Grateful for a kick in the right direction on the following: a telecomms engineer stated out that an outdoor metal cabinet (earthed & bonded) was an unsuitable enclosure for a network switch and patch panel to be installed into, as it was not IP rated.
As it happened, the size of the cabinet...
quote for a job that they want 4x tv positions and 4x wifi spots
then a central cupboard to house a network cabinet + switch for tv aerials
they want 1x twin coaxial+ 2x cat6(1 for internet, 1x for hdmi) from tv to cabinet cupboard
and 1x cat6 from wifi spots to cabinet cupboard
so in total...
Hello Games has released a new patch for the PlayStation 4 and PC versions of No Man's Sky today, both of which are currently available to download.
Sean Murray, Hello Games co-founder, announced the PC's patch release earlier today, promising the PS4 patch was also on the way. IGN has...
I'm not an electrician, but I am looking for some advise on the best way to drain a shielded CAT6A ethernet network in a UK house built in 1989.
I need to drain the RF energy at one end. I have finished installing in excess of 500m of CAT6A and every cable save for one goes to two CAT6A patch...
I have 20 double data points so 40 cat 6 in total. What connects on the other side. A data switch?? Seen them in 24 ways so i would need 2 x 24 ways correct??
Hello,
Can I ask people how they price for networking cabling(CAT6utp) in a domestic property? Does anyone price per point or per meter of cable?
It's for a new build. They'll be a couple of network cables and a couple of sky cables going to the living room, dining room and each of the 4...
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I've been asked to install a number of data points In a new office conversion, 10 in all but have never done data before.
Anyone care to give me some pointers please.
Mark
hi can any one give me a rough list on what i would need to run a home network in a 3 bed house which im currently about to move into so need to future proof it ie for good signal for smart tvs , wifi , xbox ,etc , the area i am moving to is not a fibre optic area and prob wont be for years...
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I have been asked to put some cavity floor power sockets in to an office which is being refurbished.
Right at the last minute they said they would like two RJ45 sockets to every desk which comes to a total of 80 RJ45 sockets.
Is it the same principle as a home network? One cable...
Good morning every1
I'm new to forum and this is my first post so go easy on me.
Just a basic question for all you intelligent people, I'm doing an eicr On a communal installation which contains an office, I need to turn power off to test ring main which has a patch panel plugged in, if I turn...
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I am in the middle of sorting my audio visual out including adding extra power sockets (7 in total = 3x2gang 1x1gang) which is fed a via plug and lead and adding a network cable to a non internet connected router. The network cable is a category 5e UTP patch cable 4...
Hi everyone, I am in the middle of a rewire on a 4 storey terraced house and the customer has asked about installing a network at the same time, having never done this before i have a few questions. Is it posible to run internet, telephone and tv down this sytem or will the tv need to be in coax...
Hello, this a field of work i havent really touched or done much with and just wanted to get my head round it..,
In a commercial building i know that you wire single runs from the patch panel to the outlets within the building,
How does it all work, when its all connected up at the patch...
A Customer wants a ground mount system in an EX Vegetable Patch. How would you level this out and what base would you use? I need to keep cost as low as Poss as this wasnt factored into the price.
I have just installed power and lighting to a small office building and the client would like me to install data also.
If Im honest, I have only ever pulled cat 5 data cabling into positions from where the hub would be to the data outlet points.
I have never terminated any cabling though...
Hi all, looking for a little bit of info if you would be so kind.
I would like to have a phone point in all of my rooms at home so i have ran two cat 5e from each room back to a location under my stairs. One for phone and one for data.
In the past i just daisy chained them but read various...
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Can anyone explain the ins and outs of supplying a phone system in a building like a supermarket? The phone comes in from the provider and what next???
There will be a number of internal phones for the offices. Also there will be 12 checkouts, each requiring it's own data point. As I'm...
Hi, brand new to this forum, in the process of starting up my own business. Has anyone any experience with cat5 (low voltage) installation? Never done it before with previous company, would like to know more info about it or if someone could tell me where i can find info about it, such as...
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