Getting the most out of each piece of testing equipment is becoming the industry norm. Gone are the days of single use testing equipment. If my tester doesn’t take accurate measurements and heat up my lunch, I will find one that will. Byte Brothers understands this principle and packs many features into its equipment. The Byte Brothers CPK1000IL CAT5/6 Cable Certifier is a kit that includes two fantastic multifunction meters.

Finding the right Cable Certifier can be quite time intensive. There are many options out there and it can get confusing. Today I will be talking about the Ideal Industries 33-993 LanTEK II series Cable Certifier. This particular model is the 1 GHz bandwidth version which is the top end of their offerings (the other models being 350 and 500 MHz respectively). The LanTEK II series of Cable Certifiers have a few neat features that differentiate itself from the pack.

      Last month, I wrote a small piece about the Byte Brothers Real World Certifier and spoke of its features and benefits. Today I will be expanding on this product by discussing a kit produced by Byte Brothers that packages the Real World Certifier and their Power Panel CAT5/6 DVM Tester, the CPK1000IL. To recap the Real World Certifier, it can perform speed tests, perform cable length, and analyze a cable to give information about splits, faults, opens and shorts on the entire cable and its individual pairs.