How to Set Up a Patch Panel--Cixi NKS Electronics CO., Ltd.

How to Set Up a Patch Panel

An IEEE-802.3 based Category 5 Ethernet patch panel is typically installed in wiring closets in office environments as a central location for Ethernet wiring to terminate. With all the Ethernet cable runs terminating at a patch panel, it makes it easier to manage and upgrade the Ethernet network as necessary. For example, if a new faster switch is upgraded, it is easier to connect the shorter Ethernet cables to a patch panel than to manage each individual cable run.Patch panel, Keystone jack .

Things You'll Need:

Ethernet punchdown tool

1

Remove approximately 2 inches of the outer shield of each Ethernet cable to connect to the patch panel.
2

For each Ethernet cable, untwist and straighten all the inner colored wires.
3

Place each color coded wire into the matching color coded spot on the back of the patch panel.
4

Secure the color coded wires to the patch panel with the punchdown tool.
5

Use wire cutters to trim the ends off the punched-down wires if the punchdown tool does not do this when the wires are punched down

How to Set Up a Patch Panel

Instructions

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