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Cable test report template
A test and handover record for copper and fibre network cabling. Record the cabling category, the tester and its calibration date, whether you tested permanent links or channels, and the test limit. Enter the links tested and passed first time and the form shows the pass rate; add each failure with its fault, fix and retest, and who will finish any outstanding work. Record the fibre results, attach the tester reports and rack photos, confirm the handover documents and warranty registration, and get the client's signature. Every question is listed below, and you can fill the live form in on this page.
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What should a cable test report include?
A cable test report should state the cabling category, the tester and its calibration date, the test configuration (permanent link or channel) and limit, the number of links tested and passed, each failure with the fault and retest result, fibre loss against the budget, and the full tester results. Handover usually also includes as-built drawings, a labelling schedule and the manufacturer's warranty registration.
Last updated . Facts checked by the SiteSurvey team on 17 October 2026 against IEEE 802.3 working group paper: permanent link and channel definitions and IEC 61935-1: testing of installed balanced cabling.
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A structured cabling test and handover record: cabling category, tester and calibration, permanent link or channel, links tested and passed, failures and retests, fibre results, labelling, drawings and warranty. 3 sections and 46 questions. Follow-up questions and guidance appear only when an answer calls for them, so the person on site never sees the ones that do not apply.
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- Project: the project name
- Client: the project's customer
- Site: the site, when the form is opened for a space or a product
- Site address: the site address, from the space or the project
Installation
- ProjectShort answerFills in from the project name
- ClientShort answerFills in from the project's customer
- Site*Short answerFills in from the site, when the form is opened for a space or a product
- Site addressShort answerFills in from the site address, from the space or the project
- Test date*Date
- TimeTime
- Installer*Short answer
- Cabling*Choose one
- Cat5e
- Cat6
- Cat6A
- Cat7 or Cat8
- Fibre OM3
- Fibre OM4
- Fibre OS2
- Mixed
- Tester make and modelShort answer
- Scan the tester labelScan a label: serial number
Optional. Scan the label or tag to capture its numbers.
- Tester calibration dateDate
- Calibration interval (months)Number
From the tester manufacturer or your own quality procedure. The form sets no interval of its own.
- Days since calibrationWorked out by the formShown when “Tester calibration date” is answered and “Test date” is answered
- CalibrationWorked out by the formShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- WarningThe tester is past the calibration interval you entered. Results from it may not be accepted: recalibrate and check what your client or the warranty needs.Shown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Test configuration*Choose one
- Permanent link
- Channel
- GuidanceA permanent link is the permanently installed part of the cabling, from the connector at the patch panel to the outlet. A channel adds the patch cords and equipment cords at each end, so a channel result covers the cords that were in place when it was tested.
- Test limit used (for example ISO/IEC or TIA Cat6A permanent link)Short answer
- GuidanceCabling classes and categories come from BS EN 50173-1 and ISO/IEC 11801-1 (generic cabling for customer premises). Testing of installed cabling follows BS EN 50346, with ISO/IEC 14763-2 for planning and installation and ISO/IEC 14763-3 for testing optical fibre cabling. Copper field testers measure to IEC 61935-1. Use the test limit the client specification names, and check what the manufacturer warranty needs: most want full saved results from a calibrated tester.
Results
- Copper links tested*Number
- Passed first timeNumber
- WarningMore links passed than were tested. Check the two numbers.Shown only when the answers above make it relevant
- First-time pass rate (%)Worked out by the formShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Length limit for the test (m)Number
From the test limit selected on the tester. Lengths come from the tester, not a photo.
- Longest link measured (m)Number
From the tester report.
- Longest link against the limitWorked out by the formShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- FailuresRepeat for each failure. Each one asks:
- Outlet or link ID*Short answer
- FaultChoose one
- Wire map
- Length
- NEXT
- Return loss
- Insertion loss
- Other
- FixShort answer
- RetestChoose one
- Pass
- Fail
- Photo of the tester screenPhotos
- OwnerShort answerShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- DueDateShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Links still failing after retestWorked out by the form
- Failures recordedWorked out by the form
- Passed on retestWorked out by the form
- Passing at handover (%)Worked out by the formShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- CheckThe failures listed do not match the links tested less those passed first time. Add the missing failures or check the two numbers.Shown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Outstanding work: who will do it, and by whenShort answerShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Fibre cores testedNumber
- Worst fibre loss (dB)Number
From the tester report, the worst core.
- Loss budget for that link (dB)Number
Worked out for the link from the standard or specification you are testing to. The form sets no figure of its own.
- Margin under the budget (dB)Worked out by the formShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Fibre loss against the budgetWorked out by the formShown only when the answers above make it relevant
- WarningThe worst fibre loss is over the budget you entered. Clean and retest the connectors, then investigate before handover.Shown only when the answers above make it relevant
- Tester reports or screenshotsPhotos
Handover
- Handed over*Tick all that apply
- Full test results
- As-built drawings
- Labelling schedule
- Manufacturer warranty registration
- Rack and patching photos
- Rack and patching photosPhotos
- CheckIf a manufacturer's warranty is being registered, check which results it needs and who may submit them, and check the client's specification, before handover.
- Client nameShort answer
- Client signatureSignature
- Completed by*Short answer
- SignatureSignature
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Cable test report FAQs
Permanent link or channel?
A permanent link is the permanently installed part of the cabling, from the connector at the patch panel to the outlet. A channel adds the patch cords and equipment cords at each end, so a channel result covers the cords that were in place when it was tested.
Does it work out the pass rate?
Yes. Enter the links tested and passed first time and the form shows the percentage, counts any links still failing after retest, and asks who will finish them and by when.
Do I need to attach the tester results?
Yes. Attach the tester's reports or screenshots. If a manufacturer's warranty is being registered, check which results it needs and who may submit them, and check the client's specification.
Does it cover fibre?
Yes. Record the cores tested and the worst loss against the loss budget.
Which standard covers field testing?
IEC 61935-1 sets the measurement procedures and the field tester accuracy for testing installed balanced (copper) cabling against the parameters in ISO/IEC 11801 or an equivalent cabling standard. Record the test limit you used.
Who uses this?
Data cabling installers, AV and IT contractors, electrical contractors and IT managers.
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