Home Network Patch Panel : How can they be mounted?

[RF Lighting]

Heres my attempt

 

[Monkeh]

Lookit you and your fancy boots.

I'd post up mine but it's an appalling mess waiting on replacement hardware, and you'd all laugh at my universal power supply.

 

[aptsys]

I found a vendor on ebay that was selling cabinets fairly cheap. It's now sitting out the way and keeps my equipment together: View media item 31023
I'd have been stuffed fixing everything in place with the amount of times I've switched parts round.

Whats that device at the bottom? Some kind of server or NAS?

It's my gateway and server built using an empty 2U rack case from Maplin. The motherboard doesn't sit near the front panel, hence the custom ethernet ports and lack of any other ports accessible from the front. There's two Neutrik USB connectors on the side though and a port for the UPS.

 

[Monkeh]

I found a vendor on ebay that was selling cabinets fairly cheap. It's now sitting out the way and keeps my equipment together: View media item 31023
I'd have been stuffed fixing everything in place with the amount of times I've switched parts round.

Whats that device at the bottom? Some kind of server or NAS?

It's my gateway and server built using an empty 2U rack case from Maplin. The motherboard doesn't sit near the front panel, hence the custom ethernet ports and lack of any other ports accessible from the front. There's two Neutrik USB connectors on the side though and a port for the UPS.

Neat, how much did the case cost?

 

[aptsys]

Maplin Code: N35AN £42.99

I bought the case a few years ago for £29 as a B-grade item, but even at £42.99 it's good value as it's very well made and has a 3 or 4mm solid front panel.

 

[Monkeh]

Maplin Code: N35AN £42.99

I bought the case a few years ago for £29 as a B-grade item, but even at £42.99 it's good value as it's very well made and has a 3 or 4mm solid front panel.

Nice. I'll have to bookmark that for future butchering of my embedded kit.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

 

[Lectrician]

This thread seems to be going beond the "I need a neat way to terminate 12 ends" realm.

We have used this a few times - very good for the money, but the switch is unbranded.

Cabinet, Patch Panel and Switch package.

http://www.comms-express.com/products/4u-patching-cabinet-kit/

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I didn't know anybody still made 10/100 switches...

 

[Lectrician]

You want gigabit on all ports, you stump up the extra. Simples!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Or this:

http://www.comms-express.com/products/4u-220mm-deep-patching-cabinet/

and use stuff of your choice.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

If it is indeed 19", you could buy a small open-fronted rack for around £25. Around 5 years ago I purchased a couple of these that were around 200mm in depth and 4U (176mm) in height from a company called Minitran. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find such a product on their web site any more.

http://www.comms-express.com/products/4u-220mm-deep-wall-bracket/

 

[redpis]

I used this for my home network, its fairly neat and doesn't take up much room

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[Monkeh]

If it is indeed 19", you could buy a small open-fronted rack for around £25. Around 5 years ago I purchased a couple of these that were around 200mm in depth and 4U (176mm) in height from a company called Minitran. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find such a product on their web site any more.

http://www.comms-express.com/products/4u-220mm-deep-wall-bracket/[/QUOTE]

Considered checking page 1?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

"Page 1" of what?