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[Mr onetwo]

C'mon guys...not that kind of rack. I am in the middle of wiring my house with cat6 ethernet with wiring, tools and keystones from TrueCable. I am very happy with the material I have received and the level of customer service is great. I decided to get a little fancy and get a rack system to organize everything.In my research I found a place called "Raising Electronics" and I must say that their stuff is impressive.Affordable and very heavy duty.If you are doing this sort of thing you might check them out.Also got a Pyle 1u PDU and a 24 port patch panel on Amazon.

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[wssix99]

I decided to get a little fancy and get a rack system to organize everything.

I did 6 miles of CAT6 and RG6 in my house and highly recommend this. It has saved me a ton of agony. I also have routes for my security systems, intercoms, etc. into the same space so I can use the CAT6 and patch panel to expand those systems as I wish.

Did you have another thread that said you were putting in 2 access points? If so, that may not be enough. I would make allowances for extra if you can. Centralizing them on floors may not get you good coverage into back corners.

Also got a Pyle 1u PDU and a 24 port patch panel on Amazon.

I would return this if you don't absolutely need the keystones in the panel. This thing is hell. Much better to go with a proper panel: https://www.cablesnmore.com/cat6-patch-panel-24-port-1u-rack-mount

The wires on a normal panel are managed much nicer and the jacks are more stout. (There is a little play with the keystones on the keystone panel.) The keystones can be tough to all the wires behind the panel.

I have both this keystone panel and regular panels. The regular panels take up the bulk of my CAT6 patches and I use the keystone panel for a my main service lines, which is a mix of RG6, CAT6, fiber, whatever. This is the only place I would recommend this panel - where you need to mix and match wires and patches.

 

[Mr onetwo]

I have a Linksys Velop mesh system with 4 nodes. I am moving one node out to the garage and have excellent coverage.I already have all the keystones and will use what I have.Hopefully I won't regret it.

 

[wssix99]

Hopefully I won't regret it.

If you don't gain experience with anything else, you definitely won't be able to regret it.

I have a Linksys Velop mesh system with 4 nodes.

If you are putting in a structured wiring system, you are missing the opportunity to upgrade to something faster with more functionality and less maintenance.

You don't need to replace your mesh now, but using the system to test the needed places to put AP's for coverage informs you where to run CAT6. If you have an opportunity to run extra drops in your house, you can ditch the mesh at some point for self-controlling access points. (Like are or are similar to the ones used in office environments.) You can get faster speeds than a mesh and the units/parts, can use PoE, and will have a much longer life/replacement options on the units.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

I did 6 miles of CAT6 and RG6 in my house and highly recommend this. It has saved me a ton of agony. I also have routes for my security systems, intercoms, etc. into the same space so I can use the CAT6 and patch panel to expand those systems as I wish.

Did you have another thread that said you were putting in 2 access points? If so, that may not be enough. I would make allowances for extra if you can. Centralizing them on floors may not get you good coverage into back corners.


I would return this if you don't absolutely need the keystones in the panel. This thing is hell. Much better to go with a proper panel: https://www.cablesnmore.com/cat6-patch-panel-24-port-1u-rack-mount

The wires on a normal panel are managed much nicer and the jacks are more stout. (There is a little play with the keystones on the keystone panel.) The keystones can be tough to all the wires behind the panel.

I have both this keystone panel and regular panels. The regular panels take up the bulk of my CAT6 patches and I use the keystone panel for a my main service lines, which is a mix of RG6, CAT6, fiber, whatever. This is the only place I would recommend this panel - where you need to mix and match wires and patches.

even 110 punch patch panels are hell. i havent used those in years.

much better to use a modular patch panel where you terminate the jacks then snap them into the patch panel. way easier to work on

 

[wssix99]

even 110 punch patch panels are hell. i havent used those in years.

Not what I'm talking about. This is the layout of a fixed panel. These are way easier to punch and manage large bundles of wires than individual keystones:

 

[wyliesdiesels]

Not what I'm talking about. This is the layout of a fixed panel. These are way easier to punch and manage large bundles of wires than individual keystones:

yes that is a 110 punch patch panel. pain to deal with. modular keystone patch panels are far easier

 

[BrandonV]

Used both commercially. No preference from me. For keystones and panels I use Leviton QuickPort exclusively. I've had bad experience with other brands keystones in a heavy use data center environment.

Residential doesn't really matter. You won't put enough use on either.

 

[WildBill]

This doesn't help everyone but if your looking for server racks a lot of colleges have surplus sales and auctions, I can get really nice full size server racks for $50-100 and smaller ones for $20-$50 at my local one. And sometimes switches etc.

 

[Metal-Marc]

Not what I'm talking about. This is the layout of a fixed panel. These are way easier to punch and manage large bundles of wires than individual keystones:

Yeah, that's the way to go. Much easier to punch cables than a bunch of keystone jacks. It will look much nicer too once all the wiring is done.

 

[Innovate1]

Not what I'm talking about. This is the layout of a fixed panel. These are way easier to punch and manage large bundles of wires than individual keystones:

I used one like this for my house wiring closet. found the space behind for wires very limited (used the bracket that came with it) and hard to add a cable later. Part of that is because it's in the back of a cabinet but I think a blank panel with keystones would be easier. Seems like people are divided on which they prefer.