Cat6 cabling / Faceplate question

mad_allan

mad_allan

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Hi all,

Quick question whilst I am trying to figure out what I need to order.

My plan is to run 2x CAT6 cables from Ground floor lounge to the office and the games room. They would terminate on faceplates in all rooms.

LOUNGE would be:

ROUTER ---> GIGABIT SWITCH ---> FACEPLATE

OFFICE:

FACEPLATE ---> GIGABIT SWITCH ---> DEVICES

PLAYROOM:

FACEPLATE ---> GIGABIT SWITCH ---> DEVICES

Now the question is, would all of the external cabling need to be patch cables or would I get away with straight through? I am 99.9% certain I need patch for the faceplate ---> faceplate connections but wanted to double check.

Cheers
 
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Are you referring to crossover vs straight through? It's a strangely phrased post as 'patch' cables are wired 'straight through'.

You don't need crossover connections anywhere (although they'd still work as almost everything is auto mdi/mdi-x nowadays). Just wire all the ends to bog-standard T568B and you'll be fine.
 
2 of these (select 2 modules from the drop down)

2 of the above =one for each end.

http://www.netstoredirect.com/cat6-modules-outlets/286861-cat6-utp-rj45-loaded-faceplates.html


Cable

http://www.netstoredirect.com/cat6-cable/66-excel-cat6-utp-cable.html

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What else you'd need is back boxes, possibly trunking, a punch down tool. Something to strip the cables.
http://www.netstoredirect.com/faceplates-backboxes/85-surface-mount-back-boxes.html
Single gang back box x2


Stripper (although you could use a crimper if you have one or even a knife since its only 4 cables..)
http://www.netstoredirect.com/installation-tools/238098-ccs-cable-stripper.html
 
Just FYI..

You won't see any speed increase with cat6 instead of cat5e, not until 10Gbs networking comes out.


It would be a bit cheaper to use cat5e.

I would use cat6 too in your situation, but figured I'd say
 
Hi bledd. Thanks for the information. I think I'm going to have to do some wiring up at work and replace a load of 10/100 switches around the school with network sockets placed around the room to allow for computers to be anywhere in the room rather than just in one corner. I wasn't sure where to buy the faceplates and back boxes from.

I am now. Thanks again. :)
 
Sorry to jump in OP... Seems it might be wiser to simply ask here than start a new thread!

I've just moved to a new place. It's a small 2 bed house and it's a brand new build which I'm told will make life much easier for running cables.

I've got my main telephone socket (and therefore router) in a weird corner of the living room.

In an ideal world I'd like the telephone point and therefore the router, moved into the cupboard under the stairs and I'd like a wired connection to two places behind the TV in the lounge, two places behind a desk in my bedroom upstairs and one behind the TV in my daughters room.

I looked for a service/company to do this and I've come up with zip, but I have seen a thousand threads with people doing it themselves.

1) Is it feasible for me with no prior experience whatsoever to do it myself?

2) If not, does anyone know a National (or Kent) service?

2.5) Any guesses on what it'll cost? (I know you can't say exactly, but am I looking at hundreds or thousands? I can't find anything online!!)


Thanks OP, if you'd prefer I delete and start my own thread I'll get it done :)
 
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You just need some basic diy skills to install the cabling yourself. Even allowing for the cost of the cabling tools you'd only be looking a couple of hundred at the very most.

You won't be able to move the BT master socket.
 
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