Help please re home network wiring.

[Justin pearson]

whats going on in this forum ive been away quite a while and come back to seeing threads encouraging DIYers to tackle stuff they have no knowledge on, is this right. Or am i out of order.

 

[paul_griff]

Your router plugs into the BT master socket, you put rj45 crimp plugs on the cat 5's and plug them into your router, do not wire them into the BT socket!

Why not just get a wireless router?

 

[paul_griff]

Cat 5 has 8 wires not 6, don't know what you have got there

 

[paul_griff]

whats going on in this forum ive been away quite a while and come back to seeing threads encouraging DIYers to tackle stuff they have no knowledge on, is this right. Or am i out of order.

Fair comment, seeming as this guy wants to bypass his router and wire cat 5 for network to bt master socket!

 

[Ian B]

If your Master socket looks like this


Then you can connect to the terminals on the rear of the front removable plate (marked "extension wiring" in this photo:


Only connect one core (wire) to terminal 2 and the other of the same pair to 5. Eg:
Blue wire to 5,
White with blue stripe (or lighter blue wire) to 2.
(So you're only using 2 of the 8 cores in the Cat5).

The other end of that cable connects to the same number terminals on a 'secondary' (extension) Telephone socket at the router location. The router's line-in then plugs into that.

If you want to connect a network device (eg PC, Laptop, Network Printer) to one of the plates in the other room then you should connect all 8 cores (although they're not all used) of a Cat5 cable from and RJ45 socket in the room to another one next to the router. You can then use a standard RJ45 patch cable from the router to the adjacent socket. Repeat that for each room.

If you want a telephone socket in the room then you connect those to 2 & 5 of the extension socket by the router, or the back of the removable master socket plate, it doesn't matter.

You can get a 1-gang plate with an RJ45 socket and a telephone socket on it (eg http://www.******************/Products/CM2183.html ). If you use that one, cut the yellow capacitor off as that's for 'Master' applications.

Hope that helps.

 

[Justin pearson]

mmmmmmmm i think this is why i left

 

[UNG]

Thanks very much for the replies. The BT master socket has a detachable front plate and I haven't tampered with this. If I understand correctly I'm to connect 3 of the cat5 cable cores to 2,3 and 5 at the master socket. This may be a stupid question, but the cat 5 has six wires. Is a core counted as a green cable with a lighter cable twisted around. So will I be conncting 6 cables at each end? (3 pairs)? Also, I have two socket outlets with Cat 5 in each room. For internet I would use the feed from the router to one socket with an ethernet plate and would it be correct to feed the other socket with a standard phone outlet from the new BT socket next to the router?

If your Cat 5 only has 6 wires then it is not Cat 5. Cat 5 has four pairs so has eight wires

Pair 1 Orange / White Orange
Pair 2 Green / White Green
Pair 3 Blue / White Blue
Pair 4 Brown / White brown

Take one of these pairs and connect to terminals 2 and 5 forget terminal 3

Not sure what your configuration is in you last sentence as it seems a bit confused mixing ethernet and phone outlets

 

[squashabe]

Thanks again for the replies. I'm sorry for causing confusion. The cable I have has 4 pairs and I now understand how to connect them to the BT master socket in the hall and to the extended Master socket next to the router in the cupboard. The plan is to then connect the router to the extended master socket as normal and connect jack plugs to the ends of the Cat 5 cables and connect into the router. The other end of the Cat 5 Cable goes to the socket outlets in the various rooms. I have 2 separate cat 5 cables going to 2 socket oulets in a room. Is it possible to have a phone and broadband connection from one single socket or should I have one connected to the router and one connected from the extended Master socket in the cupboard next to the router?

I hope this makes sense and thanks for your patience.
I've attached a photo of the BT master socket

Regards
Adrian


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Adrian

If your Cat 5 only has 6 wires then it is not Cat 5. Cat 5 has four pairs so has eight wires

Pair 1 Orange / White Orange
Pair 2 Green / White Green
Pair 3 Blue / White Blue
Pair 4 Brown / White brown

Take one of these pairs and connect to terminals 2 and 5 forget terminal 3

Not sure what your configuration is in you last sentence as it seems a bit confused mixing ethernet and phone outlets

 

[Spazz]

You need a double socket - you can run 2 cat5 cables to this socket.
One will be connected to the RJ45 socket and plug (at router)
the other will be connected to the Telephone socket in each room and the master socket in the hall way.

Dont forget there is a maximum length that you can extent telephone cables for use with broadband.

 

[squashabe]

You need a double socket - you can run 2 cat5 cables to this socket.
One will be connected to the RJ45 socket and plug (at router)
the other will be connected to the Telephone socket in each room and the master socket in the hall way.

Dont forget there is a maximum length that you can extent telephone cables for use with broadband.

Thanks for the reply. I already have all the cables in and plastered over, so I have 2 separate cat 5 cables going to 2 socket oulets in a room. Is it possible to have a phone and broadband connection from one single socket or should I have one connected to the router for broadband and one connected from the extended Master socket in the cupboard next to the router for the phone?

Thanks

Adrian