Running CAT6/5 Cables

tidusjar · 18 Sep 2015 at 08:56

Hi guys,

Getting Infinity activated on Tuesday, and the master socket it right by my front door. The living room is a bit too far to just run a cable and also I want it upstairs in the office.

I'm not that confident in running them through the walls (Wouldn't know where to start) so I was think about getting a conduit/cable trunk along the wall's to upstairs.

My main question is, CAT5e or CAT6a?
Secondly what would the smallest size for the conduit I would need just to fit the 1 cable (Switch in the office).

tidusjar · 18 Sep 2015 at 13:24

Thanks for your suggestions guys.

I plan getting some cable trunking (smallest as possible) and attaching it to the edges of the ceiling and then up the stairs (Not so bad in my case because there is a tiny slope and then it goes straight to the ceiling by the attic.

So i'll stick with CAT5e and put two cables in the trunking, 1 to use and the other for redundancy purposes.

I also have another option, not sure if this is recommended, but in the office there is a wall socket with a filter coming out. Would I be able to use this without any speed loss? That would prevent me having to cable from the front door (master socket) all the way upstairs.

tidusjar · 18 Sep 2015 at 13:29

bledd. said:
Try it and see.

Best to use the master socket. Currently in my house I use the furthest point away from the master. Pending a cat5e cable down the stairs

I'll give this a go first then! Thanks

bremen1874 said:
Yep, try it. There's nothing to loose, and you could save yourself a load of hassle.

It's really going to depend on the type of cable the phone extension is using. If you're lucky and it's proper twisted pair phone cable then you may be in luck.

I'll report back

tidusjar · 18 Sep 2015 at 13:51

Would these be ok?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-040-OP&groupid=46&catid=1799

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-038-OK&groupid=46&catid=1799

It's 30M, at what point does the signal degrade?

tidusjar · 18 Sep 2015 at 13:53

Twirlywoos said:
Shove as many cables as you can in the trunking , I'd even run one cat5e to use as a vdsl extension and another to use as a wireless access point if wireless coverage is poor upstairs. Make sure the cables are twisted pair and non cca for best results. All cables can be terminated in one box and all you need is rj45 and a rj11/12 module.

I have no idea what you just said... My networking skills are up there with the masterminds...

tidusjar · 18 Sep 2015 at 16:51

Twirlywoos said:
VDSL Extension is attaching one pair (blue/blue+white wire) of the CAT5e cable to your Openreach Faceplate and the other end to a Rj11 module. What this will allow you to do is place your BT modem in your office or a more centralized area in your house for even wi-fi distribution from your router.

Got a guide to do this?