DIY home network port

[x3nor_S]

Hi pros, i need some help with regards to DIY-ing my home network.

Basically i want to have 2 ports in living room and links to each room (2 rooms)

i read about DIY-ing wired home network. Basically i need wires (planning to get cat 6) 4 keystones jack , 1 keystone plate (2 ports) and 2 keystone plate (1 port) and other tools.

however i am very confused with the TIA/ETA 568A/B. so if i were to wired up my home network which should i use? how does one determine whether you should use 568A or 568B when connecting the wire to the keystone jack?

btw i am getting MR fibre soon so i need to set up before they come. reason im DIY-ing is cause is so much cheaper than asking people to come and do it and also i want to learn as im a handy person who prefers to do DIY

 

[negativzero]

however i am very confused with the TIA/ETA 568A/B. so if i were to wired up my home network which should i use? how does one determine whether you should use 568A or 568B when connecting the wire to the keystone jack?

If you follow standards, 568A is used for residential.

Anyway it doesn't matter. If you follow A or B, you must cut them all with the same standard.

 

[x3nor_S]

so are you saying both standards are okay as long as both ends use the same standard? so it wont affect the cat 6 cable?

as in whichever standard you use all cat 6 cables will be able to work?

 

[solarii85]

Doesn't matter which standard you use as long as you're consistent. Works the same.

Anyways for home use, why not just terminate the cable with a regular RJ45 connector? Saves the trouble of having to drill and install the box for the LAN point, and its neater since you won't have to run another cable from the LAN point to your hardware.

Since you're DIY-ing, can measure custom length cables and do away with the unsightly bundle of excess cable.

 

[x3nor_S]

Doesn't matter which standard you use as long as you're consistent. Works the same.

Anyways for home use, why not just terminate the cable with a regular RJ45 connector? Saves the trouble of having to drill and install the box for the LAN point, and its neater since you won't have to run another cable from the LAN point to your hardware.

Since you're DIY-ing, can measure custom length cables and do away with the unsightly bundle of excess cable.

hi thanks for the recommendation. but if i were to lay cable then it will be rather ugly. u will see 2 cable from the router in living room all the way to our room unless i hide the cables inside the trunking then the wire will expose out to my com. whereas port i just plug the lan cable from my pc to the point in my room.

or any bros here have better recommendations?

 

[solarii85]

hi thanks for the recommendation. but if i were to lay cable then it will be rather ugly. u will see 2 cable from the router in living room all the way to our room unless i hide the cables inside the trunking then the wire will expose out to my com. whereas port i just plug the lan cable from my pc to the point in my room.

or any bros here have better recommendations?

You do realise that the cable use for structured cabling is essentially a really long "LAN" cable, and that you will have to lay point-to-point trunking either way if you DIY.

The only difference is whether you terminate with a patch point or an RJ45 connector.

The only way you can avoid trunking is to use wireless or powerline networking.

 

[x3nor_S]

thanks for the info and recommendations.

did up the whole thing all by myself. quite fun but tiring though. Total damage:

15m cat 6 - $15 (think is some china brand might change it to better ones maybe some time next year)

2x keystone jack - $6 ea

2x Keystone faceplate - $1 ea

plastic punch down - $2.50 ea

auntie give me 2x free back cover for the faceplate

save about $100 if i were to call ayub. heard his service starts to drop due to him being busy

 

[HeeroYuy84]

Very nicely done,u got a like buttom?

Is there a face plate for 4?

 

[x3nor_S]

Very nicely done,u got a like buttom?

Is there a face plate for 4?

hi yes there is a faceplate for 4

 

[yusoffb01]

Where did u buy the parts

 

[Zerospace]

I also wanna do this. My fiber point is in the living room. I was thinking of placing the router and ONT in living room and run a Cat5e cable to my room. Already have cable trunking with space for 1 cat5e cable that runs to my room. The problem I have is that I need to connect 2 PCs in the room. Is there any solution to connect 2 PCs or I have to run 2 cat5e cables ?

By the way what connection does the ONT to residential gateway(router) use ? Is it cat5e ?

thanks for the info and recommendations.

did up the whole thing all by myself. quite fun but tiring though. Total damage:

15m cat 6 - $15 (think is some china brand might change it to better ones maybe some time next year)

2x keystone jack - $6 ea

2x Keystone faceplate - $1 ea

plastic punch down - $2.50 ea

auntie give me 2x free back cover for the faceplate

save about $100 if i were to call ayub. heard his service starts to drop due to him being busy

 

[stay8899]

The problem I have is that I need to connect 2 PCs in the room. Is there any solution to connect 2 PCs or I have to run 2 cat5e cables ?

By the way what connection does the ONT to residential gateway(router) use ? Is it cat5e ?

Get a gigabit switch and yes, it's either cat 5e or cat6 cable. I would recommend running cat6 instead though cat5e would work just fine.

 

[Zerospace]

Get a gigabit switch and yes, it's either cat 5e or cat6 cable. I would recommend running cat6 instead though cat5e would work just fine.

If ONT connected to router by cat5e, can I just leave the ONT to be in living room and place router in my room ? Like that can I run just 1 cat5e cable from living room to my room to connect the ONT to the router ? If I do this way the 2 PC can connect to router. But I don't if such thing will work. Anyone got try ?

 

[renfred89]

If ONT connected to router by cat5e, can I just leave the ONT to be in living room and place router in my room ? Like that can I run just 1 cat5e cable from living room to my room to connect the ONT to the router ? If I do this way the 2 PC can connect to router. But I don't if such thing will work. Anyone got try ?

can. I use 2 Cat 6 flat cables to run from my ONT at living room to my room where the router is placed. 2 cables because one is for miotv and one is WAN. It works. The flat cables can even squeeze through the door gap and so far closing door is okay...

 

[hwsinn]

can i ask, so the 15m cable is a straight or cross over?
Do u need to re-wire and re-crimp it to the female jack (is there a name for the female jack?)

 

[stay8899]

can i ask, so the 15m cable is a straight or cross over?
Do u need to re-wire and re-crimp it to the female jack (is there a name for the female jack?)

Get the straight cable (crossover cable is for direct PC to PC without going through switch or router).

Cable can be terminated with a keystone (female) or patch panel (female) or RJ45 (male). In TS case, the cables are terminated with keystone at both ends.

 

[hwsinn]

so the female RJ45 termination jack is called a keystone?
what about the square "box" attached to the wall?

oh okok, the point is just to terminate and extend. No need for cross cables. Somehow i dunno why i keep telling myself it needs to be crossed.

 

[cscs3]

Doesn't matter which standard you use as long as you're consistent. Works the same.

Anyways for home use, why not just terminate the cable with a regular RJ45 connector? Saves the trouble of having to drill and install the box for the LAN point, and its neater since you won't have to run another cable from the LAN point to your hardware.

Since you're DIY-ing, can measure custom length cables and do away with the unsightly bundle of excess cable.

This is a bad ideal as RJ45 plug breaks easily. So it is better to use a face plate and jumper cable. You can unplug the jumper cable when you do not need to use it.

 

[stay8899]

so the female RJ45 termination jack is called a keystone?
what about the square "box" attached to the wall?

oh okok, the point is just to terminate and extend. No need for cross cables. Somehow i dunno why i keep telling myself it needs to be crossed.

It's faceplate, all the terms are in the thread, please google for it and look at the images

Long time ago, yes one may need a crossed cable to connect router to switch but most modern switches auto sense and adapt to the correct transmit/receive orientation or support uplink.