Network Sockets - anything to stop damage?

[indiegirl]

The amount of sockets we've had damaged this year is unbelievable! Mostly from careless staff rather than students (which surprised me).

Does anyone know of anything like a cage or cover that we can put over our sockets to stop the darlings ripping the things out?

Whos doing your cabling? Could be they are using cheap outlets.

[indiegirl]

Nah, they're pretty robust sockets... the problem comes when kids just get disruptive and rip them out, or teachers just happen "not to notice the bright yellow cable and pull it, thinking it's loose" (their version of 'pull' is my version of 'rip it out')

Please don't suggest I glue them in - I've just discovered that the old Music/Art Laserjet that you glued the cable into the socket is now broken!! ;-)

LOL That weren't me. Only ever glued mouse ball in and screws PCs to desks

[richard]

How about this from Videk :Tamperproof Cat.5E 4030 Faceplate

linky

You'll need to scroll down the page to view it.

[indiegirl]

LOL That weren't me. Only ever glued mouse ball in and screws PCs to desks

Interesting... your name was mentioned as being the one who did it by Neil Davison...........

I wonder who is the real culprit :?:

[indiegirl]

How about this from Videk :Tamperproof Cat.5E 4030 Faceplate

linky

You'll need to scroll down the page to view it.

Blimey... that's expensive... but I might suggest it to our cable guy for the next full room he does for us...

LOL That weren't me. Only ever glued mouse ball in and screws PCs to desks

Interesting... your name was mentioned as being the one who did it by Neil Davison...........

I wonder who is the real culprit :?:

Oh that one yes that was me. But then Neil IIRC bust the in-built printserver connection by moving the printer without unplugging it :P

How about this from Videk :Tamperproof Cat.5E 4030 Faceplate

linky

You'll need to scroll down the page to view it.

Blimey... that's expensive... but I might suggest it to our cable guy for the next full room he does for us...

They may seem expensive but they are the full 4 port outlet, not just the cover.

More info page 12

http://www.connectix.co.uk/v2/pdfs/cat_2k.pdf

[tarquel]

I sometimes just terminate a socket inside the patchett [no idea of the spelling there hehe] and ....hmmm - the short story is all they see is a blanking plate hehe so they cant pull it out

Might try to get a picture at some point to explain.

Nath.

[Andrew_C]

Not sure if you can get them for network points but you CAN get bars that fit between the screws on telephony faceplates to stop phones being unplugged. They may not solve all of your problems, but might help.

[pete]

How about this from Videk :Tamperproof Cat.5E 4030 Faceplate

I ordered something similar a while ago just to have a look. With the one I got, you can _almost_ (enough to make the link dodgy) pull the cable out by brute force.

[ChrisH]

How about this from Videk :Tamperproof Cat.5E 4030 Faceplate

I ordered something similar a while ago just to have a look. With the one I got, you can _almost_ (enough to make the link dodgy) pull the cable out by brute force.

So what you are saying is they are tamper resistant and not indeed tamper proof

[OutToLunch]

Maybe a silly suggestion, but as it's easier/cheaper to stick a new end onto a patch cable than it is to keep replacing sockets, why not snap the small plastic tab off of the RJ45 plug on the end of the patch cable which goes into the wall socket. The plug will still remain firmly in the socket in normal circumstances but fly out easily when pulled...

[fooby]

Sorry to be Captain Obvious...


But why use sockets?
What we do here is get the trunking with the backbox in the trunking then use - http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...239&doy=search on the top with a 1.5 mtr cable running out to the PC.


See the attachment (courtesy of ms paint ) for a clear'er idea.

fooby

P.S this is loads cheaper too!