Network patch panel comparison of Siemon patch panels - revolutionary performance and user-friendly termination, labeling. Siemon Network Patch Panels. Bosch Ubh 2 20 Rle Manual. Aug 04, 2003 RJ45 wiring wall-jack to switch. RJ45 wiring wall-jack to switch (no patch panel)?? I am using a 'straight' color combination.

We really need to clean up our patch panels, most of them are a disaster. We have a number of different VLAN's and port configurations where different devices need to be plugged into the right ports. So I would like to implement a color scheme for different port types for different devices. - Most ports on most switches are are configured with our Data and Voice VLANs. - We have a VLAN that is mostly dedicated to normal printers and copiers. - We have a legacy system that has it's own VLAN, and has it's own printers and devices throughout the building. - We have devices associated with our phone system.

- We have serial devices that use our buildings CAT5/6 cable and are connected to serial port servers at our racks. These are mostly tied in with the legacy system. - We still have a few POTS lines for fax machines, etc. - We also have a few guest ports in our waiting areas that are on their own VLAN.

Looking online, patch cables are generally available in: Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Black, Grey, Pink, Purple. I asked the vendor for our legacy system (Yes, it's still supported, but it's built on ancient technology) what colors they tend to use. He said they mostly use Red and Yellow cables. Lucius Ii Repack By R.g. Mechanics.

He said that for company's that use their VoIP system, they use purple for VoIP stuff. (But we have our own VoIP system) So I figured, I'll let them use Red and Yellow, and we could use purple for our phone system stuff. Blue is too incredibly common, and I think I'll use it as the 'I didn't have the right color cable' color.

I like irony,so I figured since everyone is trying to push everyone to 'go paperless' and 'go green' I would use green for our printers. But what about the other stuff?

What should our normal patch cables be? Our old analog system has (mostly) unused white CAT5e cable throughout the building. So I guess for POTS lines I should use white for POTS lines, etc? I'm just wondering if anyone has color coded their patch panels and has any ideas. Having different color cables is a great idea. I recommend it.

However, allow me some observations from experience. Anytime you create a system to help you and implementing and maintaining that system takes more time than the problem it was designed to prevent, throw the system out. There are so many more functions than cable colors, you may find yourself out of options. Then, you have to decide what two things are going to be yellow. And it's all downhill from there. After the initial burst of cable purchasing, you will often find that you don't have the right cable length in the right cable color.

What's worse, a 25ft yellow cable when you need a 3ft yellow or using a 3ft red when you need a 3ft yellow? Both will mess with your head.

It's all downhill from there. You will have to police every other person who ever touches a cable. You'll need to explain your scheme and why that 5ft red cable just won't do; it has to be green! You will start to mumble to yourself a lot and everyone will avoid you like a crazy guy.

It's all downhill from there. If you want to make this a success, only make things distinctive where the distinctiveness really benefits you or prevents a disaster. Here's what I do. White - analog phones. I trunk analog phones to each IDF and patch them on an RJ45 panel. I use white jumpers to connect them to the wall jacks that also terminate in that IDF.

So, I can put any analog line on any RJ45 jack in the building just by changing patch cords - no punch downs. Very fast and easy to document and easier for young IT to do. Yellow - Inter-switch connections. The yellow stands out in the racks, allowing me to quickly identify trunks. - The default vlan connection. In one IDF, I use 12' green. In another, I use 12' red.