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Decent installs: Cabling photos

Oct. 2, 2020

Sometimes it's nice to sit back and gander at decent, orderly ICT data cabling installations going just the way they should.

Matt Vincent

In this periodic article space, we often focus on the unruly and chaotic side of structured cabling maintenance gone bad. But sometimes it's nice to sit back and gander at decent, orderly data cable installations going just the way they should, as performed by ICT professionals who are also active on social media's Reddit...

"It’s on its way." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP [orig. poster]: u/bigjuanjon

"Main cabinet for a client’s new office. The routers had only RJ45 LAN ports. I could use SFP’s with copper connectors, but in this case I just used port 48 on two of the stacked switches." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/hawoxx

"Panduit install." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/RevRD

"Data terminations. I should have labeled this "What a Network Rack Looks Like Before IT Gets Their Paws On It." -- Reddit/Cableporn OP: LordJehZeus

"Velcro ✅ Strain Relief ✅ Cables Combed ✅" - Reddit/Cableporn OP: u/sarge-m

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About the Author

Matt Vincent | Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]