Learning Network Cable Management - A Small Business Open Frame Rack Build

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11 ай бұрын

In this video I build an open frame network rack from scratch, explaining along the way the each step and the reason I am doing it the way that I am. This is intended for a small business network, not a home residence. I made this video for first time builders, so I try not to assume that you have built a lot of these and that you are looking for some general guidance. With an open frame rack, taking control of the giant pile of wires you end up with is more important than ever - both on the front of the rack and the rear where the cables are entering.
Below are the items I used in this video - these are Amazon links that help me out, but of course you don't have to use them.
Navepoint 15U Open Frame Rack (Uses cage nuts) - amzn.to/46dTCvA
TrendNet 48 Port Blank Keystone Panel - amzn.to/3XdrXqg
Ball Grip Cordless Screw Driver - amzn.to/3nF48KP
2U Neat patch - amzn.to/447oCwa
All in One Crimp Tool - amzn.to/3KZn8ez
Crimp Tool Cat6 Jacks - amzn.to/3LlllBQ
My toolbag, and its contents:
Bag - amzn.to/3QMyV4m
Punch tool - amzn.to/3DYWoaW
Crimper from vid - amzn.to/3P2KanS
A better crimper - amzn.to/3shOOFS
Construction Pen - amzn.to/45dOg2m
DeWalt Jab Saw - amzn.to/3O8ec9T
Low Voltage Cutout - amzn.to/3pELzXP
Voltage Sensor (Always-on version) - amzn.to/3LUrO5W
Tape Measure - amzn.to/3QHYEea
Cordless Screw Driver - amzn.to/3nF48KP
All in One Crimp Tool - amzn.to/3KZn8ez
Needle Nose - amzn.to/3slXhYs
USB C Flashlight - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...

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@ihateyoutubehandles 11 ай бұрын

No obscure/fancy schmancy gear, decent cable management, calm/confident voice and clear footage. You sir deserve more than a subscription but that will have to do for now! :)

@muhdbunahmad 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely.

@Saturn2888 4 күн бұрын

I use chase-pipe at home, but I have no clue what you bought. My pipe is that white 4" plumbing pipe from Home Depot. We also used a 45 degree bend radius to make sure everything could fit. It's 23 CAT6 wires with 5 fiber runs. Not too many, but we put them in the house ourselves. Any drops for the second floor are done through the attic, so they didn't need a pipe.

@hmiranda12 9 ай бұрын

I’m a network engineer and I always admire this type of work. For me, this is art! Keep the good work and, please, upload more content! 🔥🔥

@lucascarman2578 13 күн бұрын

Yeah, same. I work on these switches and router remotely but I always kinda envy the guys who go in there and just get to work quietly and cleanly. In my internship, I got to do a little bit of installing gear and I had a great time. I'd put my headphones on and just vibe out while running cables or whatever.

@lincolnkarim1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Please note' Connectorized - A raw cable end on which a connector was installed. Termination - The placing of a connectorized cable in its final destination. Exception: When a raw cable end is stripped and permanently punched down on a block without a detachable connector.

@jimsvideos7201 11 ай бұрын

Have you considered voice work? You have notably good diction.

@angelsv 10 ай бұрын

In college, part of my networking class assignment was to create our own RJ45 cables using the crimper tool, at the end of the exercise my fingers were absolutely roasting and cramping, Big respect to this profession.

@Damicske 9 ай бұрын

Yeah making your own patch cables or just terminating is a b...., I started using tool less RJ45 connectors (if needed) so I'm done quicker, yes they're more expensive then the normal ones but no pain in fingers :D

@ronaldnaeyaert3653 3 ай бұрын

In my experience having done 3000 drops, never make you own patch cables. Complete waste of time and prone to problems down the road.

@captjack5169 6 ай бұрын

Great videos, no loud music, no circus hard to follow bullshit. Straight to the goods.

@Darkk6969 11 ай бұрын

Nice setup. For our setups I don't use cable storage or management racks as it gets in the way and makes the cabinet too large. I put the switches right next to the patch panel and use short patch cables. Makes troubleshooting alot easier vs digging through the cable bundles. I also use different color patch cables to identify them as trunk cables. I.e. Red cable form modem to firewall, yellow cables from firewall to switches. Blue cables would be your standard client access.

@tciproductions 11 ай бұрын

If I have complete control over the job scope I can sometimes work it out differently. If I can build the layout consistently with the same sized panel and switches all the way down I would probably skip the horizontal cable manager and move to a vertical manager instead and use that to hide the uplinks. Each build tends to be unique based on the restrictions I am working under. Highly agree about chasing the cables, I often label them if there is time, I will try to include that in the next one.

