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RE: Phones and Cat5 Patch (Was: Re: Wiring question...)


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Phones and Cat5 Patch (Was: Re: Wiring question...)
  • From: "Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:18:15 -0000
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Not at all. 'Phone Only' sockets totally go against the concept of a
> stuctured wiring scheme. All sockets in the house are RJ45 and are
> wired directly back to the patch panel so they are free to be used
> for any purpose. Phone, Data, Fax, ISDN, KAT5, IR Repeater etc.
>
> The 8 RJ45 sockets are unused sockets on the patch that are all
> linked together. A lead from the BT Phoneline plugs into one of the 8
> sockets and the other 7 are able to be patched to anywhere in the
> house.
>
> Keith

Ah OK that explains it, effectively these unused sockets are working
just like my Krone blocks then. I did think it would have been a little
odd for you to have broken the structured wiring rules ;-)


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