Home network project

[FX4]

Well I didn't quite get it done this weekend but it is coming along:

 

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Wiring is complete in the distribution panel.

 

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Time to button everything up and zip tie all the power cords:

 

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One thing I didn't show earlier was I added a power outlet below the shelves:

 

[FX4]

The Project is now complete:

 

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[Pinky]

MUCH neater!

 

[FX4]

I ran into a small problem last night with the install. I used a chunk of cat five cable going to the MoCA adapter and it started cross talking to the Gig E connections. I'll have to replace that chunk of cable with some cat 5E or Cat 6. We were watching Netflix on the big screen television and all of the sudden we could not surf the web on our laptops. Some quick isolation showed that the cat 5 cable is cross talking.

 

[FX4]

Problem resolved. I made up a new CAT 6 cable. No more cross talk problems.

 

[Pinky]

Great reminder! In tight installs like this that's definitely a variable I do not always consider.

 

[FX4]

Apparently neither did I, until the wife said "Hey I can't surf the Internet" at which time all television viewing stopped because she needed it fixed NOW!

 

[Know Nuttin]

wow, that's quite the find. Good job. Nice work on the whole setup.

 

[FX4]

MUCH neater!

BTW, I noticed I didn't answer one of your questions. Yes I have two phone systems. I use Skype for my business and Ooma for my home phone system.

 

[Pinky]

You planning on putting a battery backup on this? I have all of my home theater setup, which includes the router and modem, on a 750VA battery backup. You'd be surprised how often the power dips! I'm rural with above ground poles so it's a necessity here, might not be where you are.

 

[FX4]

I used to have a giant UPS and I found the thing to be more of a headache than it was worth. The power here is very reliable and almost never goes out. I think it has gone out once in five years that I have owned this house. So no I don't plan on a power backup.

 

[itshondo]

One thing you might want to consider is the use of tight plastic zip ties on the signal/Cat 5/6 cables. They can damage the wires inside the cable and degrade your signal transfer.

I used these velcro cable ties (recommended by the pros)

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10520&cs_id=1052003&p_id=5811&seq=1&format=2

great job BTW!

 

[FX4]

Yeah the zip ties were actually put in by the builder's installer on the cat 5. You'll notice that I didn't zip tie any of the CAT 6 cables in my shelving rack. I probably should get rid of those zip ties.

 

[Adragontattoo]

One thing you might want to consider is the use of tight plastic zip ties on the signal/Cat 5/6 cables. They can damage the wires inside the cable and degrade your signal transfer.

I used these velcro cable ties (recommended by the pros)

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10520&cs_id=1052003&p_id=5811&seq=1&format=2

great job BTW!

Huh, When I did cabling, we only used Velcro in runs that would have cabling added/removed more often than they wanted us to come out for.

I have NEVER seen a drop in transfer as long as I didnt cinch the ziptie down like it was a sheet in a hurricane.

 

[gangaskan]

nice cleanup job i am going to be working on mine again. i need to do some wire management :/


once i get my 2811 i will be re doing my stuff. and make a level 19 inch rack