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Structured
Wiring For The Home
Structured
wiring is a bundle of wire that usually includes RG-6 (coaxial
wiring) for multi room video such as Cable TV, and Satellite
TV. Structured Wiring also includes Category 5 (or better)
communications wiring for Telephone wiring, and Computer Networking.
Adding Multi-Room audio is also a popular add-on. Audio systems
can be installed using just speaker wire, or a combination
of Cat5 and speaker wire.
While Running Your Cables - Make sure
to Lable each end with a marker or wire lable. Keep track of each
run on our Wiring Layout Sheet. This will keep your organized through
the entire process.
Phone Structured Wiring
Phone wire distribution should be sent to all rooms that will
ever need a phone. Recommended wire is Cat5 or Cat5 E. This wire
will allow you to run up to 4 separate lines to each room, or
run any advanced KSU Phone system. These wires will all be run
back to one central wiring location, for easy changes, and upgrades.
Video Structured Wiring
Cable
TV & Satellite
TV Wiring
Wiring your home for Cable TV, or Satellite TV is done using
RG6 Coax cable. By running a coax cable from your structured
wiring box, to each room of your home - You are ready for either
Cable TV, or Satellite TV. The only thing that will change
is the module inside the structured wiring center.
Computer Data Networking Structured Wiring
Wiring your home for computer networking is an important part
of building or renovating a home. Running Cat5 between your structured
wiring box, and each room will give you the flexibility of adding
computers, or IP addressable devices to your home at any time.
In your structured wiring box you will mount your Modem, and
your network Router to share internet, and local files between
all networked devices.
Common Home Networking Devices:
| Modem: |
A device that
lets your computer communicate with other computers through
a connection to the Internet though a phone line, cable
modem, or DSL. A modem modulates outgoing digital signals
from a computer to analog signals for transmittal over
a conventional telephone line. It demodulates the incoming
analog signals into a digital signal for the computer. |
| Router: |
A router is used to connect
, by forwarding information to the proper location. 1
Router is required in your home if you plan to use more
than 1 computers or networked devices. While looking
for a router, make sure the one you purchase has a built-in
firewall. |
| Switch: |
a switch is a small device
that joins multiple computers together at a low-level
network protocol layer. Typically in a home network a
switch is used to expand a network. For example you can
connect multiple networked devices in a room that has
only 1 cat 5 cable back to your structured wiring closet.
A switch can also expand your network router by adding
a simple switch - Which should be plug-and-play. |
Audio Distribution
Home
audio distributionallows you to listen to music in every
room of your home, through in-wall, or in-ceiling speakers.
Wiring your home for audio distribution is a fast growing
part of structured wiring. This can be done by simply running
speaker wire from your structured wiring enclosure to each
room volume control, then to each speaker. Another way to
wire audio in your home is to install an A-Bus audio system.
An A-bus audio system installs using cat5 between your structured
wiring enclosure, and each volume control. Then you run speaker
wire from the volume control and each speaker.
We all need structured wire in our homes and offices. It is the
low voltage wiring that streams in your Cable TV, Satellite,
Internet, Computer and Phone line connections. In the past, most
homes were wired for voice only connections and jacks. Later
as America grew into the CableTV market those needs changed.
We typically bore a hole through our walls nearest the television
set and dangled a partially exposed wire for higher/larger video
streams.
Everything has Changed
Today's homeowners need an infrastructure that supports high
speed data transmissions. When building or remodeling a home,
most builders focus on construction basics such as the foundation,
plumbing, and electrical system. Unfortunately, many builders
ignore the electronic foundation that supports high-speed voice,
video, and data communications.
If you’re serious about technology in your home, budget
for structured wiring in your next new home or major remodeling
project. Pulling the wires during construction is easy to do,
relatively inexpensive, and it will not disturb the finished
home. Plus, you can roll the cost of structured wiring into the
tax-deductible home mortgage. You may find the money you spend
on wiring more than returned when you sell the home, because
home buyers have started showing their technical savvy. Homes
wired for video and networking can have a higher resale value,
especially those with high-speed Internet access. Structured
wiring" is a concept that anticipates the electronic needs
of every room in your house, today and into the future. Think
of a structured wiring system as an electronic foundation for
your house. This foundation will support your telephone, fax,
modem, cable TV, satellite TV, and high-speed Internet needs.
You can link your TVs so everyone in the house can watch the
same show from a single DVD player. The computers in your house
can share files, or share a common printer. You can access the
Internet in every room of your house. You can easily build a
home office with separate phone lines for voice, fax, modem and
computer networking, with additional lines for cable and satellite
reception. The concept of a structured approach to wiring has
been used for years in office settings, but it's quickly becoming
an essential component of the modern home.
You can build a structured home wiring system gradually and incrementally,
as your needs and budget allow, but you have to plan ahead. You
have to start work on that electronic foundation early. The wiring
itself should be installed before you fill your wall cavities
with insulation and cover them with drywall. Once the wiring
is in place, you can develop your system at whatever pace suits
your needs. |
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