Direct connect patch

This antenna connects directly to the AP. VAT No. Add To Quote. Categories: Antennas , Patch. Description Description The AccelTex Solutions 1-Element patch antenna is a perfect compliment to any enterprise-class AP to achieve desired coverage in your indoor or outdoor space. We use cookies on this website. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more read our Cookie Policy.

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Solid wire was designed to be fixed to a solid surface wall , and punched down to a patch panel, then stranded wire patch cables used to connect to the networking gear, so changes in the patches don't stress the solid wire, which is more prone to breakage when frequently moved. In real life, that is not much of an issue, and as mentioned above, if you are lighting up all of them, going direct to the switch probably isn't that big a deal there isn't frequent movement of the cables, where the stranded wire would be better.

In my house, I don't light up all jacks, so labelled punchdowns are where it's at. Need to light up a particular run? Plug in a patch. My opinion, if it's a small network, no automation, no AV rack. The client just wants a professional network installation there is two options.

We wire from the patch panels into the AV racks for a super clean look. Changing out or adding wires is much easier this way. A large part of our business is doing what we call 'take over jobs' in our industry. I present exhibit A, B, C and D. RyanE will probably approve of the network switches.

We make every connection live for customer ease. I hope it uploads in the correct order heh. I'm not taking credit for the messy work. EDIT: First time uploading to these forums I was hoping it would upload thumbnails, but nope. Super big pictures.. If it wasn't a complete pain in the butt to travel internationally with tools, I'd fly down there and fix them. We do a lot of take overs and the clients absolutely love the results! I have cable cutters, crimpers, testing tools, etc.

That's ok Zaphod, we won't hold that against you. We are continuously trying to improve each one we do. We even custom make panels and equipment to achieve our vision.

If you'd like to check out more of our work, I welcome you to check out our Instagram page. I bought a used large rack 45U on wheels that I have started to use to hold my equipment. My rack is one of those ones with doors, but I have taken off the door and the back and side panels as I don't need them as it is in the "server room" in my basement.

Currently I have about a dozen ethernet terminals terminated in keystone jacks. I will be running more ethernet cables and I am trying to figure out whether to use a patch panel or keep them as "pig-tails".

If I use a patch panel the next question is whether to put the patch panel on the rack, or mount it permanently on the wall. If on the rack then I will need to leave a loop or two so that I can move the rack around a bit. One of the annoying things about a rack is that you need a lot of space since you generally need access to both the front and the back of the rack. For things like patch panels and network switches you normally need front access, but for C4 amps, controllers, AVRs, rack mounted PCs, etc, you need rear access.

Very cool - I have this exact project on my short list when I have a little time. I've read that a lot of installers put the run into a patch panel on the wall since that doesn't move and then do a patch cord from there up and back down into the rack with room to move the rack like you noted. That's how I plan to do it when I eventually do anyway - good luck - post some pictures when you can!

Are you in the Chicago area? Always looking for someone to partner with that is a craftsperson and cable porn is an art. Many of the folks I work with want this level of execution and its not my specialty. Jeff W - Looking at your pictures more closely I noticed that you also did a patch panel of sorts for speaking wiring.

Can you explained what you used for this and why you chose it? The ones I linked at least is a speaker per keystone at least vs two keeystones per speaker so a 24 space, 1U rack keystone plate at least does 12 zones. What's not pictured is a cable management bar that holds the wires in place for each patch panel shown it's installed on the back side.

It keeps everything super clean and easy to work on. These look nice too - any thoughts on these? Yes, i like these a lot. Our home cinema speaker come with Speakon connectors by default.

Rock solid and they are locked when connected. However, on the rack side, they need quite some space so we usually wire them directly into the amps without a patch panel. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

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