<div dir="auto"><div>Canada Computers has kits for like <span class="money">$20</span> with crimpers and punchdown tool. Little bit more for simple continuity tester included. Whenever I can help it I avoid modular connectors and use 110 punchdown connectors and buy pre made patch cables.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=1340_92_94&item_id=112947">http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=1340_92_94&item_id=112947</a> <br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">All network kits should be safe to use. Just disconnect any POE before working on it more as percaution of not damaging the equipment.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you need to measure signal strength such and loss and noise you are looking at a very expensive tester $2000+. More than likely all you require is a continuity tester that tells you all of the wires are connected. I have a fluke tester which tests Poe, does DHCP and ping tests and is even capable of connectivity testing on fiber connections. It cost over <span class="money">$2,000</span> and it does not perform signal strength testing. I believe the newer fluke modes do have some kind of signal strength measure at around the <span class="money">$2000</span> mark. I've used a $30k Fluke tester which does have signal strength a few times and only once has it been useful is showing that a network line was getting interference for some heavy machinery. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_extra" dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 27, 2018 5:19 AM, "Federer Fanatic" <<a href="mailto:nafdef@gmail.com">nafdef@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi, Any thoughts on the best tools that are both easy, safe to use.<div>Also having testing equipment to test for signal strength would be<div>a requirement. <br><div><div><div class="m_-947230412886907351gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br><br><br>------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>--<br> Roger Federer Fanatic Extraordinaire :-)</div></div>
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