MattDLEA Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Hi just about to wire up my first patch panel in a data cab any recomendations or got ya's to look out for before I start. Got all the wires numbered up and cut to length. Cheers
NB9457 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Always leave slack in case you need to move it, other than that, match up the colours. Really easy.
HarryMonkey Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Test as you go along, nothing worse than having to undo a bundle to find a rogue cable at the end.
dry Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Keep it tidy. It'll make your job a whole lot easier when it's time to run an ad-hoc cable to some random location near that cabinet. Use cable ties where neccesary. There's a sub reddit called cable pawn (spelt the other way) that will give you some ideas Leave enough slack so you can rotate the patch panel and access the back of it, should you find during testing that a pin isn't working.
tmcd35 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 A proper punch tool is easier than a flat head screw driver 2
dry Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 A proper punch tool is easier than a flat head screw driver One network manager that I worked with told me he used to use a credit card if he left his punch down tool at the bottom of the ladder!
Gaz Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 If you can, use Velcro to secure the cables it costs a little more than cable ties but its more forgiving on the cables and easy to undo if you need to add some cables in the future. I've found on cabs that people have used cable ties that they tend to bite into the cables as the cab gets moved around. As previously said, leave as much slack as you can! Nothing worse than needing to move the cab and finding you can't because you don't have enough slack.
supawat1 Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 I use Panduit stuff to terminate all of my data cables. It's very easy to work with and very fast to terminate than using a punch down tool. Copper Cabling and Connectivity Systems.
sonofsanta Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Leave enough slack to stretch the patch panel to a nearby desk so you can punch down on a flat service. Trying to punch down on a patch panel hanging in mid air with one hand underneath is frustrating enough to have you drafting a letter of resignation in your head! 1
Gaz Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Leave enough slack to stretch the patch panel to a nearby desk so you can punch down on a flat service. Trying to punch down on a patch panel hanging in mid air with one hand underneath is frustrating enough to have you drafting a letter of resignation in your head! Just screw the patch panel in backwards then once you are finished turn it around. That way you are pushing against the cab which should be stable. But yeah we've all done the holding the patch panel in one and thing, but only once.... 4
bossman Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Make sure you don't do what an external electrical company did when they installed one and strip the cables all one length from the cable clamp ends, what a nightmare talk about "crosstalk!" it was like "Gossip alley" hehe! Had to call their boss up and he came out and rectified the job!
sonofsanta Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Just screw the patch panel in backwards then once you are finished turn it around. That way you are pushing against the cab which should be stable. But yeah we've all done the holding the patch panel in one and thing, but only once.... Ok, you are a higher level Network Mage than I am. Duly noted.
cpjitservices Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Just screw the patch panel in backwards then once you are finished turn it around. That way you are pushing against the cab which should be stable. But yeah we've all done the holding the patch panel in one and thing, but only once.... This is what I do, you can also - aslong as you know how much slack you have screw the patch panel the right way round into the back of the rack rather than in the front, this way you can punch down easier, once punched unscrew and screw into the front of the cabinet.
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