wiring methods

[Slates]

Bottom line is unless you are using an alarm panel that needs to dial out via POTs, don't use the security feature

Thanks, this is the route I eventually went with and it works fine (although I haven't officially tested the security system just yet). I know that the line is active to the security system, so I am not too worried about it just yet.

 

[royalj7]

How do you mount arbitrary items, like a gigabit switch or 110 block? I bought an OnQ 14" panel yesterday at Lowe's and mounted it, but now I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what to do with the round and square punch-outs on it. Having spent the better part of the day and a nontrivial amount of cash on it, I kind of feel like I should treat it with respect and do it "correctly"... but I have no idea what "correctly" is. I just don't want it to turn out looking like my Elk panel (it's so bad, if someone broke in and stole it, and the police found it, I'd deny it was mine because I'd be too ashamed to admit to having wired it so badly).

There are plenty of ways to mount things like routers, switches, and the like. I'm not sure how much wiring you have, but 14" cabinet seems awful small. I have a typical 3br/2.5ba house and I'm slap full in a CV 50 incher.

Anyways, leviton and Onq both sell brackets specifically for this. Onq's is 364254-01 I believe. Another way is to use two pieces of velcro to secure the router/etc to the enclosure. This is the method I use. A variation of this is to screw a long velcro strap to the enclosure and strap your equipment in place.

Hope this helps,

--Jamie

 

[signal15]

How do you mount arbitrary items, like a gigabit switch or 110 block? I bought an OnQ 14" panel yesterday at Lowe's and mounted it, but now I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what to do with the round and square punch-outs on it. Having spent the better part of the day and a nontrivial amount of cash on it, I kind of feel like I should treat it with respect and do it "correctly"... but I have no idea what "correctly" is. I just don't want it to turn out looking like my Elk panel (it's so bad, if someone broke in and stole it, and the police found it, I'd deny it was mine because I'd be too ashamed to admit to having wired it so badly).

Here are pics of how my stuff is mounted:

http://www.cocoontech.com/forums/index.php...003&hl=pics

If you don't have a cabinet, you can just get a little 19" rackmount thing that bolts to the wall to mount your switch and patch panels in. If you do some checking on Craigslist, you can find cabinets cheap. I got mine for $150, brand new. And it's a $2500 cabinet.