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bledd · 31 Mar 2017 at 10:03

You can, but that means punching down each cable just to identify them, a toner is the quickest way to do this. (cheaper ones do exist).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009FUTNKY?psc=1

Hyburnate · 31 Mar 2017 at 11:16

Toners are just useful bits of kits

That and a LinkSprinter and my favourite things in the world

Scream · 2 Apr 2017 at 17:32

Sorry to jump in but what External grade cat6 cable do you people use? Plenty of choice for indoor networks like the OP is doing but very little choice for outdoor. I use Excel but it's expensive and finding it hard to find another recommended brand. Comms Express mentioned here have a brand called CE but sceptical.

Hyburnate · 2 Apr 2017 at 17:37

Scream said:
Sorry to jump in but what External grade cat6 cable do you people use? Plenty of choice for indoor networks like the OP is doing but very little choice for outdoor. I use Excel but it's expensive and finding it hard to find another recommended brand. Comms Express mentioned here have a brand called CE but sceptical.

What's your budget? You after 305m? eBay does have some stuff that isn't CCA - I bought some previously and terminated it into Excel modules and it passed a certification test with the DSX's with plenty of headroom.

Scream · 2 Apr 2017 at 21:26

I am after a few boxes of 305m. Different brands on eBay which I noticed but quality wise is a different matter.

Hyburnate · 2 Apr 2017 at 21:47

Scream said:
I am after a few boxes of 305m. Different brands on eBay which I noticed but quality wise is a different matter.

Ahhh, it is quite expensive

What sort of pricing are you looking at?

Scream · 2 Apr 2017 at 22:32

Cheap as possible but needs to be good quality. Last thing I want is installing it and discover problems.

lee1101 · 3 Apr 2017 at 09:01

Looks like I was wrong and all of the cables have been labelled up

Might still get one of the toners as it looks like a handy piece of kit to have in the box.

Any recommendations on cable strippers? The Cyclops Stripper looks good.

bledd · 3 Apr 2017 at 09:28

Cyclops is awesome, saves so much time/effort.

A set of small side cutters is essential too.

Cheap but works - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-Too...&qid=1491208161&sr=8-28&keywords=side+cutters

Superb - https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/DIY-Tool...&qid=1491208161&sr=8-20&keywords=side+cutters

Sublime - https://www.amazon.co.uk/quality-cu...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7BPX8DRK7K16X48A9XG3

lee1101 · 3 Apr 2017 at 09:49

Thanks for that

Ordered the Cyclops, Toner, and the 'Superb' ones above.

lee1101 · 9 Dec 2017 at 18:52

8 months on and I finally got around to punching all the cables down. All up and running and working a treat

The Cyclops and side cutters are brilliant

Thanks for all the help!

bledd · 11 Dec 2017 at 16:16

Indeed they are.

The job is very doable without them, but makes it almost enjoyable with them

clv101 · 11 Dec 2017 at 23:00

I've recently cabled my house, no faceplates or patch panel yet. I didn't bother labelling the cables as I couldn't care less what order my 8 sockets appear on the panel. Hard to think why this would be important on a domestic scale unless I'm missing something?

bremen1874 · 11 Dec 2017 at 23:43

Lots of small reasons, none of which will stop anything working.

For the sake of 10 seconds with a Sharpie why not keep things as tidy as they can be?

clv101 · 21 Dec 2017 at 22:56

I'm now in the market for an 8 port (maybe 12) patch panel and some single gang faceplates. These will mostly be installed on drywall. I've used Cat6a cable. Can anyone recommend suitable panel I can mount directly to the wall to do I need some kind of hinged wall mounting bracket.

bremen1874 · 21 Dec 2017 at 23:00

A patch panel will be designed to mount on rack brackets.

If you want something mounted directly to the wall without any brackets use faceplates at both ends.

clv101 · 22 Dec 2017 at 08:36

bremen1874 said:
If you want something mounted directly to the wall without any brackets use faceplates at both ends.

So for 8 ports I'm looking at two double gang faceplates with four modules in each?

bremen1874 · 22 Dec 2017 at 10:45

That would work.

bledd · 22 Dec 2017 at 11:25

I'd use something like this..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TPFNet-Pre...sr=8-2-spons&keywords=cat6a+patch+panel&psc=1