24 port cat6 patch panel

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Hello

I've just wired my house for cat6 and im at the stage of patching everything down.

Im a bit stuck with the patch panel as its orientated different than I thought it would be.

I have an up and down block of 8 in 3 parts totalling 6

On the instructions its showing cat5 being punched down.

I will try to post a picture of what I mean as Im lost on if I punch the 4 pairs into the top block or I split them into top and bottom.

Also I made my own patch cable which im using now and its stopped my internet cutting out over the powerline adapater.... which is nice :D
 
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Judging by the numbering and labelling I'd imagine they'd be split top and bottom. The blocks of 8 way connectors are probably to save cost rather than use twice as many 4 way connectors.
 
Thanks guy I found a video with the same layout at the patch panel I have and its four top four bottom.

Im going to have fun this weekend with it as I've 14 cables to sort as I didn't bother with labels on them :D

Another question - Where would I patch the router into all of this. I will be getting a switch with POE and my modem is being moved near to it. Do I just patch the modem into the switch then it will auto sense all the ports once I've patched them in also?

Its been a lot time since I messed about with networking.
 
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Get one of these, worth it's weight in gold.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350977370607
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I've looked into a tester.

Would I need to crimp the ends of my cable run in order to test the cable - I run 50m of it and im at the stage now where im going to start punching down onto the patch panel.

Can anyone explain how I would use a tester on a cable run? Do I patch them down first and test point to point?
 
Yeah the idea is that you test your terminations. If you're pulling new cable and it's decent quality there's no need to test the cable has survived the installation as it serves no purpose.

Punch the cable into the patch panel and into the faceplate modules, then use a short (known good) patch cable at each end to link the tester ends together.
 
Yeah I've meticulously checked my run to ensure no snags as I've run almost 200m of cat6.

Should it still give me a connection if I don't have a switch connected yet? I have an old 10/100 hub lying about somewhere which I could use I think?

Another question do I go with a managed/unmanaged switch? Im planning on utilising POE for cctv as a summer project (me and ladders don't get along in winter)

I've got the cable company moving my broadband on the 20th so I need to make sure its all up and working.
 
How would you even test the run if you had a switch plugged into one end of it? No, dont have anything connected other than the testers.

If you don't know what you would use a managed switch for then don't bother with one, it's expense that you don't need.
 
Ah ok I have read a way around with a laptop and a good cable which will show uplink if the cable Is good.

I will have a look on amazon for a cable tester they are fairly cheap.
 
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Ah ok I have read a way around with a laptop and a good cable which will show uplink if the cable Is good.

I will have a look on amazon for a cable tester they are fairly cheap.
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You could do that, but that won't show you what cores are broken if you don't get a link. A tester is much cheaper than dropping a laptop on the floor as well :D
 
Wicked hopefully everything will be solid green as i'd hate to trace it back. I should have labelled everything. If it all holds up I will be chuffed.

Its all going to an understairs cupboard which will be the node 0 of everything. I want to try and squeeze a rack in there as I have about 140cm of headroom. Mrs thinks im mad but she will thank me when she can get glee on any tv in the house or play tunes through the speakers in the bathroom :D
 
Im having a bit of a mare testing my cable run at the moment

at the main unit its testing all but no 2 and on the other tester unit its going out of sequence 1,5,6,7,8,3,4 and missing two again.


I've isolated the one cable that im testing on the patch panel and have punched down again making sure all connections are right as well as the keystone jack upstairs.

Im hoping its not a bad run else I will have to start over.

any advice?
 
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Presumably the tester works correctly with a known good patch lead?

Hopefully you've used solid core cable and not stranded (or you will have problems)?

Any chance that you're misunderstanding the labelling and wiring T568A at one end and T568B at the other? They're often marked up with both colour schemes and it's easily done.
 
I ran two cables solid cat6 to the room just tested the other and it runs through all 8 fine so I'm going to check my terminations again tomorrow when I'm not so tired at both the patch and the jack and see what's happening my though is like you say I have the standard mixed up as it makes sense why it's out of sync. Glad I have one working anyway which is why I ran two in the first place.


I have a krone tool and a cheap £1 tool and the cheaper tool without the cutter is by far the better at getting the wires pushed in.

Think I might invest in a decent punch down tool however as I have another 16 cables to add yet!

Cheers for the advice
 
If the Krone tool isn't working have you checked that the punch downs actually are Krone? There's a chance that you've got 110 style terminations, and they use a different tool.
 
TRENDnet TC-PDT

This tool is awesome for punching down. Has Krone style and 110 style attachments that come with it.

Cables should always cycle through.. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. If your patch panel shows you 568A and 568B configurations, always use 568B
 
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