WireTrace UK is an English-language field reference for people installing and maintaining Ethernet cabling and Power over Ethernet in the UK. We focus on small offices, home networks and camera installations: identify the cable, understand the fault, choose the next test and recognise when specialist equipment is required.
What you will find here
Our guides explain test methods and troubleshooting steps using manufacturer documentation and published technical cases. The fault library contains explanatory diagrams and a blank field-record template. We have not yet published original bench-test results.
Who publishes the guides?
The WireTrace UK editorial team publishes these guides and identifies the technical references used. We distinguish manufacturer specifications, external case reports and our own observations. WireTrace UK is not an accredited testing laboratory and does not issue installation certificates.
Our commercial relationship
WireTrace UK is commercially associated with retail websites selling network test equipment. That relationship is relevant when we discuss these products. Read our commercial disclosure for the relevant sites and our approach to evidence.
Where the guidance stops
A troubleshooting guide does not certify a cable installation. Standards, contract requirements and equipment manuals govern acceptance and permitted use. Underground-service location and mains electrical work require their own appropriate procedures and competence.