Cabling Best Practices Guide

By: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jan 03, 2018

Surveillance cabling can be a major problem. Poorly installed and maintained networks are often costly, lengthy, frustrating ordeals to manage.

While keeping cables organized is not an advanced topic to understand and practice, in this note we address a few basic rules can go far in preventing "cabling nightmares."

Inside we explain:

  • Real Life Examples
  • The 5 'Best Practices' That Make A Difference
  • Cabling Specifications
  • 5 Question Quiz

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Excessive Length Patch Cables

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[****: **** **** *** originally ********* ** **** but *** ******* ** 2018.]

Comments (37)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

01/03/18 04:42pm

*** ****** ** **** ** **** ******* ***** *** *** Velcro ******* ** *** ***** :)

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/03/18 04:49pm

**** ***** **** ***:***** ********* ** ****** Networks

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/03/18 07:13pm

* **** ** *** zip **** *** *** the **** *** ** they're **** **** *** pointy ** ****** ****** to **** ** **** gets * ****** ** good ****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Ethan Ace | 01/03/18 07:31pm

*** * *** *** *** *** ***** **** ** *-* and *** ***** ** *-* **** ** **** ****’** *** deterred ** ******** ****.

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Cary Menage

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ethan Ace | 01/04/18 02:30pm

** *** **** *** zip ****, * ******* from * **** ******* conscious ******** ** *** linesmans ** **** ** to *** *** ***** until ****** ******, ** leaves * **** ***** and ****** *******. **** guys ****** **** ****** a **** ** ***, wish * *** ***** pictures ** ****** *******://***.******.***/*/*********/(**** *** ****)

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | In reply to Cary Menage | 01/04/18 03:23pm

* **** **** *********.

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Murray Simard

In reply to Cary Menage | 02/12/18 04:11pm

***** **** *** ********* cable ***-***** ** ***** is *** ********* *** over ********** ***** ****** performance ****** **** ******* such ** ********* ***** Cross-Talk, ***.

Undisclosed #8

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 05/10/18 07:35pm

*** ****** ****** *** much ****** ** **** with

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | 01/04/18 04:55am

* ** ******* *** **** *** **** *** ****. * like **** *** **** ** * **** * ****** **** the **** *** **** *** ** ***** ** ** *** future. * **** *** *** **** *** ******** ***** ****** or *** ****** **** **** ****** ***** ** ***** ** and ***'* ** *******. * ***** *** ***** * ****** them. * *** *** *'** ***** ****** **** *** ** zip ****. ***** **'* ******* * ***** ** ****** **** never *** *** **** ** ***** **********. * **** **** the ********* ***** ********** ****** ** *****, *** **** ** not **** ****.

******* **** ********, *** ***** ******** *** *** ***** ********** is ** ******, ********** ***** *********** **** ****. ** *** be **** ** ******** ****** *** ** **** ** **** cabling ****** *** *** **** ******. * **** ** ***** the ****** **** ***** ******* ** **** ****** **** ** in *** ***** ** **** ***** ** * **** **** the ***** ** **** *** **** *** ***** ** ******* navigating *** *****. **** ***** * ********* **** *** ***** high *** *** ** *** *** ******** ********.

**** *** **** *** ****:

***** *** ******* ** * ****-*-*** (**** **** ***)

* ***** ***** ******* ***** *** ***** *** ******** ** two ****, * ****** *** ******* ***** *** **** ****** fell ** **. **** *** ***. ** **** *** *** cable ******** ***** ** "******* *****".

*** *********** *** ***** ******* *** ****** ****** ************ **** bad *******.

**** ******* ********

**** ** ********'* ****** (**-***** ************) **** **** ***** *** volunteers ** **** * ***** ******* ***. ***** ******* ******, but ******.

*** *** ******* **** **** ***** ******* *** *** *** thrown ** *** ****** ****** ** **** ** *** ****. How ******** ** ****.

**** *** ***:

***** **** ****** ** **** ** *** *****. *** **** thing **** ******* *** ** * **** ***** **** **** to *** * ***** ** ******* ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

01/07/18 06:43am

*** ****, ***** *** *** ******* * ***** ******* ** see *** ***** *** ***** ***** ** ****** *******? ***** be ***********. **** * *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 01/07/18 01:03pm

***** *** *** ******* a ***** ******* ** see *** ***** *** worst ***** ** ****** install?

** *** ********* ** installation ******** **** *** an ********* ****** **** will **** ***** ** this ****.

** *** *** ***** to ********* ****** ** the '*****' ******* ** it ********** *********** *******, e.g.,****'* **** *** ****** Linkedin ******* ***** *****?

Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | 01/07/18 11:47am

**** ******* ** **** how **** ***** **** has **** ******* *** to * ******, *** how **** ***** **** bother ** *** **?

**** ** ****** ******* of *** ********* *********** we **** ****.

*** **** **** * click ** *** "******/**** image" ***** ** ** upload ******. ******* * Chrome *******, *** **** F5. ***** ** **** in ** ****** ** Win ** *** ******. I *** ** **** the ******** ****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jay Hobdy | 01/07/18 01:05pm

*** **** **** * click ** *** "******/**** image" ***** ** ** upload ******. ******* * Chrome *******, *** **** F5. ***** ** **** in ** ****** ** Win ** *** ******.

**'* ******* *** ******** uses ***** *** ***** is ***** ************ ******** by *******. **** *****, we *** ***** ** replace *** ***** **** uploader **** * ** one. ***** *** *** inconvenience.

** *** ******* *** drag *** **** ***** works (** ***** **** last ****) *** ** now *** ******* *** to *** ****** ********** if *** **** ** add ******** ****.

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Chris Daniels

IPVMU Certified | 01/08/18 01:27pm

***** **** ********* *** a **** *****. ******* I ***** ********* **** if *** ** * lot ** ********** **** that ******** "********* ********* cabling *********" ** ************* and *** ******* **** own ** ******* ************ that **** ******* ******* in *** ****/*** ****************** Building ****** *********. **** are ********* **** *** on ** *** ******* TIA-568 ******* *** ********** series, ***-*** ******* *** Spaces ******, ***-*** ************** standard, ***-*** ********* ************ and ***-*** ******* ***** standard. ***** *** ***** sections ** ***** ** well *** ***** *** the ******** ****. * see ******** ***** *** ties ** **** ****** that ***** ******* *********** of ***/ ***** ****** in **** ****** *** to ******** *** ******** of *** ***** ******. Just * **** ** the ****. ********* ** power.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

01/11/18 07:32pm

* ** ****** **** and **** ******** ********* that *** ***** ***** own ******* ** *** midwest. * ***'* **** if ** ** ******* the ******* ********* *** starting ** ** ***** own ******** ** ** they *** **** ** busy ** ** ************* to ** ******** *******. Either ***, **** ***** that *** ******* ** cabling ** *** ******** has **** ****.

** * *******, ** take ***** ** *** fact **** *** ** our ******* ** ********* per ***** *********. ***** most ****** ***** **** is *****'* **** * difference, ** **** **** first **** **** ***** things *** ******* *** does *** **** **********. It ***** *** **** like * **** ************ when ** *** *** the ** **** *******, you **** **** ******** documents **** *** ************* and **** ************* ******** certified ******* **** *******.

******* ***** ** ****** do ** ****** *** velcro. *** **** ****** have **** **** ** IDF *** **** ** tie-wraps ** ** ******, because ****** *** ** lazy ** *** **** off. ****** ***** ** so **** ** **** your ******* ********** *** organized.

Derek Caudill

01/15/18 04:02pm

******** ******* ** * warehouse ** ******* **.

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | 01/15/18 04:27pm

* *** **** ** Facebook *** ***** ***. An ********** *** ** relocate ** ***** *****, here's *** ** **** the ******:

**'* ********* ******* * ******* ****** Phoenix *******.

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ari Erenthal | 01/15/18 06:01pm

****'* ****** *****. ** the ****** ** **** nice *******, * ***'* imagine *** **** *** panel **. ** ****** has * ******* ** an ***** ***** **** was ********* ******* **** stuffing *** ***** **** wire, * ***** **** to *** **. * don't ******* ******, *** around **** * **** never **** * **** looking *****. ******** * have **** ****** *** cable **** ***** ***.

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | In reply to Kyle Folger | 01/15/18 06:15pm

**'* ********* ******** ** do **** ******* ****, it **** ***** * little **** **** *** a ******* ** *************** and ****-*******. * **** to ** ** *** the **** **** * was * ****.

****'* * ***** ** the ***** *** *********, also **** ********:

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 01/15/18 06:27pm

*** ***** ********* ******** ** **** ***** *********? :)

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/15/18 07:01pm

***** ****'* *** *********, **** *** ***** ******* *** (** the ***) ********* :)

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/15/18 07:23pm

***** **** ** ******* *********** **** ******* **** any************** *** ****, ** can ****** *** ********* is ***** ****** ** know ****'* *** *** way ***'** ******** ** do ****. *********, ** can ****** *** **** we *** *** *** supposed ** ** *****.

* ***** ***** ***** are *** ** ******* such ** **** **** smokes ** ****-** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 01/15/18 07:29pm

***** ** ** ***** ******** ****** ** ** ******'* ** a ***** ******** ** ****-** ******. ********** ** **** ** connected, ** ***'* ***** ********** **** *** ********* ** *** box *** *** ** *** *** ** *** ****.

