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Questions tagged [cable-management]

Cable Management is the term used to describe how one cables up an infrastructure.

When using cable management, one wants to achieve a tidy cable setup. Often they make use of:

  • cable retainers
  • cable colors
  • labels

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Good cable management:

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How can I clean up a spaghetti monster of cables?

So I have gotten a new job at a medium sized company as an IT-administrator. I have also inherited this monster (actually, there is 2 of them) from the previous administrator: I'd like you guys expertise and experience on how to make sense of it.…
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To use cable management arms or not

I would like to open up a discussion on your experience with either using cable management arms or not. It seems like a nice idea to ensure that you have enough cable slack to be able to pull a running server out of a rack without worrying about…
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Cable Routing: Can I route power and network cable through a Server Arm?

I know that power cables can sometimes interfere with network cables. When routing cables it is best to separate the power from the network cables. When using a cable management arm (like below) can I route both the network and power cable…
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How to know maximum curvature degree on UTP cable?

I don't know if here is the right place to ask this question. Well, I want to know how to calcule (or if it is on a standar) the maximum curvature degree for UTP cat. 6 cables?
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How to test fiber patch cables?

I am in the market for some simple fiber testing equipment. I have power meters, and OTDR's, etc. What I am curious about is if anyone has any quick and simple methods for validating if a fiber patch cable is good/bad? Example situation: Sysadmin…
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Should I use a crossover cable to connect a cable modem to a router?

I need to hookup a business class cable modem that has 4 static IP ports to a router. In this case I am currently using an EdgeRouter 10-port which has a "PoE In" RJ45 socket. Should I use a crossover cable to connect the modem to the router, or use…
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