Cat5 Router In Attic

I ask because my installation will have to go up into my attic and to the location of current dsl router.

Cat5 router in attic.

It stands for communications multipurpose cable which indicates that the cable is a communications cable suitable for in wall installation. I already have many boxes on the side of my house and i want to get rid of unnecessary ones. My router is in my living room and my computer is about two rooms away and doesn t get the best reception. If you want ethernet outlets in both room a and room b you will need to install a switch in room a or run two cables from the attic i m assuming your cable modem router is in the attic.

Here s a step by step guide to wiring your home with cat5e or cat6 ethernet cable. A wi fi repeater takes your wi fi signal receives it and creates a new wi fi network from it. I plan on going up to the attic drilling down into the space behind my router plugging an ethernet plate into the wall and the router into that then dropping the ethernet between the wall of my computer room and finding it through the wall. Of course you do need to run ethernet cables through the wall for this option but it s still a really cool choice if you re able to do that.

This is a cable jacket fire resistance rating defined in article 800 of the national electric code. This can be mitigated with outdoor cat5 or with heat tape during the winter. Although ordinary ethernet cables can be used the better option is to use the more expensive weatherproof cat 6 cables. Repeaters are another choice.

One module plugs into an ac outlet somewhere near a linksys e series router and then an ethernet cable makes the data connection between the module and the router. If you re not sure of the difference between the two check out. It s really a better choice than putting the router in an attic. The other module plugs into an ac outlet in the room where you want to add an internet port.

If your attic gets too cold your cable will lose attenuation quickly and you may get poor performance or even a complete loss of network. Ethernet cable has different fire ratings. Cat 6 cat 5 or cat 5e ethernet cables can be run outdoors to network computers with a large area network lan between homes or other buildings. You then plug your tv blu ray player or gaming console into this module s rj45 jack.

This post is republished from instructables.