Volume 4, Issue 1

How to set up a telecommunications closet

Jan. 1, 1996

Anyone who has worked in a telecommunications closet knows that it can be hot, dirty and dimly lit. These conditions may not only be unpleasant for the installer but they can ...

Connectivity

Ask Donna

Jan. 1, 1996

Q: We have set up our 10Base-T network with our station wire on 66E blocks and our concentrators on 110 blocks, running crossconnect wire to each station that needs connection...

Fiber

Starting a cable test trail

Jan. 1, 1996

Defects found after fiber-optic cable is installed are expensive, time-consuming to find and labor-intensive to fix. How can you begin your test documentation to ensure that the...

Cabling Installation

Efficiently installing multiple cable runs

Jan. 1, 1996

You need to install a large number of cables to various locations in a facility. Time is a factor and it is imperative that the installation be completed quickly, without compromising...

Cabling Installation

Measure your cable route to save money

Jan. 1, 1996

One of the biggest problems facing an installation contractor is the cable pull itself. When pulling to a telecommunications closet or computer room, technicians pull extra cable...

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Home

Tone and probe kit

Jan. 1, 1996

This tone and probe kit consists of a high-powered tone generator, continuity and voltage tester and an inductive amplifier to identify and trace wire within a group, without ...

IP Security & AV

Self-adhesive conduit

Jan. 1, 1996

Wire Hider is a self-adhesive conduit for concealing wire and cable indoors without having to drill holes in walls. The system comprises plastic conduits of various sizes and ...

Connectivity

Installing backbone cabling systems

Jan. 1, 1996

The backbone system consists of connections between entrance facilities, equipment rooms and telecommunications closets. Backbone systems are often referred to as riser systems...

Cabling Installation

IDC crossconnect blocks provide high-density field termination

Jan. 1, 1996

In the main crossconnect, insulation displacement contact, or IDC, blocks are used to terminate horizontal wiring for voice and data applications. Although all of these systems...

RJ45 UTP & Shielded

Adapter assortment kit

Jan. 1, 1996

Model BA1700K BNC adapter assortment kit contains 10 adapters, including extra ones of the most popular types. These adapters can be used in gender matching applications and for...

Cabling Installation

If there?s a hazard, identify the risk

Jan. 1, 1996

If you are a telecommunications consultant, customers will frequently require your services as a project manager. As such, you are responsible for overseeing many facets of the...