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  1. CablingContractor

    Hangers into metal

    This sounds like what we call Hat Channel. I use a large self tapping screw. It you need additional strength, use a hole saw and a toggle bolt.
  2. CablingContractor

    Hangers directly to ceiling

    I've attached hangers directly to a drywall ceiling by using 1 1/2" screws and screwing into wooden ceiling joists. Conduit is run on the ceiling all the time, running cable on the ceiling is not a big deal...
  3. CablingContractor

    Visio or Autocad for Network Drawings.

    Thanks guys, much appreciated!
  4. CablingContractor

    Visio or Autocad for Network Drawings.

    I've been using a product called Smartdraw to create network drawings and diagrams, but my designs do not need to integrate with existing building drawings in any particular file format. As I get larger design assignments, I expect that I will need to upgrade to a more professional drafting...
  5. CablingContractor

    Help....

    You will need to right click on the folders you plan to access and enable Sharing, it's pretty easy.
  6. CablingContractor

    Heating for Rack in Warehouse

    Just install a couple of 100 Watt lights inside the cabinet, that should do the trick.
  7. CablingContractor

    How To Become a Certified Dealer

    I'm in Southern California and just a few minutes ago talked with someone from Panasonic, I work out of my home, I do not have an office, and that fact disqualifies me from becoming a panasonic reseller. I'm a Cisco reseller, they had no such requirement, but Panasonic says no go. Thanks for...
  8. CablingContractor

    My computer won't show websites despite having an IP address.

    Providers of cable modem service will only recognize one MAC address per account. Do what Skip555 says and get a Linksys router. The router's MAC address will be the one the cable company sees, yet it will share the connection on the LAN behind it.
  9. CablingContractor

    How To Become a Certified Dealer

    I'm interested in becoming a Panasonic Business Phone Systems Dealer, yet I've called Panasonic several times and searched their website a few times and can find no info regarding this. Can anybody give me a lead or a place to start on my path to becoming a Certified Dealer? Thanks in advance.
  10. CablingContractor

    So Many Phone Manufacturers.. How do you service it all?

    There has to be several dozen different brands of PBXs and Key Systems... How do you service systems you are unfamiliar with? I figure there's only so many things a phone system can do and I figure that every manufacturer implements the same features, more or less. For example, I was in a...
  11. CablingContractor

    Router to Router over ethernet cabling

    Whenever you connect two of the same devices together, router-router switch-switch or PC-PC, you need a crossover cable.
  12. CablingContractor

    Which states require a Low Voltage License?

    California requires a contractors license. You can get a C-7 license which is low voltage, or a C-10 license (which I have) that is for all electrical wiring.

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