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Keystone Jack: Choosing One Out of Plenty!

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To build a network and to bring a device into a network, one needs to connect the portable device with the central processing unit (CPU). The USB cables, optical fibres and other Networking cables are worthless of a port is not already mounted on the unit. No cable can connect a port less device with the central unit or the port less unit with the device! So the question that arises is, what lets the portable devices like keyboards, pointers, digital camera connect with the CPU using Ethernet cables, USB Cables or optical fibers? Keystone Jack  is the magic port which aids this functionality. Every connecting device has a female unit installed in it and the cables have the male chords attached on their ends called “keystone plugs”. They mate and the devices are connected where you want it to get connected. Keystone Jacks are the most important units in networking. They are designed to get affixed into keystone plates, keystone boxes and patch panels. They have a standard ...

What's the Difference between Patch Ethernet Cables and Crossover Ethernet Cables?

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Patch Cables:   Refers to electrical and optical cables like Cat5 cables and Optical cables.  However, patch cables/cords can be: single-conductor wires that use banana connectors coaxial cables using BNC connectors Ethernet Cat5, Cat5e , Cat6, Cat6a Optical fiber cables. What makes a patch cable is its length.  Due to its primary use of connecting patch panels, the cables need to be short Crossover Cables: Used when connecting two devices of the same kind to transfer data. Example, if you have a broken computer at home, you can extract the information out with a different computer using a crossover cable to connect the other device without the use of hubs or routers.