The world would be an easier place if you could take your new cable modem or cable modem router right out of the box, plug it into any coax outlet, and be good to go. While sometimes that is the case, it isn’t the case all of the time. That’s because not all cable outlets are guaranteed to be active in your home when you move in. Which isn’t something that you can just look at the outlet and know. And that’s why our DSS-01 coax cable tester exists.
What is a Coax Cable Tester?
A coax cable tester is a device that helps you identify coax cable outlets in your home that are receiving a valid broadband signal from your Cable Internet provider. It is a device that you plug into the coax outlet or wiring, and it detects if the outlet is receiving a broadband signal or not. Hitron’s DSS-01 Coax Cable Tester uses patent technology to accurately detect broadband signals from your Cable Internet provider.
The DSS-01 is easy to use and only takes less than 10 seconds to give you the results.
How to Test a Coax Outlet for Signal
Using the DSS-01 coax cable tester is easy. Here are the steps that take seconds:
- Turn on the tester.
- Push the tester into a coax cable outlet and press the button to run the test.
- If the LED indicator light is green: A valid signal was detected and its ready for install.
- If the LED indicator light is red: No valid signal was detected.
- Turn off the tester if you are done testing your coax outlets.
Benefits of testing your coax outlets with Hitron’s Coax Cable Tester are:
- Instantly detect valid cable Internet signals from your cable Internet provider
- Get accurate testing with quick results and no false-positives like other coax testing tools
- Makes troubleshooting your Cable Internet connection easy in the future since it detects a specific frequency range of signals, thereby ruling out if the issue is with your coax wiring or your cable modem.
Hitron’s Coax Cable Tester is available for purchase on Amazon. You can learn more about our coax cable tester or check out Hitron’s Learn page for more articles and information on Cable Modems and Routers.