@venoltar 7 ай бұрын

@@tciproductions This is a great example of perfection being the enemy of good. These were some really helpful tips on how to efficiently adapt and approach the problem when your installation is not the priority on site (Which is most of the time IMHO). As the guy who usually has to come in after this stage to complete the setup, I really appreciate this approach and it helps with understanding what led to those decisions.

@michaelduke4500 2 ай бұрын

I currently do not work in the IT / Network field, but I find this oddly satisfying. I guess it't the neat and tidy look at the end of the vid.

@parakidd 9 ай бұрын

The beginning of this video gave me anxiety with the chaos that was looming in the ceiling. But as the video progressed and I saw how you methodically went through the entire process it made me want to watch more videos like this.

@Joshua.02.06. 9 ай бұрын

You sir have unlocked a core memory of mine when I was 16yrs old. I'm 33 now lol

@seantellsit1431 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Makes a lot of sense for how you combed, routed, and punched down the cable. I'm not a fan of using cable managers butted up against switches as if one needs to do any maintenance, those connections are a pain to get out, and usually one then needs a flat head screw driver (or need nose plyers) to release the tab. I'm more of a fan of split loading the switches so that cables don't cross. In this instance, you could have used a 24 port patch panel on top, and a 48 port patch panel on bottom. As for firewalls that aren't normally mounted in a rack, yes, they are a pain, but until manufacturers start making rack ears with the appropiate models, those adapters at aleast let the firewalls stay racked, and not just flopping on a shelf like I've seen a 1000 times with the ISP modem. Props to you for sharing your work. We need more installers doing this.

@tciproductions 11 ай бұрын

I appreciate the sentiment, thanks. I will have many more variations in future efforts, I'm hoping to explore different layouts each time so that folks learn something new from each vid.

@some______guy 10 ай бұрын

I love a pro. In anything really. Competence is really compelling

@jareeq 6 ай бұрын

nice stead work - like someone said - no fancy tools. I was to ask why a heck those cable managers - but considering what you told about - it was 100% reasonable.

@jadziedzic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for an excellent instructional video. FYI the rack shown in the video appears to be an ECHOGEAR 15U model, NOT a Navepoint model; the ECHOGEAR has horizontal cross members on the rear, while the Navepoint models do not.

@mjellings 5 ай бұрын

Nicely done, we typically do things a bit differently, we have 24 port patch panel, then a 48 port switch then another 24 port patch panel. The top patch panel goes into the top row of the 48 switch with short cables and likewise the patch panel under the switch goes into the bottom row using short cables. Keeps things nice and tidy too but each to their own, good work, nicely laid out :)

@tciproductions 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it. I will show more ways to do the switches and panels in future vids.

@michaelgarcia8271 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful install. Great video.

@raykamarivero 3 ай бұрын

You deserve all the money you’re paid and more

@thantsintun100 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

@js-ict2855 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Looking forward to more of this content.

@blueeyeswhitedragon6385 9 ай бұрын

Your attention to details makes me happy...but when you cleaned up your own mess, I knew then you were a gentleman. Thumbs up and subscribed.

@tciproductions 9 ай бұрын

This comment is appreciated :)

@paulvancyber1979 6 ай бұрын

Pretty nice Job Mate!!!! you need to do more videos like this one!!! nice voice!

@tciproductions 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Almost done with the next one

@k2par 10 ай бұрын

Great videos, thank you! I ended up watching them all and thank you for posting the links for all the tools you use

@Moeunvanlong 10 ай бұрын

The best prepared and managed the network cable in the rack.

@terrenceboylanjr 3 ай бұрын

So we'll done. A refreshing video and attitude towards work.

@muhammadimranzahid5763 6 ай бұрын

Awesome Buddy Keep It Up!!!

@rahulchavan6186 17 күн бұрын

Great elaboration on end to end to cable management, Thanks.

@user-eg7hp5fg5m 5 ай бұрын

Great job. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@MalumeOmega 9 ай бұрын

Nice work. I love that tip with the screws for mounting gear on the rack.

@billybob8646 10 ай бұрын

I like the neat patch solution when the space is available. made it look sharp

@tciproductions 10 ай бұрын

I think you and I are the only ones, neat patch gets a lot of hate :)

@Mitchkp 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely love these types of videos you post, can you do more of them

@chrisparker8539 11 ай бұрын

Another great video. Very informative and you stick to the topic.

@ZoranvonderHeide Ай бұрын

Great video. You remind me to Shawn Michaels "The Heartbreak Kid".

