Network Plus Certification/Tools/Hardware Tools

/Tools Network Tools Objective 5.3: Hardware Tools Software Tools Objective 5.2: Software Tools __TOC__ Objective 5.3: Given a scenario, utilize the appropriate hardware tools Cable testers 150px|right|Cable tester these are used to check the quality of the cable, how many wires that fully connected, a light will indicate how many wires are working Protocol analyzer TDR (Time-domain Reflectometer) thumb|150px|Signal transmitted and reflected from a discontinuity OTDR (Optical Time-domain Reflectometer) right|150px|Optical Time-domain Reflectometer This is used to check the connectivity of a fibre optic cable and the quality of the connection, by sending timed signals. Multimeter right|100px|Multimeter Toner probe right|200px|Toner probe Butt set Punch down tool 150px|right|Punch down tool It is used to connect the network cables to a RJ-45 network connector. It punches down the cable to ensure a connection and then cuts off the excess wires. Cable stripper right|150px|Cable stripper Snips right|120px|Snips Voltage event recorder right|200px|Oscilloscope Temperature monitor right|150px|Temperature monitor /Tools Network Tools Objective 5.3: Hardware Tools Software Tools Objective 5.2: Software Tools