Evening All,
Finally settled in to my new house and want to start my Cat5E cabling.. I don't know where to put my patch panel / cupboard.. The ideal place would be in the basement / workshop but am worried about dust & damp.
I only have one linen cupboard in the hall and everything would have to go in the bottom, the last option is my office where I could wall mount a smaller rack but worry if I ever sell the place it will be in the way as it's really the 3rd bedroom.
I guess my questions is, what are my options, what advice can you guys offer from your own installs / mistakes, etc?
I want to run for data, telephone and alarm, I have a SIGNET Telephone Hub (ST2206), new VDSL2 splitter so will also need a 16 or 24 port patch panel, obviously 19" would be hard to wall mount?
In my old house, I had 6 data outlets around the house (lounge & 2 bedrooms), come back 6 outlets under my desk that connected to my switch, and I would rather move away from this, as having up to 24 outlets in my office seems silly.
I bought a box of General Cable Cat5e and just need to get some more PDL 600 Series face plates, Cat5E mechs (are Leviton good quality?).
Lastly, I will be installing from underneath the house (full standing room), is it ok to use the gib spring loaded mounting flush boxes, and what is the maximum number of mechs per outlet, would 6 be too tight?
Thanks heaps,
Brad