Network wall plate female to female, 8 ports / wired network setup

Full copper means it isn't copper clad aluminium (a good thing).

If I went into an office and found that cable used for internal runs I'd be asking 'which **** installed this then?'.

It will work though. Make sure you use matching Cat6a ends.
 
I read it as a 45mm backbox would fit (weirdly 'deep' back boxes can't be used), but the shop apparently only had 35mm metal back boxes...

I wanted to buy all the stuff online at once and check the specs carefully, but here we are.

Update - Gonna have to buy new backboxes, the ones my dad got aren't 86mm x 86mm (some odd non standard type apparently). According to the website description "The faceplate is designed for 86mm x 86mm back boxes".

I think we should use these backboxes, as they seem pretty standard for networking (googled the model number):
https://www.kenable.co.uk/en/electr...ess-box-1-gang-46mm-007485-5055383474851.html
 
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g67575 said:
I read it as a 45mm backbox would fit (weirdly 'deep' back boxes can't be used), but the shop apparently only had 35mm metal back boxes...
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I read the web page as saying that a deep box (45mm) will only work if the cables go straight out of the back of the box, i.e. there's not enough room for a 90 degree bend in the cable for it to come out of the top or side. The minimum bend radius is going to be about 25mm, maybe more if you're using that thicker external shielded cable. So by choosing that module you've created the same problem as the in-line socket ones you first suggested. You're really making this difficult - why not just use unshielded cat5e cable (it uses twisted pairs internally so is highly immune to interference) and use much shallower punchdown modules?
 
Good question, I think I picked the wrong type, unless surface mounted backboxes can be installed in a wall.

I think my dad and I both thought that plastic backboxes could be embedded in walls, but this doesn't appear to be the case, according to this:
"A plastic back box or patress box is a moulded plastic box normally made of either PVC or resin that is fixed to the surface of a wall".

So, do I have any other options, other than mounting backboxes on walls?
 
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If it's a solid wall you use a steel backing box and make a hole to match it. If it's plasterboard with a suitable gap behind you just cut a hole and use a dry-lining box.
 
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Does anyone know what tools I would need to run Cat6A cables through the walls?

My dad is worried about running the cables through the walls, as he has heard that Cat6A (already ordered) is more difficult to install than others (and expensive if done by a pro), like Cat5E.

There will be 4 Cat6A (shielded) cables running from my hall to 2 rooms downstairs and 2 rooms upstairs.

He is planning to drill 2 extra holes (1 hole for each cable) in the hall, as he thinks running 2 Cat6A cables through a single hole will be difficult/impossible.

Also, should I use copper tape to ground the shielded cables? Does it matter if the cables aren't grounded?
 
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Holes are available in different sizes. You can customise a hole to be large enough to accommodate any number of cables.

Cat6a is thicker, stiffer and more difficult to terminate than Cat5e or Cat6. If only someone had pointed this out earlier...
 
Well the drilling is done now, should be plenty of room for cables... We went with Cat6a cause he wanted the highest grade basically (although I was aware that cat5e is easier to bend).

He insisting on using metal/plastic sheathing now (so, more chipping into the wall required), for the cable in the wall as we will need to 'chase the cable out' from where it comes through the wall (for aesthetic reasons).

Is it a requirement (to follow building regulations) to use cable sheathing to protect ethernet cables in walls?
 
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Depends.

If it's dot and dab plasterboard the cables don't need anything.

If the walls need to be chased out because they're fully plastered then it would make sense to use some sort of trunking/conduit/channel. The cable won't care, and there's no safety issue, but it could allow for cables to be replaced later on.

FWIW the channelling (PVC or steel) is mainly used to protect newly installed wiring from damage during plastering.
 
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