The Networking Toolkit [Eco Hacker Farm]

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=====The Networking Toolkit=====
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The networking toolkit consists of a grey punch down tool, a red wire stripper / crimping tool and a cable tester (Logilink WZ0010). With this toolkit, you can attach a connector to CAT-cable thus terminating it. You can also test RJ45, RJ12 and RJ11 cables.

=====Use=====
====The Cable Tester====
The tester is powered by a 9V battery.\\
1. To start, switch the power slider to **ON** or - for slow operation - to **S**. \\
2. Plug one end of the cable into the MASTER unit of the device, plug the other one into the REMOTE unit.\\
3. The MASTER unit will now flash the LEDs in the order 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-G, the order of the LEDs on the remote unit determine, whether the wiring is correct. If it is correct, it will flash \\
 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-G (RJ45)\\
 1-2-3-4-5-6 (RJ12)\\
 1-2-3-4 (RJ11)\\
===Diagnosis===
==Open Circuit==
If a certain wire is open circuited, the corresponding LED, would not light up on either of the units. If less thean two wires are connected, no LEDs would light up.
==Short Circuit==
The easiest way to test for short circuits is to only plug in one end of the cable into the main unit, not connecting it to the remote unit. If, for example, LEDs No.2 and No.3 light up, the two corresponding cables are short circuited. If there are no short circuits, none of LEDs should light up.
==Mis-Wiring==
If the LEDs on the remote unit appear in the wrong order, the cables are mis-wired. If for example, the cables 3 and 5 are mis-connected, the order of the LEDs are swapped too, i.e. the LEDs would light up in this order:\\
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-G (MASTER unit)\\
1-2-**5**-4-**3**-6-7-8-G (REMOTE unit)
====The Stripper/Crimper & Push-Down tools====
These tools can be used to attach connectors to CAT-cables. \\
1. Strip the outer insulation off the end of the cable you want to attach a plug to, you can use the razor blades on the red stripping tool for that.\\
2. Untwist and straighten the inner wires, cut off the plastic core they were wrapped around.\\
3. Strip off part of the insulation surrounding the individual wires and insert them in the correct order into the connector, the grey push-down tool can be helpful at this point. The order differs, the wiring for RJ45 for example is arranged like this: Brown; White Brown; Green; White Blue; Blue; White Green; Orange; White; Orange\\
4. When there is a copper wire in each slot of the connector, you can crimp the connector by inserting it into the slot of the red crimping tool and squeezing.

=====Sources=====
{{ :kuckucksmuehle:hackerspace:tools:cable_tester_wz0010_manual.pdf |cable tester manual}} \\
https://www.electricneutron.com/do-it-your-self/how-to-install-rj45-connector-with-cat-5-cable/