| Wire Cutter |
also known as side-cutters, these wire cutters are specifically designed to snip aluminum and copper wires. |
| Wire Strippers |
used to remove the insulation from wire so that it can be twisted to other wired or crimped to connectors to make cable. These typically come with a variety of notches for different wire gauges. |
| Crimper |
used to attach connectors to wires. The tool shown can attach RJ-45 connectors to networking cables used for Ethernet and RJ-11 connectors to telephone cables used for land lines. |
| Punch down tool |
used to terminate wire into termination blocks. |
| Multimeter |
measures AC/DC voltage, electric current, and other electrical characteristics to test the integrity of circuits and the quality of electricity in the computer components. |
| Cable tester |
checks for wiring shorts, faults, or wires connected to the wrong pins. |
| Loopback adapter |
tests the basic functionality of computer ports. |
| Tone generator and probe |
two part tool used to trace the remote end of a cable for testing and troubleshooting. When the probe is near the cable the toner is attached to, the tone can be heard though a speaker in the probe. |
| Wi-Fi analyzer |
mobile tools for auditing and troubleshooting wireless networks by detecting misconfigurations, AP failures and RFI problems. |
