Hi all,
I am hoping to activate all my Ethernet ports in my house. One in the master does not work, other downstairs in living is working and has router/modem hooked up to it. I was told I could move the router up to the patch panel in a closet upstairs and make a few connections. Can someone look at these pictures and guide me in the right direction? The main thing I’m confused about is there are already 3 Ethernet cables hooked into the black TM1045 patch panel why and where do these lines go if only 1 port is working? Do I remove these Ethernet cables and plug them into the ports into the router? Also, is the cable to the far left where my ISP is coming from, labeled “service in?” I notice on the bottom right of the utility box a yellow cord is plugged directly into a blue cord with a little black adapter. Is this the source of ISP? I believe I plug this into my modem? Which one is the source the yellow or blue cord? Sorry for the confusing questions, I’m really lost. Thank you,
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Update:
https://images.craigslist.org/00X0X_cv8mjdc47hN_600x450.jpg
In the picture above is a blue cord directly attached to yellow cord. Is one of them the source of data and the other going to my downstairs room where I have my router/modem?
https://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_fG6BJfU7sko_600x450.jpg
In the picture above, the 3 cords on the right are actually labeled dining, master, and loft, which I believe are the 3 Ethernet ports I have. However they do not have service. The one on the far left in the “service in” port is labeled NID. Any idea what this means? I’ve read that the TM1045 telephone panel is truly only for telephone use? Why would there be a cord plugged into “service in” marked NID?
So, should I be taking the cords marked master, loft, and dining and plug those directly into my router ports? Or do I make an extra connection and create 3 new lines from my router, plug them into the ports on the panel, and disregard the cords already plugged in there? Thank you!!
I am hoping to activate all my Ethernet ports in my house. One in the master does not work, other downstairs in living is working and has router/modem hooked up to it. I was told I could move the router up to the patch panel in a closet upstairs and make a few connections. Can someone look at these pictures and guide me in the right direction? The main thing I’m confused about is there are already 3 Ethernet cables hooked into the black TM1045 patch panel why and where do these lines go if only 1 port is working? Do I remove these Ethernet cables and plug them into the ports into the router? Also, is the cable to the far left where my ISP is coming from, labeled “service in?” I notice on the bottom right of the utility box a yellow cord is plugged directly into a blue cord with a little black adapter. Is this the source of ISP? I believe I plug this into my modem? Which one is the source the yellow or blue cord? Sorry for the confusing questions, I’m really lost. Thank you,
https://images.craigslist.org/00b0b_7OQhoFpSuf7_600x450.jpg
https://images.craigslist.org/00k0k_i5RS3dibqEk_600x450.jpg
Update:
https://images.craigslist.org/00X0X_cv8mjdc47hN_600x450.jpg
In the picture above is a blue cord directly attached to yellow cord. Is one of them the source of data and the other going to my downstairs room where I have my router/modem?
https://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_fG6BJfU7sko_600x450.jpg
In the picture above, the 3 cords on the right are actually labeled dining, master, and loft, which I believe are the 3 Ethernet ports I have. However they do not have service. The one on the far left in the “service in” port is labeled NID. Any idea what this means? I’ve read that the TM1045 telephone panel is truly only for telephone use? Why would there be a cord plugged into “service in” marked NID?
So, should I be taking the cords marked master, loft, and dining and plug those directly into my router ports? Or do I make an extra connection and create 3 new lines from my router, plug them into the ports on the panel, and disregard the cords already plugged in there? Thank you!!
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