From Patch Panel To Switch Ep.1: Real-World Business Switch Network Build

Welcome to the first episode of the Real-World Business Switch Network Build! Today's episode is all about connecting a patch panel to a network switch.
In this series, we continue where we left off in my 'Real-World Cabling' series, and continue on to building and installing a business switch network.

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[NoDidddy]

4 years later and this is still useful, I admire useful people and videos like yourself!

[aliassaf]

The best part is that you focus on how to teach people how to "think" and plan before starting the cabling or other related IT stuff. Thank you!

[crzyassgoon]

I’m glad I stumbled to this channel when looking for information on patch panels. I love his style of teaching and encouraging to solve rl problems ourselves.

[sisayfekadu]

Its always good to listen to Jeremy speak about those Network basics. Cheers and thanks!

[JRVerster]

From a technical "ICT" and security view, you're spot on. From a budget point of view for a new owner, you could've missed the owner's objective of being cost effective.

[harleymcclure]

We had many more drops than we had ports (often pulled extra lines and there was a tremendous amount of CHURN, ) so we plugged in where we could find ports, but we used colored patch cords for various functions. These functions were usually on different VLANS, so tracking them was important.

[yvanthepcgamer]

I actually watched the entire series of this on the CBT site. it was really helpful.

[nreyes]

Switching from electrical to IT. Love the vids

[parheliaa]

Jeremy's reaction to the state of the rack is priceless

[ajsavanich]

Your video is both entertaining and informative. Thank you

[DB-nlxw]

This is a great way to explain tech and the why's

[alittax]

Thank you Jeremy for your hard work! Not only are you an excellent teacher, you're also a great person!

[alittax]

7:43 Wouldn't labeling the cables solve the opex way's problem of not being able to quickly troubleshoot a major outage? A small labeling machine should do the trick, or would that not work?

[swaterman]

I see his Capex Way as a I like using the sides, letting the wires hang down and loop up to the switches like you would do on a 2 post.
For these smaller racks I use the thin Patch Cables. for that size I would use 3 to 5 foot patch cables.
If you have an actual network, you have Core, distribution and access layers. One switch to uplink AP's., and witches, one server switch for servers and printers and access for computers.
SG300 is a waste, layer 3 which you will never use, SG250 is all you need.

[dawitmengistu]

very informative and practical. Do you have certification training?

[turtleturtle]

Great entertaining and educational video. What are good products/solutions for labeling stuff. What labeling products do you recommend. I am also looking for label product for my Electrical Distribution Panel (Electricity). I believe building codes require that electrical circuit and a panel be labeled too.

[tonyoik]

Hey, loved the vid. I tried doing the exercise, and I was right for the most part (except the whole cameras, voip and whatnots, since that was not given by the exercise), but I have a question. Is it a good practice to use the wireless router itself as an access point, or should we hide the router and its SSID and leave the network access to separate access points? Cause if we were to use what I thought, then the access point could be placed to the right wall (assuming the router is next to or behind the desk), but if not, then we would need to consider the size of the building and plan the wifi coverage accordingly. What do you think about that? Also, is the internet wifi different from the inventory management wifi, as in, are we using subnets for those two? (from a fellow network engineer-to-be)

[chrisendumb]

I have been doing this for 25 years and have had the frayed fingernails to prove it. It is always better to put your switches as the optimal height and work location and ALWAYS ALWAYS leave 1 RMU space above and below each switch just for your fingers to access the patch cords. Most patch panels can be moved to allow for this but of course it is always best to design it right from a layout perspective first. If you leave it up to your cabling contractors they will put all their one time terminations at the optimal height and access and relegate your switches to impractically high or low positions on the rack....that will screw you long term for maintenance.

[hypnotiq]

Jeremy in that office on the coverings that go from the wall, is there a system in place which has the port information so that you can go from that port straight to the switch and pull that cable if something goes wrong? I saw the patch cables on the switch but I didn't see any flags which would tell you where those cables go.

[Reedith]

always use 24 port keystone panels and keystones makes you live way better later on