Patch panel not playing nice with switch?

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I purchased a Mikrotik switch and set it up using the first port, so I knew that that port was working, as well as the switch in general.

I also purchased a patch panel from Monoprice (Monoprice 24-port Cat6 Patch Panel, 110 Type (568A/B Compatible)), and was able to patch my keystone to it via Cat6 STP and test the run successfully.

At that point I knew that the switch had no faults, cable had no faults, the keystone had no faults, the port at the patch panel had no faults, and the patching at the patch panel had no faults. In addition, the patch cable used to test this had no faults. However, when using the same patch cable to connect the patch panel and a switch, I get no link light. What gives?
 
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keystone/patch panel is analogous to a patch cable.

The modem needs to go into the WAN port of the router and then LAN to switch. So if the modem and switch are next to each other then you need two cables going to the router.

If you have two devices powered on both sides of the keystone/patch panel and no network light on the switch; you may have a bad termination or something.
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plug the router into the switch if they are next to each other.

router needs WAN in and LAN to switch. then everything from switch through patch/keystone to a device.
if you are testing the patch panel something needs to be in the keystone that is connected to that jack.

Did you keep a diagram of which keystone number is for which patch panel number?
 
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Yes, I have a topology map detailing which keystone goes to which patch panel number.

I guess my question is, is it possible to plug the router through the patch panel to the switch? Or does the router necessarily need to be plugged directly into the switch?

I'd prefer to have it connect through the patch panel if possible, since the devices are not next to one another, and I think it's not adequate to plug the cable run from the keystone directly into the switch. I should clarify that the reason they're not next to each other is that it's a router/modem/WiFi combo unit.
 
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keystone/patch panel is analogous to a patch cable.

The modem needs to go into the WAN port of the router and then LAN to switch. So if the modem and switch are next to each other then you need two cables going to the router.

If you have two devices powered on both sides of the keystone/patch panel and no network light on the switch; you may have a bad termination or something.
 
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