@Kunstentech 11 ай бұрын

I been in the field for a long time but I appreciate your explanations and you have amazing skill organizing, looking forward to more videos

@tciproductions 11 ай бұрын

Very kind of you to say, thanks!

@ChingizKhalafov 9 ай бұрын

This channel is my favourite channel since now.

@osiepafy 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for keeping it real @3:23, really inspiring.👍🔥

@pawpaw7646 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video, good information. Especially useful were the pointers and explanations along the way and your calm demeanor. I'll look for other videos in your channel for different types of network racks to compare with the less than optimal open rack you had to work with this time. Thanks!

@thereefaholic 10 ай бұрын

Nice job. I am gonna share a tip that has changed my network rooms forever. 6” jumpers…. All our switches are now installed between 1RU patch panels and 6” jumpers hu up and down from the 48 port switches with no cable management needed. Not only is installation faster and cleaner, maintenance is faster as well. For the occasional off cable that must transition from one rack to another, we use the 6” jumpers as a chase for that horizontal run. This works so well that the cabling vendors we use now recommend this to all their customers.

@mrmotofy 8 ай бұрын

But as he said he had no idea what switches would be used...so longer is better

@thereefaholic 8 ай бұрын

Well I guess there are switches out there that are bigger then 1 RU.

@Acheron.426 11 ай бұрын

Very satisfying to watch. If I was a young kid I wish I could have apprenticed under you.

@hackoomb 10 ай бұрын

just clean, and I like the way it works, delivering a clean work area as well.

@TechnoTim 10 ай бұрын

So many great tips here, thank you!

@wizsc 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the content. I’m about to rebuild my home network and this time it will be done properly.

@rjbraun 11 ай бұрын

This video is amazing! Just what I'm looking for right now!

@Rico1455 7 ай бұрын

That's a beautiful job.

@graffix3001 Ай бұрын

Nice work. I really like the pattern on those cable concealers.

@GoreGamer 11 ай бұрын

Hell yea! Bad ass vid. About to do this on a mini scale at my new house. The Builder gave us an included PoE switch that is garbage and they only ran one line per room. Will be following this method. Ill also be adding a rack mounted PC running Unraid.

@luiswoodstock 6 ай бұрын

nice California cable management, I support

@ragtop63 10 ай бұрын

I had to do something similar for a production house in Vegas about a year ago. Someone had already started the process before me and did a really horrible job of matching the drops to the patch panel in any sort of logical manner. I wanted really badly to redo their horrible work but I ended up just doing my part and moving on.

@nuttyox 10 ай бұрын

You are an absolute machine, I've done my fair share of network racks but I love the little tips you give that I will absolutely use in my future racks! Thanks

@heyallenify 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, it's going to help tremendously as I build out my home network in the near future. I've done full racked network and server setups previously, but was never happy with how the cabling came out, falling far shy of the neatly combed out runs that I strove for when doing wiring on job sites (with free standing frames and ladder rack overhead.)

@DWA86 19 күн бұрын

This called an art

@guillermourquizo516 8 ай бұрын

Wow que gran trabajo, felicitaciones

@SargeRho 3 ай бұрын

I'm in trade school to become an IT Specialist for Systems Integration, (rather than for Electronics), so I don't get to do a lot of wiring, but when I do, I love working with keystones and associated patchpanels.

@tciproductions 3 ай бұрын

Keystones all the way for my jobs :)

@LukasEragon 10 ай бұрын

thanks for the tips....I can see your EXPERIENCE in this videos, you've clearly been doing this a while and know what works and what to avoid. Thanks!

@cemalmetan 2 ай бұрын

nice workmanship and nice video

@Speedsk8kayak 10 ай бұрын

Got to give you props on the video. It will be one I point my new techs to as it is simple straight forward and we follow the same management ideas. You answered my one question with the link to the screwdriver.

@CayroproductionsAdan 8 ай бұрын

I wanna do this so bad looks amazing working alone and using ur brain that’s all for me

@michaelbyrd4004 8 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for the video.

@69UHF 7 ай бұрын

Amazing work!

@JasonsLabVideos 9 ай бұрын

Nice work, glad to see you use the SFP+ ports to link the switches together.. the TZ400 is EOL, but it works.

@ronaldnaeyaert3653 3 ай бұрын

Great job.

@user-xp8qz1cc8z 6 ай бұрын

What an artist!

@KK10155 Ай бұрын

that was a delight to watch

@Oomtet 7 ай бұрын

Nice neat work..

