Not too many years ago a cabling tester was just that—a device that tested an installed cabling system to specific performance parameters and reported whether or not the infrastructure met those specifications. What happened with those results, and with the rest of the cabling project, was basically disassociated from the tester’s functions. In many cases the most significant convenience throughout the process was that an instrument included an “autotest” button that required just one push to conduct the full suite of prescribed measurements. Test results could be saved to a memory card so those results could be sent to a home office or elsewhere without the tester having to go with them.
