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Question

I need help with ethernet wiring to a telecom panel

by Oct 3, 2016 11:53PM PDT

Ok i have an OnQ 1x6 telecom panel it's all punch down blocks for 8 wire. Does this sound electrically correct in my wiring if I punch down 8 wires for the input and plug the other end of that cable into the router for eth1 and then punch down the other 6 blocks to ethernet keystone jacks in each room then plug my ethernet capable devices into the keystone jacks in each room. Or will that cause a short. I keep thinking it will cause a short but my roommate seems to think it will work just fine. I don't care about his laptop blowing out if he's wrong, but I don't want to buy myself a new ps4 if he is.

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For Ethernet ...
by Forum moderator Oct 4, 2016 12:04AM PDT

you buy a hub or switch.

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With an exception of PoE
by Forum moderator Oct 4, 2016 8:14AM PDT

I've yet to find such to result in blown ports. How to wire up Ethernet is on the web so with my caveat about PoE I think you have all the information you need.

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by Toxic_Estates Oct 4, 2016 10:23AM PDT

I wouldn't be on this forum asking if i had not spent 2 hours searching already without finding the answer. Thanks for the help cnet troll. Bye.

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by r. proffitt Forum moderator Oct 4, 2016 10:35AM PDT

As wiring Ethernet is well done, I didn't duplicate that. I thought it best to skip that as duplication and answer your fears of blowing things up.

Instead I offended you.

Wiring Ethernet takes patience which is short supply today. You may want to print out the usual color scheme for TIA of your choice to have handy. I know I have never committed the colors to memory and I've wired thousands of such connections. I have the 1/4 page printout when I do this and then tape that to the panel I wired for the next tech to use.

Hope you find a solution.

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