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Title: Installing new network points
Post by: JMcB on March 02, 2017, 12:07:32 PM: Who do you guys use to install new network points in school the board or contractor.

All name and number welcome ;)
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: casper on March 02, 2017, 12:28:07 PM: Have used these guys in the past. No complaints with their work

http://www.kedington.com/
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: Outlaw27 on March 02, 2017, 02:03:23 PM: We just log a call with Maintenance at EA and they send out a contractor
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: LOUD on March 02, 2017, 02:46:52 PM: we had done it in house.

had a spark on staff. he is gone now.
So back to EA.
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: dfinney on March 03, 2017, 09:36:01 AM: If its a couple of cables do it yourself. We do most things in house, saves a fortune.

The only time we would get a contractor in would be for a full room.

A box of CAT 5 is ?50 ish for over 300m, a punch tool is ?10, crimper is ?15, rj45 heads are ?12 for 100 and some push rods are ?10-?15. The only thing you need after that is time and a ladder.
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: Outlaw27 on March 03, 2017, 10:13:20 AM: Quote from: dfinney on March 03, 2017, 09:36:01 AM
The only thing you need after that is time and a ladder.

And Is a ICT Technician insured to climb up a ladder. Building Supervisors will not go any higher than 3m
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: dfinney on March 03, 2017, 10:32:35 AM: We are insured, you would just need to check with the board.
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: LOUD on March 03, 2017, 11:22:58 AM: I don't mind throwing in a longer Cat 5 cable if the point is in the room.

However its not in my contract to track/install cables from Switch/Cab to another area in the building.
That's what board maintenance is for.
Guy in here done it for extra money.
If I did it they was try to add it on to my list of duties and get nothing for it.

Kind of learned this the hard way with all the other new duties I been given recently.

Have the board done away with T4 jobs in education. When trying to get updated version they say it doesn't exist.
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: Gerard on March 06, 2017, 08:32:03 AM: i used to use RAMICK cabling but now i have to go through maintence at the board too -
I will only do tempory runs or fix broken datapoints
Title: Re: Installing new network points
Post by: Renegade on March 15, 2017, 08:20:17 AM: 2nd vote for Ramick. Top guys and top quality work. They've done all the cabling for me and I've never had any issues.