Every day, cabling installers and network technicians deal with the shortcomings of cable location tools that are based on 40-year-old analogue technology. Even though analogue tools often mis-identify cables and fail to pick up signals in the most common workplace situations, they've been the only choice out there - until now.
The IntelliTone™ Toner and Probe Series from Fluke Networks gives you a digital signal locating technology that's as advanced as the systems you work with. IntelliTone is a breakthrough solution - and the only solution - that locates and isolates even the most elusive, hidden or bundled voice, data and video cables quickly and reliably, even on active networks.
Locate Hidden Cables from a Distance
One of the toughest, most time-consuming parts of locating a cable has been in tracing its path through walls, ceilings or wiring closets. The IntelliTone™ smart digital signal features a LOCATE tone that provides maximum radiation, allowing you to quickly locate hidden and hard-to-find cabling from a distance.
Isolate the Right Cable - Fast
Cables are often brought together and run in bundles to a central area or panel. When cables are run together, a signal from one can bleed over to another. One cable might carry the original signal; another cable might carry the signal as a result of bleed. Isolating cables with analogue tools requires guesswork, training, time for repeated testing - and even the best efforts often result in mistakes. The IntelliTone™ Toner uses the unique properties of twisted pair cabling to create a balanced signal that minimises the effect of signal bleed. The smart digital signal processing in the IntelliTone™ Probe clearly identifies this signal with audio and LED visual indicators, allowing you to rapidly isolate the correct cable from a bundle or on a patch panel.
Identify and troubleshoot cable services
Continuity - Once you've located a cable, the next step is to validate cable conductor continuity. IntelliTone™ 100 and 200 Series Toners make it easy - eliminating the need for a separate diagnostic tool.
Service - Is the RJ45 jack a datacom jack, a phone jack, or a dead jack? IntelliTone™ 200 Toners take the guesswork out of hunting for an active jack, or a jack with the right service. LEDs clearly identify common services found on today's networks, including telecom and datacom services and 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet links.
Telecom troubleshooting - Detect Line 1 voltage, polarity, and ring with IntelliTone™ 100 and 200 Toners. The IntelliTone 200 Toner adds Line 2 troubleshooting. Confirm telecom circuits with the built-in talk battery capability.