Need To Extend Your Ethernet Connection? Try Inline Couplers!

[@maelo9x]

Outstanding explanation, I'm a network engineer with 15+ years and this by far the best explanation thanks 🤙😎

[@trueCABLE]

Thanks! We appreciate the compliment, and we are glad you found the content useful.

[@YTTHROWAWAYCORONA]

I'm in the process of stumbling across the internet to try and gain a greater general understanding of network runs that I could implement in my house (my ignorance has lead me to purchasing plenty of atrocious ethernet cable, RJ45 connectors and loose boots LOL) and Don has been great with these video series! Thank you for your excellent help, Don! Please ignore the criticism from others, you are helping thousands across your playlists who do not stop to comment.

[@trueCABLE]

Hello, and thanks for the compliment and words of encouragement. We do look at all criticism and will consider it if we believe it is offered in a genuine fashion and will result in more beneficial videos. We, like any other channel, get our fair share of disingenuous criticism that we ignore, as you suggest!

[@edwardcullen3251]

What on earth is a channel?! This is not helpful unless we know what that means in this context. At home we are using 2 couplers at the moment. At another one of our properties we are using 1. The reason for their use is the amount of work required to remove the existing cable and put in a longer new one, just is far too much work and would involve disturbing asbestos ceilings at one of the properties.

[@trueCABLE]

Hello Edward! A channel is the end-to-end communications channel from one powered device to another. It will end up in 8P8C connectors at both ends. Channels are constructed in two primary ways. First, a patch cord (single cord) alone can function as a direct attach cable and, therefore, a channel. A solid copper permanent + 2 patch cords is the second prominent way. The permanent link is terminated at both ends to either two keystone jacks or to a patch panel to a keystone jack, yielding female ports. Patch cords are plugged in on both sides, completing the entire communications channel. Here is a blog that really explains it and even shows how to construct one properly: www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/calculating-ethernet-cable-overall-channel-length-for-success. As for couplers, I understand your circumstances and in many cases (depending upon your bandwidth needs) the use of more than one coupler to construct a communications channel may be all you can do to get from A to B. It happens. The key is to use factory pre-made patch cords that have been factory tested and a high-quality component and Category rated coupler, like trueCABLE sells. The refrain in the video is to avoid using too many couplers, and here is another blog that will demonstrate just how many you can get away with before things start going bad: www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/ethernet-couplers-how-many-is-too-many. I hope that helps clarify things!