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Patch Panel

A patch panel is a mounted hardware assembly containing ports to connect and manage incoming and outgoing fiber or copper cables. It provides mechanical protection to expensive switch ports, allows for cleaner cable management and labeling, and provides flexibility if equipment needs to be moved or replaced. Different types of patch panels include standard fiber, breakout, modular, and Cat5e/Cat6 Ethernet panels. Proper installation requires stripping cables, punching down wires correctly using a punch down tool, labeling cables, and testing terminations with a cable tester.

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Patch Panel

A patch panel is a mounted hardware assembly containing ports to connect and manage incoming and outgoing fiber or copper cables. It provides mechanical protection to expensive switch ports, allows for cleaner cable management and labeling, and provides flexibility if equipment needs to be moved or replaced. Different types of patch panels include standard fiber, breakout, modular, and Cat5e/Cat6 Ethernet panels. Proper installation requires stripping cables, punching down wires correctly using a punch down tool, labeling cables, and testing terminations with a cable tester.

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WINDOWS 10
INSTALLATION
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What is a Patch Panel and why do we need it?


A patch panel, also referred to as a patch bay, patch field or
jack field, is a mounted hardware assembly that contains a set
number of ports to connect and manage the incoming and
outgoing fiber or copper cables.
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ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A PATCH PANEL


• Punching down the cable to patch panels allows mechanical relief to the
comparatively expensive switch ports.

• The ability to label individual cable that runs in a patch panel creates a cleaner and
more organized way of identifying signal flow, and troubleshooting technical
problems.

• It gives you flexibility and prevents the need to re-run cables or swap equipment
places around if you need to change something or if something breaks.

• The cables at the back of patch panels correspond to permanent jack locations in
the users space, which can bring easy and accurate patch panel wiring for network
newbies.
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF A PATCH PANEL


Standard Fiber Optic Patch Panel
The standard fiber optic patch panel can be loaded with LC/SC/MTP adapters, which are commonly used as the
intermediate connection between the backbone and patch cables. Our fiber patch panels come with single mode
and multimode fiber types with different adapter options and port counts.

Breakout Patch Panel


Breakout patch panels are specifically designed for high-density
40G-10G and 100G-25G breakout cabling. As an agile and
scalable solution to mitigate cable cluster and improve airflow,
breakout patch panels deliver aesthetic appealing and make
the data center a more inviting place. The breakout patch
panels in FS come with both single mode and multimode
options.
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF A PATCH PANEL-Continuation


Modular Patch Panel
There are two types of modular patch panels . One is the rack mount modular fiber enclosure panel which can hold
4 cassettes or fiber adapter panels, fitting for both front and rear mounting in horizontal management. The other
type of modular patch pane is the multimedia adapter panel which allows users to customize their own adapter
panel.

Cat5e/Cat6 Ethernet Patch Panel


The FS Cat5e/Cat6 Ethernet patch panel or network patch
panel is designed for both shielded and unshielded copper
cables like Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat6a Ethernet cables. The
Cat5e/Cat6 Ethernet patch panels come with the feed-through
and punch-down designs.
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Material and tools needed

Cable tester is a tool to test whether


a cable or wire is set up properly, Punch down tool It is used for inserting
connected to the appropriate source the wire into insulation-displacement
points, and if the communication connectors on the punch down blocks,
strength between the source and patch panels, keystone modules
destination is strong enough to serve
its intended purpose.
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Patch cable is the basic component Patch Panels


to connect end devices to patch A copper patch panel is used in a local
panel ports and to connect the ports area network (LAN) as a mounted
between two local patch panels. So hardware assembly that contains ports to
when wiring the Cat5e patch panel connect and manage incoming and
outgoing Ethernet cables.
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STEP 1: STEP 2:
Remove the outer jacket Spread out the cable wires.
from the end of each cable.
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STEP 3: STEP 4:
Set the wires into the patch Begin terminating each wire.
panel connectors.
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STEP 5. STEP 6.
Mark the terminated incoming cables Use a cable tester to assure
with a label. that you correctly terminated
This step is optional but all the wires.
recommended. Mark the terminated
incoming cables with a label indicating
where the cables are from with the
room or floor numbers. It will help you
locate the system problems precisely
or handing the futures upgrading
projects

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