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Questions tagged [cable-management]

Cable Management is the term used to describe how one cables up an infrastructure.

When using cable management, one wants to achieve a tidy cable setup. Often they make use of:

  • cable retainers
  • cable colors
  • labels

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Good cable management:

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Tagging post cable installations

So I got a main station and 5 substations in our warehouse. I've got hired after all cable jobs are done. Now, my biggest challenge is to tag all cables, because they ran cables without marking them. So, please share some information and best…
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How to test fiber patch cables?

I am in the market for some simple fiber testing equipment. I have power meters, and OTDR's, etc. What I am curious about is if anyone has any quick and simple methods for validating if a fiber patch cable is good/bad? Example situation: Sysadmin…
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USB having periodic connection issues over <15 foot cable run - EMI or?

I hope this is an appropriate topic for this stack exchange. I have a cable run just shy of 15 feet that connects a few monitors (3) and usb 3.0 devices (a USB 3.0 hub) to one of the servers on the other end of the run, in the next room. There are a…
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Specialized Mounting Brackets

We are currently upgrading our tower based build server to a new 19" rack mounted unit for our software development team. Our new rack server has a maximum depth of 22 inches. So to accommodate this, we purchased a server rack cabinet that supports…
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Adding a networking rack after the fact

I'm working on a network project where the networking equipment is located in utility closets which aren't very secure. I'd like to put all the networking equipment and servers in free-standing (ie, not mounted to the wall) locking rack…
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Should I use a crossover cable to connect a cable modem to a router?

I need to hookup a business class cable modem that has 4 static IP ports to a router. In this case I am currently using an EdgeRouter 10-port which has a "PoE In" RJ45 socket. Should I use a crossover cable to connect the modem to the router, or use…
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Cable management in HP branded networking racks

I have HP 11842 racks (H6J69A) for networking equipment. Does anyone use those in their datacenters? Some advice for cable management inside the rack would be highly useful. Photos from existing installations welcome! Currently I'm investigating…
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Odd Network Cable Color Coding Sequence

I just got hired into a new company where no IT has been before. My first task was to identify the possible problems. This is what I first saw, when checking on the cables connected to the switch, I noticed a different color coding in this…
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PVC raceway/conduit for CAT5e/CAT6/CAT6A cable

This is probably a bunch of stupid questions . The scenario is of running a few (5-6) CAT cables (version undecided, depending on costs). The scenario would be something like this :- a 3G USB modem - 3G router having single LAN port - 16-port…
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identifying and labelling CAT 5 cables and sockets

I have a network admin problem, is there a simple and minimally disruptive way to identify for a given network cable where it goes into the switch? I have a lot of unlabelled cables and unlabelled ethernet sockets which ultimately connect to various…
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Iso/iec 11801. What is a "Consolidation Point" enclosure?

I'm reading iso/iec 11801 standar, so i found that the consolidation point helps to the administration for relocating cables, I thought it would be a patch panel or something like this, but, the standar says that a Consolidation Point can't be used…
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Proper network cabling tips

Sorry if this is not the correct site. I am really not very knowledgeable on network cable installing (so sorry if I say something very stupid here), but we are moving to a new office and want to do it as best as I can. This is a pretty small…
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