Does having multiple RJ45 jacks degrade the Internet signal a lot?
This is my first time installing cat5 cable in my house and I am unsure how to connect to RJ45 jacks that I need to put in the wall.
I've installed a WISP antenna 75 feet from the house & will be routing the outdoor cat5 cable into the middle of the house (another 25 or so feet) - but I have a few 'design' questions I'd like to ask those more experienced than I am.
Pictured here is what I have in the wall in the middle of the house:
I'm not sure if it's best to route the wire all the way from the antenna to the middle of the house (about 75 feet to the house and another 25 or
30 feet zig-zagging to the crawl space and then up to the newly drilled hole at the wall).I'm going to put a wall plate at the wall in the middle of the house; but should I also put a wall plate where the wire enters the house?
Does breaking the line into sections degrade the signal?
If I do put a wall plate at the entrance to the house, I'll likely put the POE (power over ethernet) at the wall inside the house (otherwise it will go in the middle of the house next to the WRT54G router).
When I put a wall plate in the middle of the house, would you add a second female jack (just in case for future use?). Or does that also degrade the signal?
In summary, I'm not sure if I should strive to keep the line intact and how I should terminate it.
Any advice?
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by Chuck Banshee in Wireless Networking