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 01/15/18 07:40pm

****.

** ***** **, * see ** ****** (*****) and ~* *******. **** they're ***** * ***'* know, *** * ***** they're *** *** *********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 01/31/18 04:52pm

******* * ******* *** moved **** *** ****** to *** ***** ***-*****, leaving *** **** ***** connectors?

********** *****, ** **** were ** ************ *****, the ****** ***** **** without ********, **?

Undisclosed End User #6

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 01/31/18 05:02pm

********

*** *****!

Chris DeMeo

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 01/30/19 06:41pm

****** **** ***** **** the ******* ******* ********** around ***** ***** ******* connectors

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Chris DeMeo | 01/30/19 07:14pm

****** **** ***** **** the ******* ******* ********** around ***** ***** ******* connectors

****** **** * *** just ****** ** **** a********* ;)

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Christopher Freeman

01/31/18 01:38pm

***** *************** ****** ** the ******* , *** looks ***** ** *** very *********.

***** ******* ***** ** outsourced *********** **** *** application ***** ** *** or *** ******** , that ** ***** ** gets *****

******* , ****** ** system * , **** tech's *** *** *** ties , **** **** the *** ***** *** leave * ***** *** behind ****.

***** **** , ** outsourced *********** **** ** oversight ** **** **** in *****.

**** **** **** ***** examples ***** **

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Christopher Freeman | 01/31/18 02:06pm

** **** ************ * like **** *** **** because ** **** ***** changes *** **** ** service. * **** **** what *** ******** ****** and *** *** ********* tell **** ** ****** professional ** *** ****.

*'** **** **** **** times ***** ** *** done ****** **** *** start *** ***** **** no ***** ** * professional *******. ** ***** are *** ***** ***** the **** ***** ************ and **** *** **** above *** **** *******.

* **** ******* ** racks ** **** ******* installs. ** *** ********* is ******* ******, ** one ********* ***** ** pay ** **** *** entire ***** ******* ******** since ******* *** "******".

Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Kyle Folger | 01/31/18 06:10pm

"*** ** *** ******, who ***** ** ** looks ********" ** *** typical *******.

***** ** **** ** troubleshoot, **** ** **** what ***** ******* ** what, ** ***** * port ****** (* ** 4 ** **** ***** chained) *** ****** ** connected **.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Kyle Folger | 01/31/18 07:47pm

** ***** *** *** ***** ***** *** **** ***** ************ and **** *** **** ***** *** **** *******.

* ********** ******* *** **** ******* ** ** ***** ** a **** ******** ********** ***** *** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

01/31/18 05:30pm

**'* ********* ** ********** the *********** ******* *****, standards, *** **** *********.

***** *** *** **** safety. ** *** ******* world, *** **** *** other ***** *** ********. A **** ********* *** effect *******, *** *** liability *************. *** ******* is ********** * ***** rated ***** ** * plenum *****. **** ****** never **** ** **********, and ** **** **** of ********* ****** **** of ****, **** ********* comes **** ****. **** code ********* *** ********* on-line **** ** ******.

********* *** *** ***** performance. ******** **, *, and ** *** *** ANSI/EIA/TIA *********, ***** ******* performance. ***********, ****, ****, return ****, *** ******** of ****** ******** ** cabling ***********. ***** **** verified ******* ***********, ******* protocols *** ** **** that *** ************** **** provide ******** *********. ********* standards **** ******* ******* payment ** * *** party, ***** ** ***********.

**** ********* *** ********* a *********** ** *****, standards, *** ********** ******** best ********* ********** ** one ********. *** ***** TDMM *** ********* ******* are ******* ********. ***** types ** ********* ********* require * ***, *** are * ******** ********* for *****, *********, *** best *********.

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Christopher Freeman

01/31/18 07:16pm

**** ************ ******** **** and **** ** *** IT *********

****** *** ************ , and **** **** **** the *.*. ** **** mess **

** *** ******** *** the ********* * ****** , * ******* *** code, ** *** ******* standard

**** * ******* ****** and * **** * lot ** ****** , I *** **** **** work , **** **** dont **** *** **** to *** **** **** place **** **** **** apart.

** **** ******* , standards *** **** ** good ** *** *********** and ******* **** *** is *** *** ***** the **********

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to Christopher Freeman | 01/31/18 07:48pm

**** *** ********* **** ** * ******* **** *****, *** time ********* ** ******** ***** *** ***** ***** ***** ** always ** **********.

Undisclosed End User #6

01/29/19 11:39pm

******** #* ** *** **** ***** *** ******* ****** ** be *********. ****** ******,**** ****.

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed End User #6 | 01/30/19 03:14am

****** **, **** *** been *******.

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