So, finally completed the Telenet to Ethernet conversion at home.
Lots of pictures included since pictures expresses themselves much
better than bad english words.
Hardware used this time:
2x Lindy Single wall mount RJ45
5x Random 81*81mm dual RJ45 (81*81 fits perfect in telesocket).
1x RJ45 Splitter
2x Cable list from Biltema (16×10)
6x Cabel list from IKEA (Close to worthless, but cheap)
Total cost: ~60€
Where i left last time I just had some RJ45 ports waiting for mounting and of course testing.I also promised a test to PoE drive the switch in the hallway. Since I also only had one cable to two rooms on the upper floor of the house, I had to do some special stuff there.
First off, PoE drive the SG200-08 works perfectly. Just added PoE to
port1 of the switch, the indicator diod of port 1 turns amber to
indicate that the switch recieves PoE and off we go :)
So nice to not need to have the AC/DC adapter and place a midspan in the server room instead.
This is what the hallway patch panel look like from the inside btw:
In the living room, (suprisingly!) there were no telejacks, so here is the only place where I needed new onces. Find good RJ45 jacks that could be mounted on the wall wasn’t a piece of cake, but finally I found some from the same brand as the 8p panel in the hallway, Lindy. Used the cable list from IKEA and had to do some special stuff to them to stay in place (shitty things should be banned!).
I have two kids rooms and the telejacks was placed just behind of each other. Since the splitter didn’t have room to fit behind the regular 81x81mm ethernet jack I had to make a hole between them to fit the splitter there.
All fine!
If you may think it’s a better idea to use the same cable to have two connections to the network, that’s possible too. Following won’t be through that split though: 1Gb connection, Power over Ethernet, anything else in the future that will use the extra four wires. I think phones uses the blue wires in a RJ45, so you’ll probably not be able to run phone services over the cable as well. Think of this a pure 100Mb data connetion in case you do it and you’ll probably be fine.
So, CAT-5/100Mb Ethernet doesn’t use the blue or brown pair in Cat-5. So just rethink them as green and orange and add to the other jack.
Below is the final build in the hallway. Used a cable list from Biltema since the other onces from IKEA couldnt fit 3 cables.
So, that’s about it
All telenet is changed to ethernet instead. Following is some pictures of each installationpoint in the house.
Behind the HTPC:
At the computer in the living room:
Upstairs hallway:
Kids room 1:
Kids room 2:
Server room:
Cinema room:
Kitchen:
Total cost for the build is about 400-450€, that includes all RJ45 jacks, tools needed, swicthes, PoE injector, connectors, cable lists, and so on. Does NOT include time :)
Hardware used this time:
2x Lindy Single wall mount RJ45
5x Random 81*81mm dual RJ45 (81*81 fits perfect in telesocket).
1x RJ45 Splitter
2x Cable list from Biltema (16×10)
6x Cabel list from IKEA (Close to worthless, but cheap)
Total cost: ~60€
Where i left last time I just had some RJ45 ports waiting for mounting and of course testing.I also promised a test to PoE drive the switch in the hallway. Since I also only had one cable to two rooms on the upper floor of the house, I had to do some special stuff there.
So nice to not need to have the AC/DC adapter and place a midspan in the server room instead.
This is what the hallway patch panel look like from the inside btw:
In the living room, (suprisingly!) there were no telejacks, so here is the only place where I needed new onces. Find good RJ45 jacks that could be mounted on the wall wasn’t a piece of cake, but finally I found some from the same brand as the 8p panel in the hallway, Lindy. Used the cable list from IKEA and had to do some special stuff to them to stay in place (shitty things should be banned!).
I have two kids rooms and the telejacks was placed just behind of each other. Since the splitter didn’t have room to fit behind the regular 81x81mm ethernet jack I had to make a hole between them to fit the splitter there.
All fine!
If you may think it’s a better idea to use the same cable to have two connections to the network, that’s possible too. Following won’t be through that split though: 1Gb connection, Power over Ethernet, anything else in the future that will use the extra four wires. I think phones uses the blue wires in a RJ45, so you’ll probably not be able to run phone services over the cable as well. Think of this a pure 100Mb data connetion in case you do it and you’ll probably be fine.
So, CAT-5/100Mb Ethernet doesn’t use the blue or brown pair in Cat-5. So just rethink them as green and orange and add to the other jack.
Below is the final build in the hallway. Used a cable list from Biltema since the other onces from IKEA couldnt fit 3 cables.
So, that’s about it
All telenet is changed to ethernet instead. Following is some pictures of each installationpoint in the house.Behind the HTPC:
At the computer in the living room:
Upstairs hallway:
Kids room 1:
Kids room 2:
Server room:
Cinema room:
Kitchen:
Total cost for the build is about 400-450€, that includes all RJ45 jacks, tools needed, swicthes, PoE injector, connectors, cable lists, and so on. Does NOT include time :)
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