RE: Patch panel accessibility

[Robert Chasmer <robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx>]

David Paterson [mailto:david.paterson@xxxxxxx]
> Well, I'm almost ready to start putting in my Cat5 bits and bobs,
> but I'm wondering where I should put the patch panel.  I can
either
> put it in the loft, next to Node 0, or I could make space in the 
> hall cupboard for easier access.


The main choices I had were:-
* Garage (joined to the house)
* Loft
* Hall Cubboard that is sort of under the stairs.
* Kitchen where the fuse box is (not much room here)

I chose the the Hall cubboard as this was the most central place in the
house.  This allowed me to install cat 5 most easily from the lounge
and
dining room, and enabled me to get the floor up in the hall way upstairs
to
run leads from all round the house into the patch panel.

All I have / intende to have in the cuboard apart from coats, carrier
bags,
ironing board etc is.

* Main Patch panel (connects to the sockets round the house)
* Small B&Q patch pannel, for patching phone sockets, possibly for IR
etc
* Double Mains socket
* Network Hub/Switch (not yet)
* ADSL router (not yet)


> What I'm interested in is where other people have put their patch
> bays, or more specifically, how often they have to
"re-patch" the 
> connections.

Well I guess not very often, but I don't want to have to get out the
loft
lader when I do.  Think of it this way, do you need to go into the
loft to
reset a mains trip switch if it goes?  Also with it being in a central
place
I can easily show visitors what all this cat 5 stuff is all about.  If
I was
selling the house would viewers want to look in the loft?

At the end of the day I guess it depends on the layout of your house,
and
how much work you'll need to put in if your doing a retro fit.


Rob
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