Do You Need Structured Cabling?
To get the best out of computers, servers, printers and internet connections it’s important that all the technological devices can communicate quickly and efficiently together. Structured cabling is the best way to be sure that you get optimum performance.
So what is structured cabling? Quite simply it is a complete system of cabling and associated hardware, which provides a comprehensive telecommunications infrastructure. This infrastructure serves a wide range of uses, such as to provide telephone services or transmit data through a computer network.
In this blog post we will look at why you should have structured cabling and the issues you could face without it. Without having structured cabling mistakes can often be made when connecting computers and servers due to unorganised messy cabling and incorrect plugs are often unplugged. Even worse is the messy cabling that gets in the way. Trying to remove a single cable from a large tangled mess can cause stress on the other cables. This stress can lead to network and channel errors in the hardware that are very difficult to trace.
Other potential issues of not having structured cabling are:
- Lack of expansion
- Difficult to maintain in the future
- Can be a risk to health and safety
- Looks a mess and unprofessional
Here are the six main benefits of installing structured cabling
- Potential for downtime is reduced: As potential for human error is drastically reduced giving you and your employees peace of mind.
- Time Savings: Cable and port tracing becomes a much easier job with a structured cabling system.
- Aesthetics: Never underestimate the looks! A structured network will look much cleaner. And will also reduce the risk of tangling and stress on cables that are next to each other.
- Future: Moving of phones or workstations is much easier.
- Enhanced Security: Due to the way a structured network is organised it makes securing it much easier.
- Scalable structure: Cabling networks are easier to expand in the future.
To find out more about how structured cabling can fit in to your organisation then click here and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Or give us a call on 0845 319 4887* and we can discuss how structured cabling can work for you.
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