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I
use
Krone blocks with patch panels. All CAT5 is terminated in wall ports and
comes
back to a patch panel at node zero. From the patch panel I connect to a
pair of
switches for the LAN, but everything else goes through Krone
blocks.
For
example I have ISDN2e for phone (no analogue at all), this feeds in to a
terminal adapter that has three analogue ports (mapped using MSN). One of
these
ports is patched straight to a fax modem and is the fax line. The
second (business line) goes direct to the Krone blocks where it is
split
into 5 CAT5 cables, each terminated with an RJ45 connector, these can be
plugged
in to the patch panel allowing me to put a business phone at any 5 wall
ports.
The third analogue port on the terminal adapter is passed in to the Comfort
alarm system, giving Comfort phone control, it is also my home phone, from
Comfort it goes back in to the Krone blocks and is split into 5 CAT5 cables
for
patching (again giving up to 5 home phone ports).
Another example is Comfort Keypads, at the moment I have three of
these
installed (there are another three in a box waiting to be installed) and
they
all need to connect to the same ports on the Comfort board. Rather than try
to
squeeze up to six wires in to each connector, I have a single CAT5 coming
from
the Keypad connections on the main board and passing in to the Krone
blocks,
this is then split in to 6 patch leads which can then pass in to the patch
panel. So once more I am able to position keypads at any wall port and
patch
through at node zero.
I
am
doing similar with CCTV cameras and IR
distribution.
The
real advantage of Krone blocks for me is the ability to easily split and
combine
CAT5 cables, it allows me to have almost* all of my wiring entirely
structured
and device independent. *I say almost because I do have some shielded 8
core
alarm cable going to some ports (usually one of four in each bedroom, the
office, the kitchen, hall and lounge).
One of
these days I will get everything finished and documented and photographed
and up
on my web site, but right now I have to go back to preparing for my
daughters
Halloween party.
Graham
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