Student Name: ___________________________
CHABOT COLLEGE
CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY I
5C – Structured Cable Project
Preparations
Read these pages of Chapter 9 carefully and fully before you begin this lab:
9.2.10, 9.2.11, 9.2.12
9.4.8
9.6.5, 9.6.6 (especially graphic #3)
This lab requires use of a ladder and cutting tools; take care to protect yourself and others.
To insure safety and avoid error, read every part of this lab sheet as you work.
Students will work in teams of two; your instructor will call you in order of your tables.
Work will be performed at the project tables and practice wall by the San Francisco Bld. South IDF.
Objective
Install an outlet, run cable to a patch panel, punch down connections at both ends, test and label the
installation.
Materials & Tools
Panduit DP24588110B Category 5e Patch Panel, T568B wiring scheme
Lucent Technologies M100 B/C Category 5 RJ-45 Jack, T568B wiring scheme
Lucent Technologies Systemax 1061C+ Category 5e UTP cable
Panduit Cyclops Stripper
Harris Dracon 110 punch tool
Fluke 620 LAN CableMeter
Carlon B100R Low voltage outlet plate mounting bracket
Panduit PLDR-1 Self-Lam cable labels
Part A - Punchdown Practice - - - - - - - - Perform these steps at one of the 4 project table work areas.
Do not approach the project tables until called by your instructor.
Be sure you work over a lunch tray at all times, and take care to collect and dispose of all wire scraps.
Steps:
1. Cut off any stripped ends of the light blue AT&T Systemax 1061 Category 5 cable provided for
practice.
2.
Terminate one cable end in an RJ-45 jack:
 First, using the Cyclops stripper, strip about 1.25" of jacket on one end.
 Position the cable so that the end of the jacket is at the edge of the jack.
 Examine the color codes on the jack, and then identify which cable pairs will be longest as they
are laid into the jack.
 NOTE: Untwist only one cable pair at a time; otherwise, you'll lose track of which pair the white
wires are associated with. (The AT&T cable has pure white wires which all look the same.)
 First, lay one of the longest pairs in position. With your fingers, push the wires into the grooves
with matching colors. Be sure to maintain the pair's twist all the way to the connection point.
 Now lay the next longest pair in the same fashion, carefully matching the color codes on the jack.
 Continue laying all the wires in the grooves according to the color codes.
 Next, use the impact punch tool to "punch down" each wire in its groove. Be sure to grip the
jack so that your hand is well clear of the punch tool tip! Be sure that the cutting blade (the
longer leg of the tool) is on the outside of the jack; in that position it cuts off the excess scrap
wire. If you position the blade on the inside, it will cut your wire in two!
 If the scrap wire does not fall free, you'll need to clip it with the side cutters.
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Terminate the other cable end on the punch blocks of the patch panel:
 Using the Cyclops stripper, strip about 1.25" of jacket on one end.
 On the patch panel, you may use any even numbered outlet.
 Place the patch panel on the tray with the jacks facing down and the punch blocks facing up.
 Orient the patch panel upside down, so that the words "Maintain Twist to Connection Point" are
upside down as you look at them.
 Lay the wires into the punch block grooves, matching the color scheme shown on the punch block.
With the patch panel positioned upside down, the white wire of each pair should be on the right.
 Next, use the impact punch tool to "punch down" each wire in its groove. Be sure that the
cutting blade (the longer leg of the tool) is on the outside of the jack; in that position it cuts off
the excess scrap wire. If you position the blade on the inside, it will cut your wire in two! If the
scrap wire does not fall free, clip it with the side cutters.
(You can also bend it back & forth until it separates from the punch block. Do not bend it up &
down – that motion could unseat the wire from the block. Instead, bend sideways.)
4.
Use the Fluke 620 CableMeter to test your cable and terminations. If you don't pass, make corrections;
otherwise, finish up as follows:
5.
Put all your tools and materials back on the tray. Tell your instructor that you're finished. Your
instructor will then remove the wires from the punch blocks to prepare for use by the next team.
Part B - Installation - - - - - - - - Proceed with installation only after your team has completed its practice.
Teams will install in the order in which they were called for practice.
RJ45 Jack Installation
Perform these steps at the instructor table near the room entrance.
Be sure you work over a lunch tray at all times, and take care to collect and dispose of all wire scraps.
Share the tools being used by the team at the practice wall.
Steps:
1. Cut 11' light blue AT&T Systemax 1061 Category 5 cable from the bulk supply provided by your
instructor. Use the 1' floor tiles to measure the cable.
2.
Terminate one end of the cable end on an RJ-45 jack:
 First, using the Cyclops stripper, strip about 1.25" of jacket on one end.
 Position the cable so that the end of the jacket is at the edge of the jack.
