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title: Finding Faults
description: A fault is a break, bad splice, or tight, sharp bend in a cable. You can quickly and easily identify the location of faults as they exist in your network by displaying them on the map based on measure
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# Finding Faults

A fault is a break, bad splice, or tight, sharp bend in a cable. You can quickly and easily identify the location of faults as they exist in your network by displaying them on the map based on measured fault distances.

This article will show you the following:

- Opening a Route Detail
- Finding a Fault
- Increment Distance Measurement
- Clearing highlighted routes and fault location pins

To find a fault, you first need to open a Route Detail for a specific port.

### **Opening a Route Detail**

![Generating a Route Detail](https://demo.equinetmedia.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Generating%20a%20Route%20Detail.gif)

1. Right-click termination point
2. Hover over termination point name under **Objects** header
3. Select **Port List**
4. Select a port from the list
5. Select the **Route Detail** button

### **Finding a Fault**

![Finding a Fault](https://demo.equinetmedia.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Finding%20a%20Fault.gif)

1. Open the **Route Detail**
2. Enter the fault distance to the right of the **Find Fault** button (units are based on what you have set for your **Display Units** in **Application Settings**).
3. Select the **Find Fault** button.
4. View the fault location, designated by a pin in the **Map** window.

### **Increment Distance Measurement**

The fault location pin will move along the highlighted route relative to its original position at the entered increment each time the **Increment** button is selected.

![Increment Distance Measurement](https://demo.equinetmedia.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Increment%20Distance%20Measurement.gif)

With the **Route Detail** open and the fault locating highlighted on the map:

1. Enter the increment distance to the right of the **Increment** button (units are based on what you have set for your **Display Units** in **Application Settings**).
2. Select the **Increment** button.
3. View the fault location, designated by a pin in the **Map** window.

### **Clearing Highlighted Routes and Fault Location Pins**

![Clearing a Highlighted Route](https://demo.equinetmedia.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/Clearing%20a%20Highlighted%20Route.gif)

1. Open the **Right-Click Menu**
2. Select **Clear Highlights**

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