Structured wiring

Design and installation tips and tricks to get the most out of your home networking panel.

This 2019 Low Voltage Wiring Guide will show you what low voltage wires to run, how many of them to run and where to run them.

Hello guys, after years with my family, we decided to build our home. Since we only have land and didn't start to build anything atm, I want to plan for, it...

Even basic networking gear gets messy real quick, if the pile of unorganized cables under my desk right now is any indication. Mounting your hardware

Riser drawing showing structured cabling and media distribuiton system.

While the consumer electronics keep proceeding increasingly wireless, many LANs still rely heavily on CAT cables to manage all the heavy training when it comes to transmitting data. To commence with, all Ethernet cables are of two key varieties i. e. UTP (unshielded twisted pair) or STP (Shielded twisted pair) variety. They all have the same construction structure, but vary a great deal so far as transmission rate of recurrence and throughput are involved. However, some terms need to be…

Structured Wiring System Design: This instructable shows the structured wiring system that I designed for my home. This wiring system provides a centralized location for the following services for all of my rooms (master, 3 bdrm, kitchen, living, garage, office). 1) Local area ne…

Pinout of Ethernet 10 / 100 Mbit (cat 5) network cable wiring and layout of 8 pin RJ45 (8P8C) male connector and 8 pin RJ45 (8P8C) male connectorThis is most common cable for 10/100Base-T ethernet networks. This cable will work with both 10Base-T (10 Mbit ethernet) and 100Base-TX (100 Mbit ethernet) and is used to connect a network interface card to a hub or network outlet. These cables are sometimes called wipes.

As part of our low voltage wiring series, this is a guide on how to install a structured wiring enclosure for smart home systems.