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Ethernet Wall Socket Connection Difficulty

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W. eWatson

Jan 1, 1970
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I have a wall plate for an internet connection, and a cable strung through
the wall with a male plug on it. The plate came with a socket fixture which
has a female socket on the outside, and a wire-box on the inside. To make
this work, I'd have to cut the end of the cable and wire it to the wire-box.
Is there another type of wall connector that has female sockets on both
sides? That way I can just plug in the cable to the inside to complete the
connection.
 
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Baron

Jan 1, 1970
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W. eWatson said:
I have a wall plate for an internet connection, and a cable strung
through the wall with a male plug on it. The plate came with a socket
fixture which has a female socket on the outside, and a wire-box on
the inside. To make this work, I'd have to cut the end of the cable
and wire it to the wire-box. Is there another type of wall connector
that has female sockets on both sides? That way I can just plug in the
cable to the inside to complete the connection.

Just note the wire colours and cut the plug off. Match the colours to
the diagram supplied for the push fix. Takes less than a minute to
terminate the cable.
 
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W. eWatson

Jan 1, 1970
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Baron said:
Just note the wire colours and cut the plug off. Match the colours to
the diagram supplied for the push fix. Takes less than a minute to
terminate the cable.
OK, do I remove any insulation from the wires or do I just lay them in?
Looking down on the plastic device ("teeth") that receives the 8 wires, it
has two columns separated by a gap. I would think I'd put, say, a blue and
blue-white pair in from the center and spread each to the outside, then push
down with the tool given on each of the two wires. I'm guessing the tool
causes the insulated to be penetrated with the "teeth" in the plastic
holder, so that conduction is established.

What are the little plastic extras? Two of them look like rectangle, 1/2"
square, that maybe get pressed into the mounting front piece. The other two
each have a cell like structure with four comparments. I guess these are
caps that go over the "teeth"?

A minute? Maybe after I've done this about 10 times.
 
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Baron

Jan 1, 1970
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W. eWatson said:
OK, do I remove any insulation from the wires or do I just lay them
in? Looking down on the plastic device ("teeth") that receives the 8
wires, it has two columns separated by a gap. I would think I'd put,
say, a blue and blue-white pair in from the center and spread each to
the outside, then push down with the tool given on each of the two
wires. I'm guessing the tool causes the insulated to be penetrated
with the "teeth" in the plastic holder, so that conduction is
established.

What are the little plastic extras? Two of them look like rectangle,
1/2" square, that maybe get pressed into the mounting front piece. The
other two each have a cell like structure with four comparments. I
guess these are caps that go over the "teeth"?

A minute? Maybe after I've done this about 10 times.

It becomes a habit. :)

You should have or there should be a diagram showing where each wire
should be placed. Strip back the outer jacket for about 15mm. Fan out
the wires so that they fall into the correct places. Punch down and
clear the trimmings. Job done. You really can do it in less than 60
seconds.... Ok it takes a few goes ! I just use a ty-wrap to secure
the cable. Don't tend to bother with the cover unless there are two or
three cables in there. 24 wires gets a bit tedious dressing them so
they don't get damaged when the faceplate is screwed down.
 
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W. eWatson

Jan 1, 1970
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Baron said:
It becomes a habit. :)

You should have or there should be a diagram showing where each wire
should be placed. Strip back the outer jacket for about 15mm. Fan out
the wires so that they fall into the correct places. Punch down and
clear the trimmings. Job done. You really can do it in less than 60
seconds.... Ok it takes a few goes ! I just use a ty-wrap to secure
the cable. Don't tend to bother with the cover unless there are two or
three cables in there. 24 wires gets a bit tedious dressing them so
they don't get damaged when the faceplate is screwed down.
Thanks. I just proceeded and it seems to have worked out. I put the two caps
on and they do secure the wires in some fashion. The end where my PC is at
the end of 100' of cable and out in the yard on a platform where I work. I
connected to the internet with the laptop. It's so light outside, I couldn't
check to see if I was on the cable or somehow the laptop got picked up by
the wireless from the house. When it's darker, 6 hours from now, I'll give
it another look. I suspect I was successful. I got progressively faster as I
went along.
 
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Baron

Jan 1, 1970
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W. eWatson said:
Thanks. I just proceeded and it seems to have worked out. I put the
two caps on and they do secure the wires in some fashion. The end
where my PC is at the end of 100' of cable and out in the yard on a
platform where I work. I connected to the internet with the laptop.
It's so light outside, I couldn't check to see if I was on the cable
or somehow the laptop got picked up by the wireless from the house.
When it's darker, 6 hours from now, I'll give it another look. I
suspect I was successful. I got progressively faster as I went along.

Good for you ! Thanks for the feedback. Its nice to know I helped a
little.
 
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