DIY Guide on Wiring Your Home Network Using Ethernet Cables

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DIY Guide on Wiring Your Home Network Using
Ethernet Cables
When it comes to getting an internet connection
in the new house, a wifi connection is always
preferred over wired networks. However, if you
want to have a faster and more secure Internet
access, a wired network is a better choice. For
wiring the home network, you will need some good
quality Ethernet cables. Heres a little
do-it-yourself guide on how to go about it.

• Work out a plan
• Dont directly go about laying cables. We need to
  take a systematic approach here. Firstly, you
  need to target the room you are going to wire.
  The length of the room will help you to decide
  upon the length of Ethernet cable. Secondly, you
  need to work out the number of ports you need for
  the location. The wall plates available for the
  ports have 1, 2, 4 and 6 jack configurations.
  Thirdly, you need to decide the network speed.
  And last but not the least you have to decide
  the path that your cable will take. If you

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• have a multi-storeyed house, you can start from
  outside. In order to wire your house smoothly,
  you must draw a rough sketch of your house.
• Purchase the required material
• Now, its the time to order the materials you
  need. You can choose to order online instead of
  going personally and haggling with the retailers.
  In order to implement an internet cable you might
  need the following.
• Cat 5e cable
• RJ45 Plugs
• RJ45 Jacks
• Patch panel
• Cable ties

• Fix the wall plates
• Once youve figured out the location for fixing
  the wall plate, line it up and measure its size.
  Then you can draw outlines on the wall. It is a
  little complicated to punch a hole during this
  process. You can make use of stud finder to
  ensure that you do not hit the stud. Thereafter
  you can cut the hole and leave wall plates off.

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• Set the cable
• In order to run your cable, you need to check the
  cable length for each run. Start running a cable
  to every room from the distribution room. Then
  gently pull the cable out and run another cable
  in the same way. Drill holes in the walls, pull
  the cable out and make sure that no cable remains
  inside the wall. Thereafter, give labels to the
  cables and take the measurement of cable length.
  Keep some extra cables for crimping and
  stripping.
• Attach cables with jacks
• The next task is to wire the cables. Strip off
  one inch of outer jacket from the cable and push
  wires into the keystone jack by matching the
  color code which is marked on it. Then, use the
  punch down tool to punch the cables to keystone
  jacks. Once the cables are connected, attach the
  jacks into wall plates. And last but not the
  least, mount the plate on the wall by fixing it
  with screws.

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• Check the network
• After everything is fixed, its time to test the
  network with the help of network cable tester. If
  LEDs on the tester start flashing, it is an
  indication that the Ethernet plug is connected
  rightly. Connect the network if you feel
  everything is in its place.
• Establishing a wired network for home is not that
  difficult. And we have simplified the wiring
  process for you. If you think the above procedure
  is too lengthy or complicated, you can always
  hire a professional to set up the internet
  connection for you.

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