How to terminate a Cat6 Patch Panel. (Cat6 Data Cabling)

A short video to show you how to terminate a Cat6 data cabling patch panel. The video shows how best to dress a patch panel and how to punch down Cat6 cables onto that patch panel. The videos shows how to match the patch panel and Cat6 cable for the correct Cat6 RJ45 wiring. With the correct termination the best performance for Cat6 speed can be achieved. The biggest problem found with cable terminations is untwisting the cores too much when terminating to the patch panel. These results in larger amounts of data loss and transmission problems. Care should be taken to minimise the untwisting of the cores as shown in the video 00:00 Intro 00:20 Take the stripping tool and strip off the outer plastic sleeve 00:31 Repeating for each cable 00:39 Separate out the inner cable cores 00:47 Cutting out the central plastic divider 01:01 You will notice the cable core and panel colours match 01:07 Start to separate the 4 cable pairs and place onto the panel in position one 01:13 Untwist the pair just enough to slot into the termination slots and place securely 01:19 Ensure that both colours match the panel 01:24 Continue and do the same for the 3 remaining colour pairs 01:41 Continue with the second cable in position two 01:53 Once again securing the cable pairs into place by colour code 02:09 Once in place terminate all cables with a punch down tool 02:14 Ensure you hear a distinct termination click 02:31 The tool should automatically cut off the spare cable 02:50 Take the panel management bar and connect to the panel 03:05 Place the cables onto the management bar 03:12 Secure all cables to panel management bar with a cable tie 03:43 Finally cut off any cable tie slack 03:51 Double check colour coding 04:03 Contact • For Further Articles Please Visit Our Knowledge Centre https://www.nmcabling.co.uk/knowledge-centre/ • Subscribe For More Video Tips On Data Cabling https://www.youtube.com/c/nmcablingcouk?sub_confirmation=1 • If You Enjoy These Videos Please Subscribe And "Like" ✔️ Have A Question About Data Cabling? Drop A Comment Below 🎬 Watch Our Most Recent Videos https://www.youtube.com/c/NmcablingCoUk/playlists • Contact Us For A Free Survey And Quotation 020 7269 4717 https://www.nmcabling.co.uk #Cat6PatchPanel #Cat6Termination #Cat6