Connecting Internet To Multiple RJ45 Wall Outlets

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kevdliu

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Hello,

I have a home network improvement project in mind but have no idea where to start, so hope you guys can help me out. My house has a few RJ45 wall outlets laid out around it, all of which leads to the basement. One of them leads into a verizon box, while the rest are just cables with exposed wiring (no RJ45 connector on the end). The idea is two connect the verizon box to a router which will act kind of like a switch (handling DHCP but with wireless turned off), and then connect 2 of its LAN ports to 2 of the cables which lead to RJ45 wall outlets upstairs. The verizon panel seems to be screwed shut with a special kind of screw (I have uploaded a few photos linked below). Any ideas as to whether I can buy a screw driver for it? Afterwards, can I simply splice the CAT5 cables together or is it not as easy?

Photos: http://imgur.com/a/R7Ksb
(The white cable that leads into the grey box is one of the CAT5 cables)

Any help would be appreciated!
 
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Generally you do not want to go into the verizon box. You generally can unplug the ethernet cable and use a different one but if it is plugged inside that box you will have to open it. Can't see the screw well enough but it looks like a either a pretty standard hex or torx . You can get either of those tools at any home improvement store. There are some that have a raised pin in the middle you then need security bits. Those are sold in many places also, these just slow you down is all. You can if you really want use a vise grip and grab the outside its not like the ones where they are recessed to prevent that trick.

If you are going to splice ethernet cable I would use a punch down block type of splice. You do not want to...
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Generally you do not want to go into the verizon box. You generally can unplug the ethernet cable and use a different one but if it is plugged inside that box you will have to open it. Can't see the screw well enough but it looks like a either a pretty standard hex or torx . You can get either of those tools at any home improvement store. There are some that have a raised pin in the middle you then need security bits. Those are sold in many places also, these just slow you down is all. You can if you really want use a vise grip and grab the outside its not like the ones where they are recessed to prevent that trick.

If you are going to splice ethernet cable I would use a punch down block type of splice. You do not want to directly connect the wires unless you plan on soldering them all individually.

Other than that you plan should work.

It is really strange they would hard wire there box into your house wire normally they put in a little patch panel thing if you do not have direct access to the jack on the side of the equipment.
 
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kevdliu

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Hey thanks for the reply. Funny enough the verizon guy didn't really do a good job of securing the box because the screw was loose enough that I got it out with my hands...after I've already gotten the tools (doh!)

After opening the box I found a device with one RJ45 port which my existing cable is plugged into. This is very good news because it means I don't even need to splice any cables. All I need to do is install RF45 connectors to my "raw" cables so I can plug them into my router. When I was doing research I remember reading something about crossover versus straight-through connections. Do you happen to know which I should go with?

here's a photo of the cable without the RJ45 connector: http://imgur.com/a/TjBJ2





 
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Hold up....Verizon is a bit different.

Out of the Verizon box...what comes out? Coax and Cat5e?
Or just coax?
Either way works.

The standard install is just coax, which goes to the Verizon router. And then from there you can wire as much Cat5e as you want.
But you can't wire multiples directly out of the Verizon box on the wall. That talks to the router and only to the router. If that.
If it does NOT have Cat5e directly to the router, then the ethernet port is not enabled.

Where is your Verizon router?
 
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During installation I specifically chose cat5 so I could use my own router. So the verizon box in my basement has only one cat5 cable connected to it (besides power) which leads to a RJ45 wall outlet upstairs, and my router is connected to that outlet.



 
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