Wireless networks could be hassle-free, but wired networks beat Wi-Fi in each other way. Hence it is strongly advisable that if you know where you may possibly be applying a personal computer or other laptop or computer network device such as a networked printer then a Cat 5E laptop network wire should be run to that location from your clever panel.

As talked about in the Network Primer above, a wired network is at the moment the only robust means of moving huge volumes of data around a network at decent speeds. In my opinion a patch panel (also named a patch bay) in a house network environment is unnecessary, although I must confess it does look quite cool! The wiring is all Cat 6 (not Cat 5E) and I’ll be mounting a ten/one hundred/1000 Netgear Switch in that cabinet along with a UPS and a wireless router. Wiring the … Read More