Re: Cat5e Patch Panel Wiring.

[Steve_Cuthbertson <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 23 May 2004 21:03:16 -0000, you wrote:

>On Sun, 23 May 2004 19:50:07 +0100, Doogie Brodie <ukhad@xxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>> Steve_Cuthbertson wrote:
>>> what I need to know is - when wiring a patch panel, is there a
>>> one-to-one pin
>>> layout with the wall sockets such that pin 1 on the socket is
the same
>>> as pin
>>> 1 on the panel, and so on up until pin 8? If it is, then
great, its
>>> gonna be
>>
>> Short answer, yes :-)
>
>But don't assume that the punchdown pins are in the same order on the
back
>of the patch panel as they are on the back of the socket, ie just
because
>the top left is 1 on the socket doesn't mean it's top left on the patch
>panel.

No, I won't. I'll meter the patch panel and find out which punchdown is
which
terminal, and work from there. It was the 1-1, 2-2 etc. that I needed
reassurance on.
Thanks for the help, guys!


Steve.

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