Telephone junction box - 6 way via Cat5

Vet Tech · 2009-06-01T08:36:49+00:00

I am planning to set up a proper home computer network using Cat5ecable and it seems appropriate to use Cat5 cable also for the phoneextensions and get everything done at the same time when I have thefloorboards up.The current plan is to have 6 phone sockets with say a max of fourbeing patched in at any one time. The patch panel would be connectedback with 6 x Cat5 cables to a junction box. The juncion box wouldhave one cable coming in from the phone master socket which has a anADSL filtered face plate type. That way I get rid of individualfilters at each socket.My problem is where to find a junction box that can handle oneincoming and 6 outgoing cables. The max i've seen so far is four.Assuming my wiring scheme is feasible, can someone point me in theright direction for a suitable junction box.

Jun 01, 2009 21 Replies

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Bob Eager 17 years ago

I should have made it clear that ypu daisy-chain them, so there are never more than two wires on a connection.

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Vet Tech 17 years ago

Thanks Bob, I've got it now.

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