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How Would You Lay Out This IP Office Rack #599006 03/17/16 09:15 PM
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pingable Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 56 NY	24 Port Data Patch Switch 48 Port Patch Switch 1U ~Brush Plate~ 24 Port Data Patch 24 Port Voice Patch 30 Port Digital Station - 400 series 24 Port Voice Patch 1U ~Brush Plate~ 16 Port Digital Station *the other 6 voice patches from the 1st voice patch come through the brush plate. - 400 Series IPO500 V2 1U ~Brush Plate~ Router Brush Plate UTM Appliance I plan to use primarily short patch cords direct from port2patch. No Horizontal Cable Managers. Where I need to get from one U space and down a couple U's , IMO the 1U brush plates look cleaner than running them to the side of the rack down and then back in. Thoughts ?

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Re: How Would You Lay Out This IP Office Rack pingable #599023 03/18/16 12:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,390 AZ rustynails Member
rustynails Member Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,390 AZ	I know your trying to save some cash, but ultimately it will look like crap once everything is patched in. You need both horizontal and vertical management. BTW, there are some nice looking management systems out now. Last edited by rustynails; 03/18/16 12:44 PM.

Re: How Would You Lay Out This IP Office Rack pingable #599051 03/18/16 08:20 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 664 Central Maine hawk82 Member
hawk82 Member Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 664 Central Maine	Split up the data and voice equipment to two separate labeled racks. Logically lays out better, in my opinion. If room allows.

Re: How Would You Lay Out This IP Office Rack pingable #599054 03/18/16 11:13 PM
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pingable Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 56 NY	It's not about cash. I'm trying to minimize the footprint above to maintain as much U as I can in a 48U full cab....ontop of the 6U the UPS will eat up. The brushed bars 1U ain't cheap. Actually runs more than a horizontal cable manager.

Re: How Would You Lay Out This IP Office Rack pingable #599204 03/25/16 05:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,029 N/W New Jersey John807 Member
John807 Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,029 N/W New Jersey	Normally I use 1 foot and 2 foot patch cables and make it as clean as possible. If I have to I'll renumber ports to extension, so the ports and cables are directly horizontal to each other. John 807

Re: How Would You Lay Out This IP Office Rack pingable #599208 03/25/16 08:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,735 Likes: 12 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada MooreTel Moderator-Nortel, Computers, General
MooreTel Moderator-Nortel, Computers, General Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 8,735 Likes: 12 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada	I tend to agree with John807... Disregard the long white cord heading to the left. Going to the IT's desk just out of view while programming something on a laptop. Last edited by MooreTel; 03/25/16 08:25 PM. Scientists say that the universe is made up of Protons, Neutron & Electrons. They forgot "Morons". Dave. (CTUB) Canadian Techs Use Bix!

Re: How Would You Lay Out This IP Office Rack pingable #599210 03/25/16 09:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,029 N/W New Jersey John807 Member
John807 Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,029 N/W New Jersey	Yes that's what one of mine would look like as well. If you want to get fancy you could color code trunks, single lines, Digital and IP. However in my humble opinion it's over kill. John 807

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