I would terminate in a socket every time, allows for far more positional flexibility & more reliable. The only fixed cabling terminated directly to RJ-45 was on cat-3 in an old building long since gone, and I' d like to keep it that way!
Oli On 14 May 2015 at 22:29, Thomas Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, and I’ve replaced a handful (5-10) of these unreliable RJ45 > terminations with jacks in the past couple of years. For a sense of scale, > we have 275 APs and only about 20% of those have the service cable > terminated with a plug instead of a jack. > > > > Thomas Carter > > Network and Operations Manager > > Austin College > > 903-813-2564 > > [image: AusColl_Logo_Email] > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chuck Enfield > *Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:28 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Copper Cable Field Terminations for Access > Points > > > > Traditionally, plug terminations on solid conductor cables have been > considered unreliable, but recently there have been some new products > introduced to address that problem. While I can’t speak to longevity, one > design that caught my attentions was OCC’s > <http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.occfiber.com%2Fmain%2Fdownload.php%3Fd%3D232&ei=udlUVcLtGKGSsQThjoHACw&usg=AFQjCNE6lbaeho8I_31bKjk52zkyQjhRvA&sig2=elTAAn1hMUOt-XwNkPyyWQ&bvm=bv.93112503,d.cWc&cad=rja>. > It’s a little larger than the traditional plug, which could be an issue in > tight spaces, but it looks promising. > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Mark H. Wehrle > *Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2015 1:06 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Copper Cable Field Terminations for Access > Points > > > > Good afternoon all, > > > > We are faced with some challenges in upgrading our access points in our > residence halls this summer. Our existing installation has access points > wall mounted and we terminate Cat5E cable on a Cat5E type biscuit jack on > the wall near where the access point is mounted. From there we place a > short cable from the jack to the access point. In current state, this makes > for easier troubleshooting to decipher cable versus AP problems, however > it's understood that there could be other problems associated with multiple > termination points etc. In our current project, we are looking install > access points with internal antennas and we are looking to move these to > ceiling mounts in most/all of these rooms where we can. We made this choice > because we've found that some students will vary the positions of antennas, > which have impacted RF coverage and we have added more access points in > some areas to compensate (we cannot easily get into student rooms to > inspect access points). > > > > The question I was asked before we move these jacks is whether we should > save costs and time by just making a field termination of the Cat5E cable > with an RJ45 connector crimped right on the cable then plug this cable > directly into the access point and avoid the biscuit jack and short station > cable. I'm wondering if anyone is doing this, was doing this and stopped, > plans to do this etc? Does this present any problems like bad mechanical > connection problems etc? > > > > Thanks for your feedback. > > > > --Mark Wehrle Phone: (215) > 898-9664 > Technical Director, ISC Network & Telecom Operations Fax: (215) > 898-9348 > University of Pennsylvania > 3401 Walnut Suite 221a Email: > [email protected] > Phila. PA 19104-6228 > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- Oliver Elliott Senior Network Specialist IT Services University of Bristol e: [email protected] t: 0117 39 (41131) ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
