Welcome to Fluke Fiber 06: LinkWare Projects & Reporting
Course Duration: 35–45 minutes
A certification is only as good as its report. This course covers Fluke's data workflow: ProjX projects on the Versiv, LinkWare Live in the cloud, and LinkWare PC reports, so every test is labeled correctly, uploaded, reviewed, and delivered as a complete, defensible package.
What You'll Learn:
- Explain how ProjX, LinkWare Live, and LinkWare PC fit together
- Build ProjX projects with test setups and cable ID sets
- Use LinkWare Live projects, sync, uploads, and tester tracking
- Import, merge, and organize results in LinkWare PC
- Produce complete customer reports and avoid documentation errors
Course Structure
- The Versiv Data Workflow
- ProjX Projects on the Tester
- LinkWare Live in the Cloud
- LinkWare PC: Import & Organize
- Building Customer Reports
- Documentation Quality & Common Errors
- Final Assessment — 10 questions, 80% (8 of 10) to pass
Each section ends with a knowledge check. You get two attempts, and a first miss gives you a hint, not the answer. Finish the check to unlock the next section. You'll enter your name and email just before you submit the final assessment. Your results are emailed automatically to the training administrator, with a copy to you, whether you pass or not.
Section 1: The Versiv Data Workflow
Certification isn't finished when the tester says PASS. It's finished when the customer has an accurate, complete report. Fluke's workflow has three pieces:
| Piece | Where it runs | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| ProjX™ | On the Versiv tester | Organizes a job's test setups (limits, fiber types) and cable IDs, and tracks completion from 0 to 100% |
| LinkWare™ Live | Cloud (browser or phone) | Creates projects and setups, syncs them to testers, receives results over Wi-Fi from the jobsite, shows dashboards, and tracks testers |
| LinkWare™ PC | Windows PC | Imports or downloads results, organizes and merges projects, and produces the reports the customer receives |
The same workflow handles copper (DSX), OLTS (CertiFiber Pro), OTDR (OptiFiber Pro), and inspection images (FI-7000).
Section 2: ProjX Projects on the Tester
- PROJECT › CHANGE PROJECT › NEW PROJECT, and name it after the job (customer, site, phase).
- Add a test setup for each kind of link: for example, OM4 Tier 1, TIA-568.3-E, 1 jumper, 2 connections, and OS2 backbone.
- Add cable ID sets: sequential (FDP1-001 to FDP1-048) or a custom list that matches the drawings and labels.
- Test. Each result is saved under the next cable ID, and ProjX shows how complete the project is.
Why it matters
- The correct limit and settings follow each cable ID automatically, so there are fewer wrong-limit tests.
- Cable IDs match the physical labels, so the report matches the building.
- The completion status shows what's left, so nothing gets missed.
Section 3: LinkWare Live in the Cloud
LinkWare Live is Fluke's cloud service for managing certification jobs. It's sold as subscription plans:
| Plan | Includes (Fluke datasheet) |
|---|---|
| Essentials | Result uploads, project dashboards, results analysis and troubleshooting, summary certification reports, and tester location and status |
| Professional | Everything in Essentials, plus creating and distributing test setups, real-time setup corrections, and notifications when tests use the wrong limits or cable IDs |
Typical flow
- On the DASHBOARD, create a New Project (split big jobs, for example one per floor or per backbone).
- Add a New Test Setup (media, cable type, tests) and a New Cable ID Set (sequential or custom).
- Set the project Status to Active (leave unfinished ones as Draft).
- Sync the tester to pull down the setups and cable IDs, then test and upload the results over Wi-Fi from the jobsite.
Managing testers
- Shows each tester's last location and who's using it.
- Warns 60 days before calibration is due.
- Shows firmware versions, and can update testers remotely.
- Sub-managers, techs, and viewers can be invited by role, which is useful for subcontractors.
Section 4: LinkWare PC: Import & Organize
LinkWare PC is free Windows software, and you can give copies to customers.
Getting results in
- From the tester: connect it and click Import. Choose all results or only selected ones.
- From LinkWare Live: click the transfer icon, sign in with your Fluke Networks ID, choose the project, and import the records to a destination file.
- Merging: add new results to an existing project file, then sort and search by any field.
Organizing
- Keep one project file per job, with folders for each building, floor, or phase.
- Check for duplicate cable IDs, and for results taken with the wrong limit, before you report.
- LinkWare also checks for and installs tester firmware updates, including on remote units.
Section 5: Building Customer Reports
| Report type (LinkWare PC) | Shows | Use for |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | One line per link: ID, date and time, PASS/FAIL, headroom | The customer's overview and close-out list |
| Text | Numeric worst-case values and margins | Detailed review |
| Graphical | Full results with graphs (and OTDR traces) | The full certification record |
What a fiber report should include
- Cable ID and location matching the labels and drawings
- Test limit, reference method, fiber type, and connection/splice counts
- Loss, length, and margin for each fiber and wavelength (Tier 1). Trace and event table if Tier 2 was done.
- End-face inspection images (FI-7000) when they were captured
- Date and time, technician, and the tester model, serial number, and calibration date
- Your company logo and the project name
Export the report as PDF, and keep the native project file. It holds the raw data, which a PDF can't be re-analyzed from.
Section 6: Documentation Quality & Common Errors
| Error | Consequence | Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| Wrong limit or reference method on some links | Invalid results: retest, or a rejected warranty | Use test setups from ProjX or LinkWare Live, and turn on wrong-limit notifications (Professional) |
| Cable IDs don't match the labels | The report can't be matched to the building | Build ID sets from the labeling plan before testing |
| Missing links | Incomplete certification | Check ProjX completion and the Summary report against the drawings |
| Only the passing retest kept | No proof of what was fixed | Keep both the original FAIL and the passing retest |
| Calibration expired | The report can be challenged | Watch LinkWare Live's 60-day calibration warning |
| Only the PDF kept | No raw data for later disputes | Archive the LinkWare project file too |
Final Assessment
Answer all 10 questions. You need 80% (8 of 10) to pass. These questions are different from the section knowledge checks. Enter your name and email below the questions, then submit.
Your Information
When you submit, your results are emailed automatically to the training administrator, and a copy is sent to the email address you enter here — whether or not you pass.
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