Cable Cleanup and Unifi Installation

[@euroluke3905]

I do the exact same job with data cabling here in the UK. I have to ask, how come you start your patch panels at port 12 and not port 1? Surely starting at port one makes the most sense for the next engineer that comes along to work and add more cables?

[@pitsnipe5559]

Nice work! I bet you hate it when previous contractors don’t leave any slack in the cables. They did that in my house and it really bugged me.

[@ainiveuga3966]

I'm hoping to learn more from your videos, I'm really impressed with the way you organized your cables and using different colors of v jacks on a patch panels and laying out cables from patch panels to switches. Really cool stuff.

[@369special6]

would you advise for a house with no network cable to use and install/ wire up house all with CAT7 SFTP or CAT6a SFTP? or just stick to usual CAT6 UTP?

[@Nate-qc8kb]

I can't tell you how much I need this in my life / in my home. I *really* need a cleanup coz my rack/utility room is a nightmare! It's been impossible to find someone to come out and do it tho. Weird times.

[@kristopherleslie8343]

Well I always say start by using a diagraming tool or even PowerPoint and build it then critique it

[@Walterz930]

Looking so good now bet the owner was happy with the work

[@ronm6585]

Thank you. Looks great.

[@archjapanmotovlogs]

fantastic job, yet another awesome video mate !!

[@kimlynch5526]

Really nice work. It looks so much nicer than before. I notice most setups you run the cables from the building to the front patch panel. It makes sense in those setups. For my house server rack I want to put a patch panel in the back of the rack (It's a roll around StarTech 45U) and run the back patch panel to the front patch panel with short cable. I would then run a cable from the plate on the wall to the back of my StarTech patch panel. That makes my server rack it's own entity. Does this sound okay to you? My only concern is each connection adds a little discontinuity and I don't want to hav-e problems with 10G data. Longest run in house 25 meters or less. Keep the videos up they are fun and I learn from them

[@itwithmike]

You won’t loose the connectivity or speed if the wires are correctly wired up, and within its parameters meaning less than a 100 meters. Not sure what that is in yards tho.. but why use two patch panels? If you want to disconnect things if you use the keystones you can just move it over, by unclicking the keystones..

[@eastkentuckylabs]

Excellent work Cody!

[@danphilpott6302]

Love your content! Do you have a Canadian affiliate store for UniFi? I have XG 24 and 24 POE enterprises switches and need a UDM SE desperately to get my network up! Cheers

[@mathewshoyt1763]

that looks like a cool +/- $3k job; jobs like those are good for those who are learning how on how to start designing and implementing the cabling backbone to MDF/IDF setups.

[@Noviets]

Why do you not rack mount your CK2?

[@4ngarag]

Nice work!

[@jphomebrew]

Which patch cables are those?

[@aravindaravi9701]

Hi could any one help me on this

[@harirajan2705]

Very informative !!

[@dyphoenixphotography]

What kind of camera are you using for the time lapse video

[@MactelecomNetworks]

I use a canon eos90d but the time lapse was done in DaVinci resolve

[@mrd4233]

Amazing work! Keep it up dude!

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Thank you

[@protaginets]

Please tell me you went back and relabels the PDU.. that looked pretty janky with the rest of the job.

[@rogernicholls418]

your ladder bro gotta put a link in for the different types of ladders you use in your jobs. thanks in advance

[@MVEGAS123]

Excellent job

[@garyadams7913]

Very clean job the way it should be done. One question what about additions switches seen to be fully populated.

[@railsonpinheiro1344]

Serviço ótimo, qualidade também é indiscutível! Parabéns 👏👏👏👏

[@TeoFaot]

Sem dúvida o cara é muito caprichoso, mas nos falta acesso aos acessórios que eles tem lá, esses patchcoords pequenos, o patchpannel descarregado e o alicate para crimpar os keystones, tudo bem difícil de encontrar por aqui e, quando encontra, quase impossível o cliente aprovar o orçamento usando esses materiais.

[@andyhey4576]

What rack is this and would the UI stuff fit in it without need for any or major modifications?

[@sonogameplay]

can you also do FTTx?

[@kristopherleslie8343]

Watch a master at work

[@avatech23]

Great job as always!

[@kevinkirk529]

How much bandwidth do those cameras usually take up?

[@CleeShock]

How long are patch cable? 10cm?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

6 inch

[@zakariaattar7434]

Great job bro😃

[@thatottawaguy]

Hey Cody...Is there a reason for not having a Ubiquiti Affiliate link for the Canadian store? Love most of your videos, but especially these cleanup and cable management porn ones!! Have a great one!

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Hey, The affiliate program had been put on hold until the new year, but once it’s back up and running hopefully a Canada link will come to follow. Thanks for watching the videos

[@ainiveuga3966]

Cool stuff.

[@wscholze]

No ubiquiti canada affiliate link?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Unfortunately not yet. Hopefully soon though :)

[@sohailaslam2057]

Very informative videos. I am sure you are as expert in setting up severs and other network hardware as well. Please see if you can share videos on network equipment and troubleshhoting issues on onsite.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

A lot of the on site stuff we can’t film. I have a few videos setting up Unifi gear on site

[@fusiontechrd]

Those 6 inch cables look beautiful

[@ThePirateGod]

Why don't you use an DAC to connect the switches? Otherwise looks good

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Didn’t have any dacs they are sold out. Have some on order. Also these switches are on SFP ( 1gb ) anyways

[@raul0685]

Love the video bro but you should of shown all the equipment installation

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Good point

[@GotWire]

nice work! love this kinda video!

