[ILUG] OT - Sorry. - running cable through a house.

[Patrick O'Connor]

On 21/01/2008, Darragh <lists at digitaldarragh.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Is the process of connecting RJ45 cable to a patch panel / socket
> difficult to explain?


Take a look at the back of the patch panel and you'll see the connections
are colour coded. My advice is to try one port and by trial and error you
should get it going. You can do this as a test before the electrician puts
in the cable, just use some spare patch cable. Patch panels come with little
cable ties to hold down the cable once its been connected also. Clamp the
cable by the sleeve down onto the patchpanel once you used the krone to
connect the wires.

  I cant do it for obvious reasons but I'll need to
> get someone to do it in the next few weeks.  I'm sure the electrician will
> be able to route it through the walls etc however connecting it is
> probably not something he's had to do before.
>
> Also, any idea where I'd pick up a Krone tool?


Maplins should have these.

Thanks
>
>
> Darragh
> Sorry for the off topic post.
>
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