Re: Need Help With Patch Panel System Design

["Peter Bogiatzidis" <pbogi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

Take a look at the following link.

http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=28362&minisite=10028

Hope this helps.

Peter.

"Michael Roback" <michael.roback@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:michael.roback-0F0E67.12115030082009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am finishing a telephone and data wiring project in my home. I have
> four lines coming in of which three are live. I have run two cat 5e
> cables to every wall of my house. I think I am going to install channel
> vision structured module products as I can terminate the incoming lines
> with with a RJ45 plug that plugs into the DSL filter, and then to a
> phone distribution patch panel etc. etc. I will go into more detail
> later. What I am wondering is this ... when I terminate the RJ45 plug
> for the 4 pairs and then at the station location, how can I control what
> line 1, 2, 3 and 4 are. Does the pin position on the RJ45 denote this or
> the way it was set up in the NID? The reason I am asking this is that on
> another of the Channel Vision products (a front door device) .. I can
> plug the device in and it will ring every line 1 in the house when
> depressed at the front door intercom. One will then be able to pick up
> any line 1 and talk to the person at the front door. How can I determine
> which line is l? Also, if I terminate the Cat 5e cables in the closet
> with RJ45 plugs to plug into the patch panel, and I set up the jacks at
> the locations with RJ45 jacks and then just plug RJ11 cables from the
> phones into those jacks? Not sure if RJ45 jacks will accommodate RJ11
> plugs securely? Any help would be appreciated. BTW, if anyone knows of
> any structured wiring patch panel type of devices that are plug and play
> let me know. Do not know if Leviton makes such a device. Using a patch
> panel seems to be easier for me to control which jack or data port at
> which station I want to heat up. The ones that I do not need, I can just
> cover up with a wall plate until I need to terminate them and use them.
> Some are now behind furniture, etc. I can just leave cables not plugged
> in, hanging in my home run closet until I need them. Any advice will be
> appreciated.