Router plus switch plus patch panel.

Swordfish · 11 Sep 2008 at 11:42

Hi folks.

I am about to set a network for someone who runs a small charirty (hence I'm doing it to keep costs down) and the building they are moving into has been hardwired with cat 5 cable to a patch panel.

My quesition is this

If I connect the router to a port in the office and then connect the switch to the corresponding port on the patch panel and then all the other ports to on another between the patch panel and switch will this be the correct method.

Switch and router are one floor and several hundred metres apart.

I have set up hundreds of small networks using routers and switches but never a patch panel.

Cheers

EDIT : Router is a BT Fusion and patch panel is 24 port

Swordfish · 11 Sep 2008 at 11:58

Thats what I thought. Just have to wait unitl the Electrcian puts in a power socket in beside the patch panel.

Swordfish · 11 Sep 2008 at 12:05

No manual left by installer of patch panel and it does not have dedicated uplink so it must autosense. Its a decent cabinet so I'll put switch in beside it.

One other thing would you go for a schema with dedicated IP's or let DHCP handle it?

Swordfish · 11 Sep 2008 at 12:35

THanks for the respsones guys, that confirms everything for me.

Chers for all help.

Swordfish · 15 Sep 2008 at 12:17

Right guys, installed switch and everytinhg works a treat. Thanks for the replies.