Another box between electronics and AP, that might be a good idea. What compression fittings?
If I do a patch panel/punch blocks it'll be with this: http://www.mccowntech.com/gige-twr-outdoor-tower-wall-mount-ethernet-surge-suppressor-protector/ My concern would be if water did get in the line, would it ruin that box? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 2:18 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > Drew u a pic > > AP --------------------cat5--------------------compression > fitting-----[box]-----service loop-----shielded patch > panel-----[/box][conduit]--------------------[/conduit][shack]-----service > loop-----shielded patch panel-----shielded patch cable-----switch/router > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Maybe another way to put it is after you terminate the run, what do you >> plug in to? Going straight to RJ45ecs is a mess and going straight to the >> SS wouldn't be very cable management friendly and potentially ruin SS every >> time water finds it's way in, causing more problems. >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Why are you going into the connector? Terminate the cable and that's the >>> end of it. >>> >>> >>> (Do you see what I did there?) :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>> >>> Midwest Internet Exchange >>> http://www.midwest-ix.com >>> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: *"Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >>> *To: *[email protected] >>> *Sent: *Wednesday, January 13, 2016 12:54:40 PM >>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Terminating cable at the base of the tower >>> >>> >>> Sure. >>> >>> I have a bunch of APs, BHs, cameras, etc on the tower with cat5/rj45. >>> Those come down the tower. What do you terminate to? How do you organize >>> them? I prefer terminating to rj45 and not a punch block, but maybe that >>> would be better if the general consensus goes that way. >>> >>> My problem now is that going into an rj45ecs is nearly impossible to >>> open up when you can't get your fingers around all of it, so when there are >>> many tightly done together you're screwed. >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm not sure I understand your question... >>>> >>>> Can you explain things a bit better? >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Josh Luthman >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > We've been using RJ45ECS for a while but on sites with many (>6) aps >>>> this >>>> > presents a problem if we need to get to the cable. After some frost >>>> bite, I >>>> > gave up and just cut the cable to reterminate it. I'd like to have a >>>> better >>>> > solution for 1 and many runs. >>>> > >>>> > What has worked for you guys when winter comes around and you need >>>> access to >>>> > the cables? >>>> > >>>> > Josh Luthman >>>> > Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> > Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> > 1100 Wayne St >>>> > Suite 1337 >>>> > Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >
