Structured Wiring - Technology Backbone

Today's new homes are much morehas a outlet with 4 ports, two RG6, one
technologically advanced than in the past. One oftelephone and one Cat5e. In this configuration we
the biggest advances lately is the use ofrun two telephone lines to each room, one cable
"structured wiring" in homes. Structured wiringTV line and one Cat5e line that has Internet and
consists of installing a bundled wire package thatnetwork signals. The second RG6 cable is inactive
typically contains two RG6 and two Cat5e orfor the time being. In the utility room in the
Cat6 cables. The cables are bundled together intobasement the Internet service is over the cable
one larger plastic sheath to make it much easierservice. A cable modem is installed next to the
to install as one unit. Some of the new structuredstructured wiring panel and then it is connected to
wire bundles even include fiber optic cables as well.a simple network router. The network router is
Each room of the house will have a home runthen connected back to the structured wiring
structure wire group run to a central locationpanel and distributed to each room.
(basement, utility room, closet, etc.) The beautyThe structured wiring method will allow us to add
of this system is you can run almost anymany features in the future as we need them.
technology over this system. The new wiringWe could add video cameras, who house audio,
becomes the backbone of your electronicplay DVDs in one room and watch them in
components. Some homeowners may not use allanother or create a simple home network. The
of the wires in the beginning, however as newpossibilities are endless and as more electronic
products and technology develop the structuredcomponents are created with IP addresses and
wiring will allow simple upgrades in the future.ports it will become much easier to integrate all of
In my new house we are currently using theour favorite electronics into a smart home
structured wiring in the following way. Each roomfeature.