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    RJ45

    Hi all, Hoping for a little bit help. I am installing a wired home network in my house and I have used some cat5e and some cat6 cable I got for free. Some of it is shielded and some not purely because that it was I had. I am a the point where I am about to start fitting the RJ45 connectors and...
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    Texecom Smartcom disconnections require unplugging/plugging ethernet cable

    I have a Texecom Premier Elite and SmartCom alarm system. I keep getting issues with access via the app failing, and the alarm installers haven't been super helpful, so I thought I'd see if I could get some clues here. The SmartCom (CEL-0001, Hardware Revision 26 if that helps) is connected to...
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    New Build What Cable for AV stuff

    Hi all, I could really do with some help please as my mind is going to explode due to an overload of cabling options :eek: I'm still building my house (10 years in! :rolleyes:) and have recently put the first fix cable in for my security cams, my network and my security alarm and I now need...
  4. eveares

    My Home Network Setup

    Not exactly home automation (although I do have a lot of it), however it is a integral part my life and one may find it interesting. Regards: Elliott.
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    Ethernet Cable inside electrical Plug sockets

    I'm going to run cat5e cable under my floor boards I was wondering if I could run the Ethernet cable up through the plug back box and then out to the left through a hole and through another hole I drilled in Ethernet back box and then terminate there. Picture: https://ibb.co/m3m0jx Obviously...
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    Texecom ComWifi module issue

    I have just finished installing a Texecom Premier Elite 48 with a ComWifi module. All is working well and I have been using Wintex over the wifi network to set up the various options. Tonight I have been trying to get the IOS App working with no success. I realised that you cant have both...
  7. eveares

    Upgrade to 6U Data Cabinet- New Patch Panel.

    Just a couple of photos of the 24 Port Coupler CAT 6 Patch Panel that I have just fitted inside my 6U Data cabinet what is located inside my hallway's cupboard. Only paid £33 inc VAT for the patch panel. :D 24 Port CAT 6 Patch Panel and 22 x 0.5m CAT6 Patch cables by eveares posted 16 Feb...
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    Network Cable in conduit under screed

    I am building an extension which is going to have a multi-media cinema and will require a large amount of network cabling. Do regulations on running cable through conduit under screed apply to low voltage network cable? I would ideally like to bury some flexible (non metallic) conduit under...
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    Getting cat5e and aerial coax cable into man cave

    This may not be the best subforum for this, but there isn't a perfect fit as far as I can see. I've just moved into a house that has had an extension done. The kitchen has been extended, and above this on the first floor a new bedroom has been added. This will be my man cave. I want to put an...
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    Want to wire home with Cat 5e: Questions from DIY noob

    Hi, I have just purchased a 2 level 4 bedroom detached house, built around 1990, and I would like to install a couple of RJ45 flush fitted face plates in order to neatly network my home. Obviously, I have Wi-Fi, but for streaming video and file server applications, you can't beat a wired...
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