Hi everyone - First of all a big thanks to all those who have posted replys to people like myself setting up a new house with phone and network. I have gone from intending to daisy-chain phone lines around the house to installing a patch panel and a phone distribution panel from Cyril7 - its been a big learning curve.I now have a couple of questions
Because I have run only one cat5e cable to a number of rooms I intend to run both phone and network from the one cable. A 2 rj45 keystone wallplate, one to termiate the two phone wires, the rest on the other rj45 keystone for the network. Ok so far? Now, how do I connect the patch panel - a data/data splitter, a phone/data splitter or a double rj45 adapter or something completly different?
Would it be more sensible to pull another cable to each room, not impossible even though the gib is on as we have a high ceiling space and I have bored reasonably large holes down the wall.
Also, I intend to set up a wireless modem, however my patch panel cupboard is upstairs in a loft area and may be expecting a bit much of it signal strengh wise. I have another (non wireless) modem I could set up at the patch panel and put the wireless modem downstairs, say in the office. If this is the way to go, how do I connect them- patched together or each connected separatley to the phone line?
Thanks
Ross