 Examine the color codes on the jack, and then identify which cable pairs will be longest as they
are laid into the jack.
 NOTE: Untwist only one cable pair at a time; otherwise, you'll lose track of which pair the white
wires are associated with. (The AT&T cable has pure white wires which all look the same.)
 First, lay one of the longest pairs in position. With your fingers, push the wires into the grooves
with matching colors. Be sure to maintain the pair's twist all the way to the connection point.
 Now lay the next longest pair in the same fashion, carefully matching the color codes on the jack.
 Continue laying all the wires in the grooves according to the color codes.
 Next, use the impact punch tool to "punch down" each wire in its groove. Be sure to grip the
jack so that your hand is well clear of the punch tool tip! Be sure that the cutting blade (the
longer leg of the tool) is on the outside of the jack; in that position it cuts off the excess scrap
wire. If you position the blade on the inside, it will cut your wire in two!
 If the scrap wire does not fall free, clip it with the side cutters.
 Cover your wires with the jack clips by sliding them into the punch grooves until they lock.
Patch Panel Termination (Maximum time per team: 20 min.)
Perform these steps at practice wall by the San Francisco South IDF.
Note: Only one team at a time at the project wall;
Do not approach the wall until the preceding team finishes.
Be sure you work over the waste basket at all times, and take care to collect and dispose of all wire scraps.
Plan to complete your installation in 20 minutes or less.
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Steps:
1. Identify the outlet and patch panel jack assigned to your team: We are starting with #24, then #22,
#20, and so on using only the even numbered positions.
Note that the blue plastic low voltage outlet frames are mounted to the wall using sharp screws that
protrude inside the wall. They are a typical hazard, and you must take care to avoid injury.
2.
Use the yellow cable as a fish tape. Run it down from a hole in the top of the practice wall to your
blue plastic low voltage outlet frame. Tape the unterminated end of your cable to the yellow fish tape.
Then use the yellow cable to pull your blue wire up through the top of the wall. Be careful not to
scratch yourself with the sharp screws that emerge from the back of the blue plastic frame!
3.
Route your blue cable to the patch panel following the path of the other cables. Pay particular
attention to the cable routing as you approach the patch panel.
4.
Pull your cable into position so that you have 18" – 24" of slack at the outlet end.
5.
Lay your cable along the patch panel until it is lined up with the punch block that is numbered to match
your outlet. Cut the cable about 2" past this point.
6.
Terminate this end of the cable on the punch block that is numbered to match your outlet:
 Using the Cyclops stripper, strip about 1.25" of jacket.
 Lay the wires into the punch block grooves, matching the color scheme shown on the punch block.
With the patch panel positioned upside down, the white wire of each pair should be on the right.
 Next, use the impact punch tool to "punch down" each wire in its groove. Be sure that the
cutting blade (the longer leg of the tool) is on the outside of the jack; in that position it cuts off
the excess scrap wire. If you position the blade on the inside, it will cut your wire in two! If the
scrap wire does not fall free, clip it with the side cutters.
7.
Use the Fluke 620 CableMeter to test your cable and terminations. If you don't pass, make corrections;
otherwise, finish up as follows:
8.
Using the Panduit label system, write your outlet number on a label with the supplied special pen.
Apply a label to each end of your wire, 12" – 18" from the terminations.
9.
Snap your jack into the modular faceplate that is labeled with your outlet number. Push it in from the
back side, and make sure that the jack is right-side up (clip faces down when wall plate is mounted).
10. Use the screwdriver to mount it to the blue plastic low voltage outlet frame, stuffing excess cable
carefully into the wall. Be careful not to scratch yourself with the sharp screws that emerge from
the back of the blue plastic frame!
11. Put all your tools and materials back on the tray. Tell your instructor that you're finished.
Installation Testing (Optional)
Test Layer 3 connectivity if directed by your instructor:
1. Your instructor will have provided a "TEST PC" near the practice wall. It will be running and a DOS
window will be open on it.
2.
At the back of the room, your instructor will have set up a running PC with a sign that says "PING
ME", and the lab network connects this machine to the San Francisco South IDF hub.
3.
Use the "TEST PC" to ping the IP address of the "PING ME" machine:
 Connect a UTP cable from the TEST PC's NIC to your team's wall outlet.
 Connect a UTP cable from the San Francisco South IDF hub to your team's patch panel outlet.
This will be a little tricky because the patch panel is mounted upside down at this point, but if you
count ports you should be able to work it out. You'll know when you're correct because you'll get
link lights on the hub and TEST PC.
 At the DOS prompt on the TEST PC, type ping 172.28.118.XXX (where XXX is the host address
of the PING ME PC)
 Show the successful PING reply to your instructor.
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