DIY Telecom

Short and simple video on wiring your home phone jacks (residential). The wiring or home telephone service (also known as POTS or Analog) is fairly simple. The most important part is to keep the ...

How to connect 1-pair, copper jumper wires to a 66-block when you do not have access to a punchdown tool.

This video shows you very up-close the exact (and simple) you would use to terminate the...

part 2 of the series on beginning a Network-telecom career. This video discusses 3 major ways a person with no experience could get started in the field.

While this information is not comprehens...

shows how cross-connections are made from Station cabling over to the PBX. Using a one-pair 22 or 24 gauge copper jumper wire, we make "cross-connects" from the wire going out to the Telephone ...

Bridge Clips are small metal pieces used to connect two sides of a 66-block together. Usually PBX ports, Circuits, or POTS lines (telephone lines) on one side with the extended inside wiring on t...

Personality traits of people who might make great Network-Telecom technicians. This is Part 1 in a multi-part series about creating a Career as a Network-Telecom technician.

This first video focu...

provides a quick and basic understanding of the various ports
on a Cisco Router. An entry-level IT, Network, or Telecom professional. would find this valuable to know before their first assignme...

Simple to understand step-by-step on connecting the Cat6 (or Cat5e) cable onto the RJ-45 Ethernet jack. This is also referred to a "terminating" or "a termination".

You will need a Cat6 or Cat5e ...

VIdeo shows how to setup, terminate, punch down, and make cross-connects on a 110 block.




110 blocks are frequently used as distribution for PBX stations and Telephone company. They have one ma...

a quick and simple explanation for new telecom techs, IT managers or office administrators.

The three different technologies are all being used simultaneously in the business environment today . ...

understanding how POE is delivered is critical to troubleshooting problems that involve Power Over Ethernet. Many small network devices that were previously powered by 110 volt wall adapters now ...

If you are having trouble pairing cordless handsets to a AT&T SB67138 (also known as SyncJ), this video will help. The problem comes in when the handsets have been previously registered to another...

Simple, quick way to prevent that drywall dust mess you get every time you have to cut a hole in the drywall.

I got tired of having to clean-up that Drywall dust that collects on the floor after y...

This shows, in great and close-up detail, how to crimp an RJ-45 (aka: 8P8C) connector on to a Catagory 5e or Catagory 6 cable.

Every detail is shown close-up.

The RJ-45 crimp-on end is used to cr...

This makes pulling cable from Reels so much easier and it's very simple to set up.
Phone or Data Cable usually comes in either a Pull Box or a Reel (spool). I prefer reels because they have more ...

When you must deal with an attic space because you can't run the cable by simply pushing up the ceiling tiles, there a few things to consider.

This video is short and gives you a few tips to consi...

Wall mounting a heavy network cabinet does not have to be a strenous task.




This video shows you how to prepare the mounting site ahead of time to allow for an easy installation.

This video briefly shows the use of a 5-pair impact tool for doing terminations on 110 blocks.

This tool terminates the 4 or 5 pair 110 wafers all at once. Without this tool, you would traditiona...

Kick Meters (Slide or sidekick) are a tools (similar to an multi-meter) that most LEC technicans carry with them. I had a chance encounter with an AT&T Tech while we were working a trouble. He de...

A quick demonstration of the ByteBrothers RWC1000 in action. Testing, saving, and then downloading the certified results.

The download process is a little un-refined so it helps if you watch some...

How to terminate 4-pair UTP copper cable on 66 punch-down block. This is for station cabling. This terminates the wires that run between the phone closet (or phone room) and the telephone jacks o...

Many technicians do not understand (or were not taught properly) the importance of keeping the exposed pairs at a termination to a minimum. The cable jacket should be intact all the way up to the ...

Three major modular connector types used in Telecommunications and computer networking.

The RJ-45 (formally referred to as "8P8C" or "8 pin, 8 Conductor") is the most common type used for Ethernet...

step-by-step on connecting 25pair cable on to a 66 block. Punching down a 66 block is not complicated, but it is a skill to get the wires to lay in a neat fashion.

Shows an Ortronics cat5e jack being terminated (connected) to a category 5e 8-wire cable. The same technique could be used for a category 6 cable as well.

Data centers have raised floors where all data and electrical cable runs under the floor. Running cables in this environment is a little different from normal office space where the cables are run...

What the upper side of a drop-tile ceiling looks like. This space is where cable gets run through. It is a dark, unfriendly environment full of wires, air ducts, pipes, sharp metal, and sometimes...

Simple explanation of the basic Telecom wiring color code. Video shows the actual wires and a chart. The 25 pair color code is the foundation.
The initial five colors are BLUE, ORANGE, GREEN, BRO...