ᐅ Commissioning of the network installation

Hello everyone,

I hope the topic description fits my question. Our house is now turnkey ready. The electrician rolled up all the network cables and hung them under the circuit breaker panel in the utility room.

For cost reasons, I would like to connect the cables to the patch panel myself.

I have 6 network outlets in the house. So I need a patch panel with at least 6 ports. A network switch and a Fritz!Box are already available.

Which patch panel would you recommend?
What else do I need to connect to the patch panel?

The "small thin gray" cable is the telephone connection, right? Which connector do I need for that?

I hope you can give me a bit of guidance.

Any standard patch panel (suitable for 1000 Mbps) is sufficient. More important is to get an "LSA punch-down tool" to neatly and stress-free place the wires. It usually costs no more than 20 EUR.

Patch cables (i.e., short network cables) are used to connect the patch panel to the FritzBox or the switch.

The gray cable might be the telephone line from inside the house. Where is the telephone connection coming from outside?

If you have an ISDN NTBA, the telephone cable can also be connected directly to the NTBA using the terminal clamps.

If the telephone is analog, or you want to connect the phones through the FritzBox, you can connect the cable to the FritzBox via a TAE connector or RJ45. If you don’t have a crimping tool, using a TAE connector kit is easier to assemble with the cable. Otherwise, you would prepare the cable with an RJ45 connector (but only with the proper tool).

bergi schrieb:
I have 6 network outlets in the house. So I need a patch panel with at least 6 ports. Network switch and Fritz!Box are available.

Hi bergi,

I would recommend a patch panel with, for example, 12 ports instead of just 6. You connect each of the 6 outlets in your house to one port on the patch panel, and do the same with your Fritz!Box or any other devices you want to connect. This way, you can easily switch the patch cables right at the patch panel. But in the end, it’s a matter of preference—you can of course also go with just 6 ports and connect the patch cables directly to the devices.

bergi schrieb:
Which patch panel would you recommend? What else do I need to connect to the patch panel?

I can’t recommend a specific panel, but I haven’t had any bad experiences even with affordable brands. What you still need is a punch down tool (LSA tool).

bergi schrieb:
The "small thin gray" cable is the telephone connection, right? Which connector do I need for that?

Hope you can give me a bit of a head start.

I would connect that cable directly to a surface-mounted telephone socket (TAE socket).

Best regards,
Sascha

Leave the cables behind the patch panel long enough. At some point, you’ll be glad you didn’t cut them too short.

Amazon offers a network installation kit that includes a cable tester capable of checking all 8 wires. This ensures that all cables have been installed correctly.

@bergi: Where does your phone line come from outside? Do you already have one?