Klein Tools Basic & Advanced RJ45 Testers Compared

These tools saved my BACON 🥓 yet again yesterday. I'd punched down 12 drops in a new construction house, and somehow six months ago when I was terminating ends for the switch I had swapped a few green & blue pairs. This tool made detecting that AND an issue with one drop 7/8 pins swapped easy to fix.

In this video I'll show you the basics of the test tools, how they work and some of the many advanced features including pin mapping, cable measuring, hub blink mode, etc. Don't miss it!

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[lukef]

These are great! I use a $3, 500 certified Fluke tester for structured cabling but sometimes I don’t need all that kit, so this fills that hole perfectly. Toning out cables that were mislabeled or quickly testing a patch cable, brilliant.

[BASTMD.]

The pro tester has saved my life on numerous occasions. Thank you Klein for an amazing product.

[petertarren]

That Pro 3 is great. I just bought one and it saved me a whole load of effort finding which cables were working or not, even down to which pins.

[kplante]

Great info… I actually just ordered this earlier today. Thanks for sharing!

[QuantumBraced]

If you just want to test your cable, you can buy a $10 tester that will test all 8 conductors to make sure they are working and wired in the right order. But the Klein Tools stuff is just so cool... Quite expensive, but really solid products and it's what the pros use. The crimpers are definitely worth it, you want the best crimper you can get.

[Henry_Jones]

The blinking cable identifier should be solid lit. Easier to identify that way on a switch full of cables thats blinking like crazy.

[josephwheeler]

Thank you. I was looking for this comparison between the Jr and pro models.

[WhateverYT]

Thank you lord of the Net! Ive been scouring the net for a video on a how to before i buy this and now i know i want and need the pro one lol

[BrittleTights]

Awesome video! I have ordered 1 Pro 3 for the team and if it works out well, will probably order a bunch more.

Thanks!

[HyperionBadger]

3:25 Also, you gotta show us the buttons your pressing man! I can't tell what you're doing if you just show us the screen after you do it lol.

[gencinbiri]

Is there a tester available which can show at which end of the cT 6 cable the fault is? So i dont have to change both rj45 connectors

[NytronX]

7:37 - I'm confused, so the Jr. cannot test if a cable is broken?

[ickess]

Can you use the pro to test BNC connections for security cameras or only the screw on ends for cable TV?

[molinkie]

While testing a bunch of old inherited patch cables with the Scout 3, a couple tested as "split pair, " and I couldn't find a description of how it does that. Maybe it sends an RF signal down the cable and measures the crosstalk between pairs?

[boblob]

Have you worked with the Triplett CTX1200 Network Tester
Any demos of this product?

[drsquirrel]

The line ID plugs should really show if the cable is correctly wired too, I've yet to see another that didn't.

[MrOfferDJ]

Use case: A new house construction from an owner perspective, I want to test the install to make sure there are no breaks in the wires behind the walls before providing sign off. Will the starter kit of the Scout Pro do it, or do I need the test and map remotes?

[davidtran-kvzp]

In your example with using the wall socket on one end and the other end goes into the Scout Pro 3. What if you have wall sockets on both ends, so if you had the wall socket in the garage and a wall socket in the bedroom and no exposed ethernet cable to plug directly into the port on the tool. Could you plug one of these tiny devices in your garage and then use a short Ethernet cable in the bedroom that will connect to the wall socket and the port on the tool, will the tool still print out the # of what it's connected to?

[boricuajr]

Hi. New here. Can this device can also test the ethernet ports from a router and/or modem to see if it is working as it suppose to?

I've been having internet issue for quiet some time having my ISP technician test their lines. They've replaced their lines inside and outside the home not long ago, but I am still having issues. My modem is connected to a Night Hawk Netgear XR500.

I've even replaced all my ethernet cables to see if that was the problem and still seem to be an issue.

Thanks.

[cdogdrankthekoolaid]

Ive been hearing mixed reviews about the recent Klein tools. I.e. that they cannot detect faulty cables. What is your take on this, and is this video sponsored?