Cat6 cable installation

t.kc

Hi all
Any advice on a neat way to first fix the cat6 cables I'm running for CCTV and Ethernet etc etc in my new self build? I have an office where I intend to put a cabinet with comms rack etc. Will I just leave the cables bunched out through the plasterboard slab? I will be running them down the chased brick wall

Cuddlesworth

lots of spare length either side(at least a metre), wrap it up into a loop and tape it at the height you want it to come out of the wall.

lordgoat

Label everything.
Run more than one cable, or pull a draw cable in case you want a second cable in future

The high horse brigade

Run cat6 to the ceiling for ceiling mounted access points

Barney224

sorry to hijak an old thread. I'm looking to run some cat6 cables from my router to upstairs and add an access point for PCs and PS4. I want to run them neatly through the walls and ceilng. Would I just need to get an electrician to do this work?

Static M.e.

Simple answer is yes but I would look for someone with networking experience and who will crimp and test all of the cables once that have been finished.

Depending on your house, it might be easier to run the cables outside the house rather than inside the house, using a pvc pipe to protect the cables. You need to consider exactly where you want the cables to be terminated at both ends.

Barney224

Static M.e. wrote: »

Simple answer is yes but I would look for someone with networking experience and who will crimp and test all of the cables once that have been finished.

Depending on your house, it might be easier to run the cables outside the house rather than inside the house, using a pvc pipe to protect the cables. You need to consider exactly where you want the cables to be terminated at both ends.

OK thanks Static. Yes, I just got the phone number of an electrician who works with a networking company so might chat with him about it and see what the best options. Obvioulsy the cheaper the better!

Johnboy1951

t.kc wrote: »

Hi all
Any advice on a neat way to first fix the cat6 cables I'm running for CCTV and Ethernet etc etc in my new self build? I have an office where I intend to put a cabinet with comms rack etc. Will I just leave the cables bunched out through the plasterboard slab? I will be running them down the chased brick wall

Choose your cabinet and have the cables coming out to suit that for the neatest finish, would be my guess.

Definitely leave plenty spare both ends.
I left mine reach the floor of the media press ...... except for one to which I had to join an extension

I left about 6 inches at the wall plates, and got wall plates which accepted the rj45 modules pushed in from the outside, so the wall plates were all fitted after the walls were painted, and prior to final wiring of modules.
(it is so much easier to screw in the face plates when you can see the receivers for the screws )

oppiuy

Hi all, Moving into a new build in the next couple of weeks. Are router will be in the attic and the we have 4 or 5 cat6 cables running to a few rooms. Ill also be using a Huawei mesh system to provider wifi to the house. The main router for this will be connected to a B525. My question is, do i need to purchase a switch or something to connect the rooms to the router via ethernet? Im new to this and wasnt something i had thought of until up in the attic the other day

Johnboy1951

oppiuy wrote: »

Hi all, Moving into a new build in the next couple of weeks. Are router will be in the attic and the we have 4 or 5 cat6 cables running to a few rooms. Ill also be using a Huawei mesh system to provider wifi to the house. The main router for this will be connected to a B525. My question is, do i need to purchase a switch or something to connect the rooms to the router via ethernet? Im new to this and wasnt something i had thought of until up in the attic the other day

The router should have 4 outputs, so can connect 4 cables.
If you want to connect more then you need a switch connected to one of those outputs and your extra cables connected to the switch.

oppiuy

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

The router should have 4 outputs, so can connect 4 cables.
If you want to connect more then you need a switch connected to one of those outputs and your extra cables connected to the switch.

Cheers.

Is there a particular type or brand i should go for when ordering a switch. Just checked the back of the mesh router and it has a WANs for the ISP router and 2 LANS

Johnboy1951

oppiuy wrote: »

Cheers.

Is there a particular type or brand i should go for when ordering a switch. Just checked the back of the mesh router and it has a WANs for the ISP router and 2 LANS

Seems your router only has two LAN connections .... never had one of those, thankfully.

Just get a switch with sufficient connections for all your LAN connections plus one to connect to the router, at minimum. It might be prudent to get a switch with a few space connections for future expansion.

smuggler.ie

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Seems your router only has two LAN connections .... never had one of those, thankfully.

OP mean mesh kit, B525 x4 Ethernet ports, as always, i believe...

Static M.e.

oppiuy wrote: »

Cheers.

Is there a particular type or brand i should go for when ordering a switch. Just checked the back of the mesh router and it has a WANs for the ISP router and 2 LANS

I got one of these NETGEAR GS108UK 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet recently for the sitting room (Tv, Sky box, Amazon etc.), cheap, good quality and will do the job easily.