RJ-45's instead of RJ-11's for voice 1

[nessman]

Watching one of my competitors cable up some new construction for a customer of mine (they outbid us for the cable job). They're using RJ-45's for voice drops instead of RJ-11's ("that's because we're using CAT5e cable for voice"), and they're mounting them upside down with the pins on the bottom instead of the top.

I can see my customer is getting what they're paying for.

So... you have the risk of someone plugging their computer into a voice jack - with the risk of a.) frying the NIC and/or b.) crossing pins in the jack if it's not put in properly.

There's two ways of doing a job - the right way, and the wrong way.

 

[jrgood0852]

Absolutely use 8 conductor, 568B scheme for all work outlets. No need for RJ11 anymore. Not even faxes or other analog applications as the RJ11 will fit into the RJ45 with no problem. Try going the other way and see what happens. Thanks.

 

[Cyberprog]

Here in the UK, I've always installed as structured wiring, with RJ45's at the desk, terminated back to a patch panel (and then some!) by the phone system & network kit. We only liven ports as required, and with more and more systems going VOIP, they're more likely to want to turn that voice port into a data port in the future. Also allows us to run Serial devices over the structured wiring with a bit of patching (sometimes occurs with Serial PED's on the counter connected to a terminal on the wall behind a gangway).
But then again, we don't let users move stuff round on their own without having had training

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