network patch panels

[imported_itr]

we are going to pre-wire our new house. all the wires from each jack will be localized in a central location where all the network equipment will be. instead of all the cables extruding from a hole, we will use a patch panel. what patch panels are good for home use? also, is it necessary to use heavy duty cat5 cables for in wall wiring?

 

[nweaver]

I would get a modular one, that you can plug in many types of plugs, i.e. RJ11, RJ45, RCA, Coax....then you can wire everything into one spot. I know that Home Depot had some expensive ones, I think my company just bought some from the Greybar electric supply house.

 

[Kelemvor]

Are you talking about what to put in each room, or what to put in some master panel in a "server room" type place?

 

[imported_itr]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Are you talking about what to put in each room, or what to put in some master panel in a "server room" type place?

the master panel

 

[ScottMac]

The mulit-media panels are nice from the prospective of having one panel with outlets for everything.

The downstroke though, in my experience, has been that the snap-in media modules don't take much "abuse" (i.e., lots of connects / disconnects) before the clips holding the module in-place weaken, and break...

If you're *really& careful and / or won't be moving the connections around much, then give the MM panels a shot.

Otherwise, get separate panels for the UTP, Coax, and (anyother media you choose to install).

Run more cable than you think you'll use (if you think two will do, pull four). Worse case, pull four, terminate two, and you'll have two more available if the situation changes. Cable is cheap, pulling cable sucks .... especially if the walls are up.

If you have some "spare" ports, then cross-connect them as a crossover (swap the orange and green pair from one port to the other). THen if you need to go switch-to-switch or PC-to-PC, you can do it without needing a crossover cable or re-configuring the cabling to the switch.


Good Luck

Scott

 

[thunderroller]

depending on ares size you can do it

 

[DarkJuJu]

Make sure you get the same standard (type A or type B) patch panel as you do wall jacks.

 

[Night201]

Do 568B wiring. You don't need any special thick cable. I use the cable from Home Depot and have never had any problems. You can get 500' for like $40. Check this out: Ortronics. I have this, but in 48 patches, not 16. It's good.