Home Installation Guide
For more information on what you may need for your home network, or if you need further information on the products within the Home Network System please take a look at the home design guide and installation guide below -
Cat5e Cat6 or Cat6a?
If were given pound for everytime we were asked about the differences between Cat5e, Cat6 or Cat6a, we'd be able to afford lots of bananas. We still don't mind you asking, but here is a little guide which will detail the difference for you:
What's the difference between Cat5e, Cat6 & Cat6a
Cabinet Heights
For a full list of dimensions, please see our Cabinets Height guide below
Fibre
Fibre Cross over schematic (pdf)
Terminating Cat6a Plug for Solid Cable
Terminating Cat6a Plug for Solid Cable
Electrical Distances
This is an informative article which looks at the guidelines for distances between Data cable being run alongside electrical cable.
Terminating RJ45 Patchleads
Here is a quick 'How Too' guide for terminating RJ45 Patch Leads, including details of the correct pinout codes
Terminating Our 2 Piece Cat6 Plug
The photo below shows you how to prepare the cat 6 cable and inserting it into the guide before inserting it into the RJ45 Plug.
For details on the colour code please see our Home Installation Guide above.