but if I had my walls open during an LV wiring install, I'd home run the shit out of everything into a patch panel. I have my modem, router & switch all mounted to peg board in my basement.

Pictured above from top left: Firewall, Cable Modem, Wireless Access Point, 24 port managed 100 megabit switch, cable management and patch panel. Although it’s not integral to this instructable ...

At the very least, you need adequate cabling, a modem, and a router or switch to provide Internet connectivity to all employees. If your company network is larger, a patch panel simplifies network ...

Even if you plan on using all wireless clients, in most cases you will still need at least one cable to connect the wireless router and the broadband modem. A typical home network needs more than ...

The runs end in a small patch panel in a closet. There are additional runs that are wired in as phone wires though they are the same cables. They are either Cat5 or Cat5e, will have to check again ...

Remember that one time the cable you grabbed from the box was exactly the right length for the run from patch panel to server shelf? What if every patch cable you picked up were just the right length?