Evaluating and Meeting Cable Requirements
Installing Cable
Consider the following recommendations when you connect cable to your network equipment:
●Examine cable for cuts, bends, and nicks.
●Support cable using a cable manager that is mounted above connectors to avoid unnecessary weight on the cable bundles.
●Use cable managers to route cable bundles to the left and right of the network equipment to maximize accessibility to the connectors.
●Provide enough slack, approximately 2 to 3 inches (5.08 to 7.62 cm), to provide proper strain relief as shown in Figure 23.
●Bundle cable using velcro straps to avoid injuring cables.
●If you build your own cable, be sure that cable is properly crimped.
●When installing a patch panel using twisted pair wiring, untwist no more than 1 inch (2.54 cm) of the cable to avoid radio frequency (RF) interference.
●Discharge the
●When required for safety and fire rating requirements, use
●Keep all ports and connectors free of dust.
WARNING!
Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable can build up ESD charges when being pulled into a new installation. Before connecting any category 5 UTP cable to the switch, discharge ESD from the cable by plugging the RJ45 into a LAN Static Discharge device or use an equivalent method.
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