@OtherTNSEE 10 ай бұрын

I like doing a sandwich for small racks like this the 1u Patch , switch, 1 u Patch. Then use 6" cables. top patch goes to the top row of the switch, bottom patch goes to the bottom row of the switch. No need for cable management tray in that case.

@AbdullahDarwish 9 ай бұрын

Great Video, Thank you MR

@Zaleskee 9 ай бұрын

Thank You for the Master Class!!

@bentheguru4986 11 ай бұрын

Use two mounts for the riser pipe, single is too weak and will bend or pull out with side load. Securing racks, I will try to get extra fastners in rear-top to ensure that if someone adds more weight, shouldn't fail. I have been known to hang myself off them to test strength. This means I can sometimes use a diagonal strap from top-back to bottom-front corners.

@tciproductions 11 ай бұрын

If it was in drywall it takes two struts for sure, and even then fails easily. You made me think of something I should have talked about which is I never place any stress on my pipes, either from the service loop resting on them, or pulling too tightly towards the rack. I will make sure to cover more in-depth next go round.

@bentheguru4986 11 ай бұрын

@@tciproductions It wasn't your work I was leaning to, its the muppets who come along later to add stuff that don't follow same standards. Always have to keep the numpty-factor in mind.

@wrighte02 Ай бұрын

My new #1 source!!!!

@Sam4921 11 ай бұрын

I like those Rack builds!

@toddmcgowan9449 11 ай бұрын

Great job!

@Ricardordz11 4 ай бұрын

This job was incredible thank you for sharing

@tciproductions 4 ай бұрын

Very kind of you to say, thanks!

@chinonjoku4298 7 ай бұрын

Magnificent absolutely magnificent!

@grantlarmstrong 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video very much.

@sleeharvester Ай бұрын

Very nice video, was having an existential crisis watching you patch the router into port 47 on the switch... love the work mate

@GSM2C 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video, keep up the great work and helpful videos for newbies like me.

@tciproductions 8 ай бұрын

More coming soon!

@user-gw6or1gt1k 5 ай бұрын

It's MA first time seeing someone using a "neat patch" cable management

@leetrix2 8 ай бұрын

Very nice. Job beaultiful

@DozIT 7 ай бұрын

Amazing! Generally, I try to avoid daisy-chaining switches (reduces network disruption when updating/maintaining), but with only 2, and the router you were working with, I would have done the same thing!

@francismori7 11 ай бұрын

More videos like this, please.

@damcama 10 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for the content!

@Multitechei 10 ай бұрын

Good job bro, amazing

@muhdbunahmad 5 ай бұрын

Straight to the point.

@DiamondPG 2 ай бұрын

I wish the neat patches had covers for the sides.

@chrisquash8453 3 ай бұрын

very wonderful video

@user-xu1xz5jx5i 8 ай бұрын

Качественный и красивый монтаж.

@cdinnetz 11 ай бұрын

Nice work!

@user-ho7qm6sf3o 7 күн бұрын

Neat, Good Job.

@sunplussoftware 9 ай бұрын

Nice explanation.

@Herlander25 9 ай бұрын

good filming

@BionicEdit 3 ай бұрын

I love this.

@reinierodioruiz3964 7 ай бұрын

good job

@thegreatdeconstruction 10 ай бұрын

beautiful work even with the longer cables. instasubbed

@clarkkent6083 6 ай бұрын

Expert Level!

@Hazmatguy117 8 ай бұрын

I used to do this for a few years before becoming a sys admin. This looks amazing! So many people will totally trash a network room because it’s out of site. Only thing I ever did different was add more slack in the back as a “service loop” just in case.

@HarmonicaMustang 11 ай бұрын

Nice one! I'm the guy who comes in after you to run config. Very nice to see someone take pride in their work. One thing I would change to help maintenance going forward is using different patch lead colours for different types of devices. It may break uniformity, but it'll make troubleshooting and e.g. VLAN configuration far easier.

@tciproductions 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying so. I do often try to color code by purpose, like red for firewall is a good example, but you'd be surprised how much pushback I get from IT types. Fairly often I'll do the first set of 24 so they can see the pattern and I just leave it to them afterwards, its their rack and if they want a rainbow waterfall on the front that's their call :)

@FrankSiler 10 ай бұрын

Great content, thanks!

@CapsLock33 10 ай бұрын

thanks, i learned something new from this video.

@ovarb12 9 ай бұрын

Pretty damn good video. Thanks for your thoughts and philosophies. Been doing the it thing for sometime and rarely is there anyone who can setup a patch panel. The real ones akways look like shit.