The only 2 patch panels I've ever used myself have traditional punchdown blocks, and I have to say that I hate them. I find it difficult to work with the density, and I hate managing cabling in the ...

It's a very good practice to put patch panels in the cabinets and to have structured cabling back to central points where the switches are located. It prevents needing to pull a patch cord under the ...

In the first three parts of this series we covered the fundamentals of metallurgy, looked at the tools used for doing bodywork, and went through the basics of hammer and dolly work, showing how to ...