How To: Terminate a Punch Down Keystone Jack
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Options are a good thing to have at your disposal. When terminating Ethernet cable, there are a number of ways such as with RJ45 plugs, patch panels, and keystone jacks. Today you'll meet the punch down keystone jack!
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Video Time Codes:
[0:10-1:25] - Keystone Jack Features
[1:25-3:07] - Stripping & Prepping Cable
[3:07-6:03] - Attaching Wires to Keystone Jack
[6:03-6:32] - Punch Down
[6:32-7:12] - Attaching Cap
[7:12-9:32] - How to Use a Manual Punch Tool
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Always great cabling videos from this channel.
Thanks Sylvia! We are glad you find the content useful. More to come!
Thanks for the video, you're the best!
Plenty more to come! We are thrilled you enjoy them!
Thanks Don, for another terrific video. Question: if straightening the wires can degrade the signal strength, is it best minimize the number of connections - e.g., is it better to run male (RJ45) terminations on both ends, rather than wire a Keystone Jack outlet? Thanks so much!
Hello and thanks for the questions, Adam. Any time you introduce a termination (whether keystone jack or RJ45) into your Ethernet channel you cause a bit of signal degradation. Now, there is enough "headroom" in the specification to allow for a permanent link (jack to jack) plus two patch cables (in totality, this is called a channel) and still give you the application performance you are looking for. You would think that just using a single cable with two terminations (RJ45 to RJ45) would give you even better performance and technically it does, but not enough that your application bandwidth will noticeably increase. The main advantage to a permanent link + two patch cable channel is flexibility since you can buy different lengths of patch cable as needed if you decide to move equipment around the room. Further, this is one of the biggest reasons to avoid RJ45 to RJ45 couplers. They can take a functioning channel and push it outside of the specification by exceeding your available headroom.
If terminating a cable with keystones on either end, does it really matter A or B as long as they are the same on both ends?
Hello Jonathan. Even if you had RJ45s on either end, as long as you are using the same TIA color code scheme at both ends it does not matter. If using keystones, then A to A or B to B is what you are after as well. This concept applies to any type of Ethernet termination unless you are specifically trying to create a cross-over termination.
Nice.
Thanks!
Is it possible to reuse the Connector if I want to use it for another CAT6 cable?
Hello and great question! The answer is YES, absolutely. Our keystone jacks may be re-terminated up to 20X. Take note that if you initially terminate to 23AWG conductors then you cannot switch and use thinner conductors (like 24AWG) with that same keystone jack. If you start with 24AWG conductors then you can re-terminate to a cable that uses 23AWG conductors.
@@trueCABLEVery helpful. Thanks :)
Is the speed termination tool compatible with other brand keystones or just the truecable ones?
We have only tested our speed termination tool with our brand of keystone jacks. Other brands may or may not work, depending upon their design.
@@trueCABLE , thanks for the response!
Thanks for the informative videos. Just wondering can I find your tools in Australia?
Hello Ser Cav. You are welcome! Unfortunately we don't have distribution to Australia. Our channels are domestic only at this point in time, to include Puerto Rico.
Will it work with the commscope jacks?
Our trueTERM tool is specifically designed for use with our trueCABLE unshielded punch down keystone jacks. We have not tested it for compatibility with any other manufactures keystone jacks at this time.
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