CAT5 UTP

CAT5 STP Use this only where specified

Quad Shielded RG6 Coax

1. Determine which of the services described in previous section are required in the home, and which are likely to be required within the foreseeable future.

2. Locate the smartwiring hub near the centre of the house, this keeps the run lengths to any individual device as short as possible and is important for keeping the signal strength delivered to the televisions as balanced as possible.  The hub should be located in a service room or garage where possible.

3. Determine telephone, TV, computer and security device locations.  Run cabling from the device locations back to the smartwiring hub. As a rule of thumb allow one cat6 for each telephone, fax, computer etc, one coax for each television, one security cable for each security device. 

As a second rule of thumb - when you have calculated the amount of cables you will need - double it!

Hub Types.  There are two main hub types:

Cat 5 Cat 6 Compliance
The CAT5 compliant system that makes use of 8P8C RJ45 Socket at each end of the cable run, a patch lead is required to connect to any services for example phone system or data switch. An example of this system is the iNET smart wiring panel. Visit www.techstyle.net.nz for more information.

Compact Hubs
Compact Domestic or Apartment Style hubs have an 8P8C RJ45 socket in the room but the CAT6 cable is not terminated in a socket in the hub, rather, directly into an 8P8C RJ45 Plug.  This system is not CAT5 compliant, but does simplify the materials required and thus the cost is reduced.  Other benefits of this method means the hubs are smaller and the number of electrical connections are reduced.  An example of this type of system is the GREYFOX smart wiring panel. Visit www.techstyle.net.nz  for more information. 

Cable Types 
Smartwiring systems are usually based around a combination of CAT6 data cable and RG6 quad shielded coax cables, with Security cable for security devices.  Some installations may require fibre optic cable which is usually 56.5/125 micron multimode fibre in a 4 fibre breakout style bundle. 

Outlet types 
The type of outlet will depend entirely on the devices planned for the room and the cables run to the location. Fit of CAT6 cables with 8P8C RJ45 Connectors and COAX Cables with Radial type F-Connectors. There is no place for a BT connector or Belling Lee style wire on connectors in a smart wiring system.

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