Running the Cables
CAUTION: Do not run cables inside or on top of air plenums or ducts, along hot pipes, or across walkways. If you use staples to attach cords to walls or baseboards, be careful not to pierce the cable. If there are one or more
1 On the floor plan, assign a wiring run number (1, 2, 3, etc.) to each voice terminal location.
2 Write the voice terminal location on each wiring run label (for example, ❑ 1 Reception, ❑ 2 Salesroom,
❑3 Shop).
3 Attach the labels for wiring runs 1 through 6 to the inside of the right door of the apparatus box labeled
❑
the rest follow in order down to the label for wiring run 6 at the bottom.
4 Label the remaining boxes in the same way until there is a label assigning a wiring run to each jack in the jack field.
5 Use spooled cable or select a length (usually 100 or 200 feet) of cable long enough for wiring run number 1 as shown on the floor plan.
NOTE: The recommended method is to use spooled cable for the wiring runs and
