Cable verification tool for avionics test and maintenance, and other industrial networking introduced by Ideal Industries

May 29, 2012
SYCAMORE, Ill., 29 May 2012. Ideal Industries Inc. in Sycamore, Ill., is introducing the NaviTEK II cable verification tool for avionics technicians and other industrial networking experts who need a local-area network (LAN) test and measurement tool. The NaviTEK II wire-mapper and troubleshooter is for cabling installers and IT or facilities managers working in industrial, enterprise, residential, or campus Ethernet environment.

SYCAMORE, Ill., 29 May 2012. Ideal Industries Inc. in Sycamore, Ill., is introducing the NaviTEK II cable verification tool for avionics test and maintenance, as well as and other industrial networking experts who need a local-area network (LAN) test and measurement tool. The NaviTEK II wire-mapper and troubleshooter is for avionics cabling installers and IT or facilities managers working in industrial, enterprise, residential, or avionics Ethernet environment.

The NaviTEK II cable verification tool is suitable for copper and optical fiber, and can eliminate the need to purchase and carry several different testers.

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The cabling and networking test and measurement tool performs wire mapping by pin as well as by pair, and can help avionics and IT networking specialists save time on the job and locate wire map faults quickly and accurately by testing via pin and pair. The device detects split pairs and identifies the distance to fault.

The handheld test system also cal identify Ethernet and Power over Ethernet (PoE) issues, in addition to verifying Ethernet connectivity. It supports IPv6, IPv4 and PoE, and can report test results, as well as provide documentation on jobs undertaken using NaviTEK II to generate and store test results in standards-compliant XML format.

The device complies with the 802.1x standard, and can log onto networks secured by this protocol, avoiding unnecessary security complications and lengthy project delays, company officials say.

For more information contact Ideal Industries online at www.idealindustries.com.

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