

⚙️ The Swiss Army Knife for Network Pros – Never Miss a Fault Again!
The NOYAFA NF-8506 is a multi-functional network cable tester designed for CAT5E and CAT6 Ethernet cables, featuring advanced IP scanning, PoE detection, TDR cable length measurement, ping speed tests, and port flashing. Compact and battery-powered, it delivers precise diagnostics for RJ11/RJ45 cables, making it an essential tool for IT professionals and network enthusiasts aiming for flawless connectivity and rapid troubleshooting.









| ASIN | B0CFFBPDYV |
| Batteries | 1 D batteries required. |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Batteries included? | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 5,952 in DIY & Tools ( See Top 100 in DIY & Tools ) 2 in Network Testers |
| Colour | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (191) |
| Date First Available | 11 Aug. 2023 |
| Included components | NO |
| Item Weight | 560 g |
| Item model number | NF8506 |
| Manufacturer | NOYAFA |
| Material | Plastic |
| Measurement Accuracy | 0.1 |
| Part number | NF-8506 |
| Pattern | No |
| Power source type | Battery Powered |
| Product Dimensions | 13 x 5 x 2 cm; 560 g |
| Size | NF8506 |
| Specification met | CE |
C**S
Surprisingly capable tester for Ethernet + fibre.
What I loved: Brilliant little toolkit for network work. The cable tester is accurate, quick, and easy to use — picks up wiring faults instantly. The wire tracer works exactly as it should, even in noisy cable environments, and the PoE detection is super handy when you’re trying to figure out which switch is secretly feeding power to what. The optical power meter is a great bonus for fibre checks — not pro-grade lab equipment, but more than good enough for field use and home labs. Build quality is solid, buttons feel responsive, and the display is clear and bright. What made me sigh loudly: Realising how many messy cables I’ve ignored for years because I didn’t have one of these sooner. Should you buy it? Yes — absolutely. Whether you’re doing home networking, small business installs, or homelab fibre/SFP setups, this little kit is genuinely useful and great value for what’s included. Accurate tests. Great tracer. Useful PoE and fibre tools. If this tester were a person, it’d be the IT mate who always turns up with the right tool and a spare cable, just in case. Would 100% recommend — perfect addition to any networking toolkit.
J**R
Great tester - bargain price
If you do any network cabling this tool is a great help. I use it almost every week when tracing out cables/points or terminating rj45 ends really useful for testing continuity and faults etc also does fibre too. Good size screen easy to use. Long battery life. Was a good buy. Very pleased
A**R
Decent - maybe a bit pricey compared to similar tester
Initial impressions are good. QC mode is handy for checking your RJ45 connector isn't busted. Tested it on my home network, and the tracer worked well. The cable length detector in quite a nice feature. Maybe allow for a 10-20% variance either way but seems accurate enough to help you measure on a job with a bit more precision that just eyeballing and guessing internal cable runs. I saw some reviews saying it was useless but it seems fine on the cables I know the approx lengths of. Anything under 2.5mtrs won't register, and just make sure you have the correct cable type selected (my quality varies on product batches but mine seems alright) It's a bit annoying to no have indicator lights on the tracer, which double up for your continuity testing. Meaning you need to have the main unit in hand to confirm the cable your testing. As points get further from the cabinet, it's a chore walking back to confirm and then back again to change ports (as opposed to a simple visual on the passive end to help speed thing up)... So bring an apprentice with you 😅 Strangely doesn't seem to charge with Type-C to Type-C cables . Has to be Type-C to Type-A. Feels a but cheaper to hold than it looks and there are comparable testers for around £20 cheaper than offer similar functionality. Might be concerned if I dropped it a couple of times as I don't think it will hold up to massive amounts of abuse. Haven't had a chance to test optical cable. If this it's terrible I'll update the review but otherwise assuming it's serviceable. POE testing is a nice feature with real time information. Handy for quick confirmation. Port Flashing is a bit meh. It does a quick flash and then goes off for ages before flashing again. Would be nice if you could control speed and even the pattern. Honestly it's not bad for the price. It might be better place around the £50-60 mark but it's a decent tool for quick testing. If you're a DIYer and only using it a handful of times, it's probably overkill. But like that circular saw you've only used twice... When you needed it, you needed it. Professional or not, it's seems like a half decent tool to use before you need to break out you more serious equipment.
M**N
Quick and easy verification of cables in a budget package
I was hesitant getting this as the cost difference between it and 'pro' tools was significant so I wondered what the catch was. I'm very glad I bought it as it's been a real life saver primarily for checking fibre runs at a multicampus site I manage, which has a spiders web of fibres of all sorts of types and quality. Often we had to resort to getting a 3rd party out to check the fibres which caused delays and was expensive, especially as we just wanted to verify if we could get a light down it for a later project. The tester allows me to test both single and multimode fibre patch cables and longer runs in the range of kms. This is a basic dBm reading, but is plenty for me. It does require a device on the send side to push light down, so a switch with an SFP is required for me to test a long run and verify the light is coming to the remote site. It does however have a basic red LED / laser light it can push down, but if you want to test the full run you'll either need to loop it back or have a second unit on the other side. If using for the fibre checking you will want some patch cables, SC at the tester end to various ends and of single & multi mode for the other end (unless your site uses a consistent connector type) I've not really used the other functions much, but the toner does work fine as do the copper cabling test tools. PoE checking is handy too. What it doesn't do, and I really wish it did, is CDP / LLDP on the copper port. Battery life is brilliant. I've not charged it since I bought it a year ago. A great tool for quick validation of links and cables which can be thrown in a bag for each technician while the bigger / expensive 'pool' tool stays in the office for fallback.
Y**A
NOYAFA NF-8508 Network Cable Tester with Optical Power Meter
Probaly a bit of an over-kill for the average home user, unless your an IT Nut who has installed LAN / fibre cables / switches / server in his house and attic, yep, I'm describing myself. If your a network cabling technician, this is invaluable for work and also your home if you've cabled it out with Cat 5 /6 . It can work out faulty cables, straight or cross-over types, cable length, switch problems, and problems with fibre optic cables. It has a nice bright display and with easy readouts, it's a nice bit of kit to have in your tool bag, all for a very good price, it come with a small hand book which is very useful. Yashi
A**R
Also für eine kleine Störungssuche oder die schnelle Installationskontrolle super ! Einziger Wehrmutstropfen, für jede Art der Messung gibt es einen eigenen Anschluss, wird aber immer angeziegt wo man gerade anstecken muss. Natürlich muss man realistisch bleiben, mit Messgeräten um tausende Euro kann es nicht mit. Aber wie gesagt für eine schnelle Kontrolle unschlagbar.
C**N
Indispensable quand on se lance dans un câblage Ethernet, ça évite bien des problèmes
J**K
Good stuff, makes a job waaay easier
R**O
il prodotto e arrivato difettoso .
V**D
El producto no viene completo no trae audífonos. En las fotos y la descripción si aparecen . Esto hace que todo esté mal.. NO LO RECOMIENDO
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