On 29/05/2020 18:37, tim... wrote:
Some of you may have seen in another place that I am having trouble with
my wireless connections in the house
So I'm thinking about how to add a fixed connection into my office
the distance of cable required is 8-10m
I have (I think) three choices:
1) add a telephone extension into the room, and move the router into
that room and plug the Ethernet directly into the computer
Not a good option really - you will get best BB performance with the
router connected to the master socket fitted with a face plate filter.
Preferably without additional extension wiring, or at least with the
bell wire disconnected (and re-created at point of use with a PABX
master socket)
2) run a standard cable (with a plug on each end) between the rooms.
Yup cheap and easy.
3) add an Ethernet socket on the wall by the router, connected to
another one in the office, plug the router into one, and the computer into the other.
A more elegant solution, since you can now run the wiring in solid core
CAT5e rather than with a stranded patch lead. Both do the job, but the
solid core is easier to route and dress along the way.
In all cases I will have to run the cables round the walls, preferably
in trunking.
In the case of (1), I am limited to where I can put it as the router
needs power.Â* This has to be the last choice option.
So, what are the pros and cons of each of these?
Specifically,
1) do I need a particular grade of cable for 10 metres
CAT5e in either case. Preferably proper copper cable and not Copper Clad
Steel (CCS) or Copper Clad Aluminium (CCA).
I have found this:
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CX305R.html
though it looks too cheap, but I can click and collect
Its cheap because, patch leads are dirt cheap at trade(ish) prices, and,
its CCA - so cheap cable. In reality at 10m it will work fine.
OTOH
http://www.cabling4less.co.uk/catego...xoCuyEQAvD_BwE
looks better, but is mail order only
And still CCA.
Somewhere like :
https://www.comms-express.com/categories/cat5e-rj45-ethernet-cable-patch-leads-cables/?finder=rj45¶ms=Category|Cat5e,UTP%20/%20FTP|UTP,Length|10mt
Usually only do copper.
If I install sockets on the wall, are they easy to wire up?Â* How do I
Yup, especially if you get decent quality CAT5e modules. I like these:
https://www.comms-express.com/produc...ttered-module/
They have wire retention that gets a good grip on the strands and hold
the wire in place prior to punch down. They are marked with only the TIA
568 B colours, so they are less confusing to wire and that reduces the
chase of accidentally getting different standards used on each end!
Note they are quite deep, which makes them less fiddly to wire - but you
need the slightly deeper bevel edge frame:
https://www.comms-express.com/produc...late-bevelled/
handle Rx/Tx crossover (or don't I need to?)
No need to - router to computer is straight through, and in reality, all
modern kit will auto detect and configure as required anyway.
I have read that there are restrictions on bending the cable
The guideline is normally no tighter than 4x the cable diameter (about 1").
In reality on short runs you can go tighter. Cat5e UTP is quite flexible
and will stay where you put it. STAP, or CAT6 and up, less so.
Will I be able to get around the 90 degree corner as I go up the side of
a wall and then turn to go along the ceiling, all inside trucking?Â* Will
I have to go around that corner outside trucking to avoid bending the
cable too much?
If you fit a reasonable size of trunking, then yup.
Anything else?
If doing socket to socket installs, it always makes sense to install a
pair of cables and double CAT5e modules at each end. That leave options
in the future, is little extra effort, and the materials are cheap.
--
Cheers,
John.
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