Reddit reviews RCA RJ45 Wall Plate - White (TPH552R)
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Most of what lbstrange1 wrote is incorrect.
That is a 66 block. It is completely unnecessary unless you are planning on having multiple phone lines in your home. Pull off all of the wires and throw the 66 block away.
If you want to go the cheap route just crimp RJ45 male connectors onto the end of each cable. There are YouTube videos that will show you how to properly crimp them. Make sure you are using 568B configuration.
If you want to make it look nice buy one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000067SC6
Use the previously mentioned punch down tool to terminate the wires. DO NOT strip the wires first. Make sure you punch it down as 568B.
I'm willing to bet that your home builder's contractor installed RJ11 phone jacks throughout your home. If so you'll need these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00111AAZ2/
Install them at each wall jack location using 568B configuration.
Finally, you'll need a switch as was previously stated. However it does not connect directly to your modem. You need to connect it to your router.
Ok. So, it looks like you are currently wired for phones. It looks like Cat5, but without reading the writing on the sheath, I can't know for sure. If it is, you are in luck and will be able to get hard wired data in each room.
It looks like there are 5 cables coming into the closet. This should mean that 5 rooms have wall jacks like the one pictured in the first picture, correct?
It also looks like you have an alarm system? It looks like there is some kind of access control or alarm panel that the phone line is connected too. Disclaimer: Disconnecting anything may render other low voltage systems inoperable. If you do not own the building, check with the owner to make sure nothing will be disturbed. Also, use common sense and exercise appropriate safety precautions. Also be sure to follow your local government's building and electrical codes where applicable.
What you will need (assuming 5 rooms)
First, start inside your closet panel. Separate the 5 Cat5 cables (blue). Terminate each one with an RJ45 connector.
See this for detailed info on how to do so.
If the modem is not already installed, it can be, right inside your closet panel there with one of the white coax cables on the right (broadband.. not sure what to tell you about DSL). Have the ISP tech hook it up because I am not sure what is happening with all of those splitters and/ or filters on the coax. (If you are nice, they may punch down and terminate the Cat5 for you if you have the rest of the parts.)
Using a patch cable, connect the modem to a nice Ethernet switch.
Then, plug in each of the newly terminated RJ45s into each port of the switch. There will be empty ports. I always like to leave room for future expansion.
Alternatively, if your modem has a built in switch (most modems are modem, switch, wifi router combos these days), you can use as many ports int the back of the modem as you can. You may need to get a separate switch and daisy chain it from the modem depending on how may ports the modem has.
Then, go to each room and terminate a wall jack on each of the Cat5's coming up through the wall.
Power up and test. Should be pretty straightforward pending any unfortunate happenings.
Hope this helps. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.
>My question is; is the wall hollow in between the boxes?
Almost certainly yes.
> Would this be something that the technician would possibly be willing to do for me?
Most likely no, he/she probably won't have the tools and parts.
Just replace the cover? They are usually standard.
There are a zillion versions of this
https://www.amazon.com/d/Electrical-Connectors-Wall-Plates/RCA-RJ45-Wall-Plate-TPH552R/B00111AAZ2
http://www.amazon.com/Cat5e-Ethernet-Cable-500ft-Cat-5e/dp/B0092THNDW and 2x http://www.amazon.com/RCA-RJ45-Wall-Plate-TPH552R/dp/B00111AAZ2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1425365235&sr=1-1 works better. I ran mine through the attic back when 802.11b was the standard, and haven't needed to upgrade it since.
what? doesn't the walljack look like this on both ends of that run?
https://www.amazon.com/RCA-RJ45-Wall-Plate-TPH552R/dp/B00111AAZ2 Would be the correct way to terminate wiring in a room.
If it is really Cat5e, you can get something like this to rewire it.