whole lotta trouble more than once with wire trace and particularly IP scan. (Functions unheard of at this price) Carried out a good amount of cable continuity testing too and to be fair it performs well... a little slow to show results but not a deal breaker.As with other reviewers I find the power on the tracing wand is sometimes already on, when the bag is opened but a piece of well-placed foam in the bag when putting it away should solve this.Display can be hard to read in sunny conditions but acceptable most of the time. Torch on the wand is definitely not as bright as the video makes out but hey, we've all got torches on our phones!Build quality is OK; I work in the security industry so can be outside at control cabinets or up ladders at WiFi links or access points so worry about dropping it (even from waist height) or getting caught in a down-pour but you have to accept that for the money the feature rich options out-way any need for it to be more robust ...perhaps a lanyard clip would be good or just be more careful with it!A better case would also have been nice and perhaps higher contrast display for those aloof sunny UK days, but overall definitely worth the money.

I've not had this for long but I know this is going to be an invaluable tool for my work around the office I provide support for. Already, I've used it for continuity testing to verify RJ-45 terminations, length measurement, verifying the PoE capabilities of ports in floorboxes, and toner-and-probe location. I can't say I've used the fibre functions yet, but I imagine those will eventually come in handy too. The carry case is great, and it was nice to see a few extras thrown in, including various test leads and some earphones ("Dirtybuds" to the highest degree, but they don't need to be anything else, they're just for tone testing!)It's no Fluke - I can't imagine all of the readings will be 100% accurate all the time, but for my work they don't have to be, and for the price I think this is a wonderful unit that will serve me well for a long time. My one gripe is that the battery appears to be some internal Li-ion battery that, while rechargeable, will surely need replacing a few years down the line. Not sure if it's an easily replaceable part or not. Regardless, if you're just starting out as a tech and need a good multifunctional tool for testing network cables, I'd recommend this one for sure!

Brilliant product. Works effortlessly and has already saved many problems