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Cabling installer's guide covers standards, step-by-step prep and termination practices


Nov 24, 2010

The Installer's Pocket Guide available from Anixter provides facts about standards, media types, cabling-system architectures and other information, as well as sections dedicated to step-by-step instructions for preparing and terminating cables.

The guide is free and users can download it from Anixter's website as well as receiving a printed copy. Section titles include the following.

  • Standards Reference Documents
  • Building Subsystems
  • Twisted-Pair Cable
  • Coaxial Cable
  • Fiber-Optic Cable
  • Conduit, Cable Basket and Ladder
  • Administration

Additional sections provide information about Anixter and several of the manufacturers whose products are available through Anixter.

The sections on twisted-pair, coaxial and fiber-optic cable are immediately followed by step-by-step instruction on how to prepare and terminate each media type to appropriate connectors.

Anyone providing contact information can download the guide and request a printed copy.

Download the guide here.


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