Pass Cat 6 Cable To 2nd Floor

While still in the attic find the areas above rooms where you need cable access.

Pass cat 6 cable to 2nd floor.

I ve got the wall opened up on 2nd floor a couple of 1 2 holes drilled through into the space below the floor. The ethernet cable will pass through the top floor into the basement at the closest point to the location of the device on the lower level. If there is a floor below the panel that needs cable access also drill a hole through the floor plate. If you live in a two storey building or more dragging the ethernet cable all the way from ground floor to the second may work but it is tacky and displeasing to the eye.

Mark cutting holes in the rooms that the. The hole i drilled from the 2nd floor to the attic was not big enough for all the ethernet cables. Drilling holes in the floor board of the 2nd floor to drop into the garage. Programmers gamers and regular web users need their internet connection to be fast and wi fi does not offer that privilege.

Spot an access point in the middle of the floors. I had to drill another one. The cables will exit the attic through these holes. A cross joist was a roadblock to fishing the cable through the floor.

When running ethernet cable its always best practice to run more cable length than is needed in case something is done wrong on the termination side. Also if all else fails don t be afraid to explore your attic for ways to drop and run cables. The occupants of a 150 year old building wanted category 5 cable run from a patch panel on the second floor of the building to an outer wall on the third floor. Use the 2 5 in 6 4 cm boring drill bit and make holes.

I was trying to get cat6 to an upstairs room on an exterior wall and was trying to follow along the outside of the air duct to give me a clear shot. However the building had an access panel from the second floor to the third floor. I don t know what happened but the first hole i tried to drill left was a dud and i could not get the bit all the way through.