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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Wiring An Ethernet Patch Panel - A How To Guide

By Rocky Hallipherd


A large number of homeowners and small business owners have discovered about the upsides of wiring their houses or workplaces to allow for network connectivity. A home network enables you to share files and documents, Internet connection, printers and scanners, home entertainment systems between several computers. In a similar way, by having LAN patch panel and ports, it's possible to connect a number of computers making it possible to communicate to other teams in the building, enhancing productivity significantly.

LAN connections also would make it easy and convenient for staff in the same floor to share accessories for instance a printer, which in turn would most likely mean cost savings for the organization.Even though there are companies and people you can call to do the network setup for you, networking a residence or small office is simple enough for somebody with limited experience. In this write-up, you will learn the process of terminating a patch panel on your own.

The first thing you have to buy the things you will need. These will include an Ethernet patch cable, an inexpensive punch down tool, a network cable tester, and also an Ethernet patch panel for RJ45 connections which has the number of ports you want.

The next thing to do is to remove the outer cover of the network cable. You need to do this with utmost care in order for you not to nick the inner wiring since an exposed copper wire will end up in cross-talk, bad or hardly any connectivity at all. It is possible to strip a few inches from both ends of the cable by using cabling scissors. Apply just enough pressure on the scissors enough for you to score the sheath so it can slip off effortlessly. It is also possible to just utilize the small string inside the cable to help you unsheath the ends of the cable without nicking the wires. Majority of of latest Ethernet cables like Cat 5e and Cat 6 patch cables have this string.

You will see a number of wires that are twisted in pairs. All Cat 5e and Cat 6 patch cables follow a standard color pattern for the individual wires. Disentangle the pairs and lay them flat between your fingers and then shorten by cutting the wires as evenly as you can so they are half to three-fourths of an inch long from the base of the jacket. If you look at the back side of the patch panel, you will see the corresponding colors where these wires will terminate. There are two kinds of termination, T568A and T568B. You only ought to make certain you terminate both ends of the cable using the same standard. Make use of the punch down tool to push the cables entirely into each connector. The cable tester can help you verify that there is adequate connectivity between the panel and the ports where the cables end.




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