I had a fluke tool that did this. Visiting the Fluke homepage points me that my old tool is discontinued, and this is the new tool"
http://www.flukenetworks.com/enterprise-network/network-testing/OneTouch-AT-Network-Assistant Specifically, states: Power over Ethernet (PoE)Single ended testing: - User-defined testing to IEEE 802.3at class 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 without LLDP negation, or 4 with LLDP negotiation - The following PSE PoE parameters are measured: - Received class - PSE type - Unloaded voltage(V) - Pairs used - Loaded voltage(V) - Loaded power(W) Inline testing between PSE and PD devices: - PoE Negotiation between PSE and PD - The following PoE parameters are measured: - Pairs used - Voltage(V) - Current(mA) - Power(W) InfrastructureCable, link, PoE, nearest switch, nearest AP, DHCP server, DNS server, gateway - See more at: http://www.flukenetworks.com/enterprise-network/network-testing/OneTouch-AT-Network-Assistant#sthash.cnGe1K6O.dpuf On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Frank Sweetser <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > after troubleshooting some recent AP difficulties, I've realized that > we're woefully under-tooled for diagnosing PoE faults. Does anyone out > there have any good, reasonably low cost hand held tools they can > recommend? I'd ideally like something that can show me: > > - Mid vs end span > - 3af vs 3at > - Actual measured voltage, possibly by briefly sinking max current for a > few seconds > - LLDP data, such as negotiated power class, would be a bonus > > After some google searching, the closest that I can find to that feature > set is the Pockethernet, but using them would first require that they > actually start taking orders. I haven't really found much else without > getting into lab bench gear, so I'm hoping someone out there has a good > secret tool they can recommend simple enough to give to a workstudy. > > Thanks all! > > -- > Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution > that > Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. > Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken > > ********** > Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent > Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