[@jfkastner]

Wow - looks super tidy now!

[@sujaybhakat2548]

Can you make video on Cisco access point and switch ( without licence ) ?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

If Cisco sends me some sure

[@WhitentonMike]

Great job. A+ for cable management. Only a few things I would have done differently. I would have used pass-thru keystones as they are faster to install and you can interconnect between the rear of the keystones on different patch panels using only patch cables with no punching. Making changes is quick and painless. Your purple patch cable should have gone into the 2nd patch panel position 23. The 2nd blue patch cable should have gone into the 3rd patch panel position 23. Your second patch panel should have been a 48-port panel to avoid the mess as the upper row of ports in switch 2 become populated. If you use pass-thru keystones, go ahead and populate unused switch ports to their adjacent keystones so future expansion is already mapped out and to prevent dust from entering the ports. The order of the panels, switches, and devices goes by the following rules. You partially followed these. A single row of keystone jacks should only be connected to a single row of ports on a switch. Avoid crossing over a row on either a switch or patch panel. Ports on a device or switch should be connected to the nearest patch panel keystones. Avoid as much as possible patch cables that run at angles between keystones and ports. Use a single 48 port patch panel instead of 2 individual 24 port panels so long as the panels are between switches or devices. Try to maintain the sequence of alternating between patch panel, device, patch panel, device, etc. Following this sequence will look more uniform. This is true even if you have a device with a single row of ports. Try as much as possible to color code the keystone pass-thrus to the patch cable colors. Keep in mind that UV from fluorescent lighting can bleach labels. I have a customer's site whose panels and wall plates (nearly 400 labels) are now completely blank. If you are remodeling as opposed to new, patch cables can be lengthened by using patch cables and non-keystone pass-thrus. Terminate the short cable with a pass-thru cable end, add a female-female pass-thru coupler, and another patch cable to reach the back of the keystone panel jack. I have a future job where there are 192 punch-down cables that have no slack and need to be moved in the rack. To make matters worse the punch down panels are 96 ports each installed at the top of an 8ft rack. I'll pick up one of those portable scaffolding units so I don't have to sit on a ladder all night. Lastly, avoid attaching cables to other building systems such as ducting, conduit, strapping, etc. Use J-hooks attached to the structure of the building independently. Other contractors will thank you when they need to work on something and don't have to deal with your cabling and there is less likelihood of your cabling being disturbed, moved, or damaged.

[@daapprentice8659]

What pass -thru keystones do you use?

[@WhitentonMike]

@@daapprentice8659 If I'm being honest I usually end up using what's available and cheap so long as they are the slim type so they can be packed in close together. They are a pretty basic design and factory assenbled. The main issues to pay attention to is whether the panel is made well. I deal with mostly 48 port switches so finding a high density 1U blank is important. If you have time, order in some and test fit them. Make some notes as to whether you prefer the keystones all upright or 180 so you can get your fingers into the release. Also, it is surprising how particuler you'll get with the color coding of the patch cables and keystones. It's one of those fiddly things that when done right it looks amazing and you won't want to go back to your old way.

[@daapprentice8659]

@@WhitentonMike thanks for the reply. Would it be possible for you to post a link to an example of something that meets the criteria you just mentioned? I'm a visual person, do that would be most helpful. If not, no worries.

[@kencee9213]

Great video what patch cables do you use or do you make them up

[@MactelecomNetworks]

These are done by a company close to me ( infinite cables) but you can buy monoprice 6 inch slim cables or vertical cable slim 6 inch patch cables

[@bobbytaylor3177]

Turned out great Cody!

[@SilentChappie]

Awesome video! Keep it up!

[@eddasilva6948]

Cody, you use the same color scheme across keystone and cables? yellow for phone, black for data and blue for uplinks?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Yup that’s correct. Purple was for IsP . Need to buy more keystones and patch cables

[@eddasilva6948]

@@MactelecomNetworks did you pass on SFP+ uplinks due to cost or availability of cables? thanks

[@MactelecomNetworks]

@@eddasilva6948 nah we just didn’t have any. We have to go back I’ve ordered some and will replace with dacs

[@Mike_Hartman]

Did they keep their Fortinet firewall? I couldn't tell if it was powered on at the end there.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Ya they did still have a license on that then they are changing

[@nielstaildeman]

@@MactelecomNetworks To what?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

@@nielstaildeman I believe PFsense

[@thefluentone]

Nice transformation

[@Richard_GIS]

We enjoyed it!

[@blackjedi23]

Super Clean

[@PowerUsr1]

Good stuff!

[@greglopez8206]

Great work

[@Peter-vf8ly]

Super 👍

[@LowVoltageNation]

Really great work! I like how you lined up the keystones to be close to the switch and blanked out the rest. 🤌

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Thanks! Ya blanks are key see lots of people leave them open doesn’t have the nicest look