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if you want to uses them for data (internet) you need to take the wires off and connect them to a rj45 connector.

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These are the Ethernet things that are in patch panels ..

https://www.amazon.com/10-Pack-Cat6-Keystone-Jack-Compatible/dp/B07JRD69V6/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?crid=260L5620G9S9Q&keywords=rj45+keystone&qid=1663093498&sprefix=rj45+keystone%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-6

These can be out on both hard and soft cable And will give you a female plug .. so you can put a patch cable of suited length to reach your switch

Or you could replace one of the male plug on your patchcable with a keystone also .. and put it in your patch panel..

Network Engineering major here!

Been there! If this was for my home and I wanted to fix this inexpensively for under $20, I would buy a pack of these and a short Ethernet cable.

Punch down the colors according to the label...A to A or B to B. Most companies use the "B" standard (see T568B).

If I was asked to fix this for work I'd probably want to run a new cable on most instances.

I recommend putting it in a cat6 rated keystone like this and terminating the other end with a standard RJ45 connector. If no one else is going to look at it, I would hack an enclosure by wrapping the keystone in a little bit of electrical tape.

following spec there is a different shielding for terminating the cables, it really sucks I couldnt do it and gave up. There are wall jacks similar to the 5E models that you can use where you line up the cables on the back side and simply splice off the copper and use a punch tool to connect each wire and the front side is pinned correctly with rj45 female, this part in included below is what is mounted in the wall plate.

https://www.amazon.com/10-Pack-Cat6-Keystone-Jack-Compatible/dp/B07JRD69V6/ref=mp_s_a_1_26?dchild=1&keywords=cat6+wall+outlet&qid=1606439622&sr=8-26

Yeah, ask if they can use keystone jack inserts to terminate the wiring inside the panel and can they verify if all pairs of wires have continuity.

https://www.amazon.com/10-Pack-Cat6-Keystone-Jack-Compatible/dp/B07JRD69V6/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=keystone+jack+inserts&qid=1599944361&sr=8-10

Yes. You can cut the ends off your existing cable and attach the jacks on the ends.

Here’sa sample jack. You just strip out the wires from your ethernet and use a punch down tool to snap the wires into those slots. It’s all color coded and really easy, and looks 100 times more professional.

I love/loathe the fact it's getting attacked on Imgur. People are idiots I guess.

It looks like all of your ethernet cables are being used on the blue pair only; that means they are wired to be telephones. Are you sure the wall ports in your house fit a CAT5e/6 cable? A lot of the time, builders will use CAT5/6 for phones along with network; makes an easy upgrade later too with a couple of punch-downs keystones (https://www.amazon.com/10-Pack-Cat6-Keystone-Jack-Compatible/dp/B07JRD69V6/) and new wall plates (https://www.amazon.com/Listed-VCE-Keystone-Modular-Inserts/dp/B07NMNWHNL/). Regardless you will need that patch panel for the termination point in the basement, just to keep everything clean.

You definitely won't need any more switchports than 24 if that's your concern. I also suggest moving the router elsewhere (which I assume is operating as an access point), and leaving the XFi box (which I assume is doing all the actual routing) connected to the switch in the basement using a patch cable.

Yeah, if you're even mildly technical, it's easy.

On the phone jack side, see if they used a "Keystone" wallplate, which will have a little module you can pop out. If so, you just need an appropriate module to replace it with. There are many available, but they'll generally look like this:

https://www.amazon.com/10-Pack-Cat6-Keystone-Jack-Compatible/dp/B07JRD69V6/

If your builder did not use Keystone wallplates, get some:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074HGD1R3/

You'll also need a punchdown tool to get the wires where they need to go, such as this:

https://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Storage-Interchangeable-Reversible-TC-PDT/dp/B0000AZK4D/

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At the other end, you'll either need to put Ethernet connectors on the ends of the wires (that's what my builder did, and so far I've just left them), or connect them all to a patch panel, which you can then connect to your router with patch cables.

Starting from scratch as you are, I'd recommend the patch panel. They vary based on the number of ports you need, but here's an 8-port one that mounts on the wall:

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Listed-Mounting-Bracket/dp/B07WMTSS91/

You'll use the same punchdown tool above to connect the wires from the wall.

Then get a bunch of short Ethernet patch cables between the patch panel and router, and you're in business!

Before doing any of this, ensure that the wires in the wall are at least Cat 5E. It should be printed on the jacket of the cables.

Edit: Also look at those phone jacks. I did Ethernet in my build so am not using the other phone jacks, but I noticed they already wired all the wall jacks as Cat 6, including those intended for phone. (So I'll have to swap them if I ever do a landline, which is unlikely.) You might check yours and see if they did the same, or if they're really just phone jacks.

you could also do the following and use keystone rj45 jacks

rj45 keystone

and use a punchdown tool

use it on both ends.

then just use a ethernet patch cord to your modem/router and back to your device.

and terminating ethernet too

 

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Pull out the cat5e lines out of the 66 block and punch down into keystone jacks

(10-Pack) Cat6 Keystone Jack - [UL Listed] - Ethernet Wall Jack - Wall Cat6 - Cat6 Network Coupler - Keystone Jack - Cat5/5e/6 Compatible - Cat6 Network Coupler https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JRD69V6/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_Q01VCBB6E0MF8R7K6KXH

Professional Impact 110 Ethernet Punch Down Tool with Enlarged Blade Storage for 110/66 Blades, Impact Terminal Insertion Tools for CAT5/6, CAT5E/6E Network Cables https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HYFKJ1J/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_2PPK3QM69SRS9X552RXX

This

https://www.amazon.com/10-Pack-Cat6-Keystone-Jack-Compatible/dp/B07JRD69V6/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=cat6+keystone&qid=1627409260&sr=8-5

> Ethernet cables have to be plugged into a switch or router/switch combo. They are not typically hard-wired to anything with punch-down blocks.

You must be new at this, because that's just wrong. It's very common for horizontal Ethernet cabling to punch-down terminate in patch panels or wall jacks. And, Ethernet devices can be directly connected with no hub/switch/router involved.

Is this the type of connector you got to put in the box? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JRD69V6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YU3cFbGAZX8W8