Networking Cabling Kit For Dummies

List Price: $59.99 Discount Price: $41.22

Features:

• Complete kit to make custom-length network patch cables
• Detailed instructions for in-wall cable installations and network wall outlets
• Kit Includes: Network Cabling For Dummies® book, 75 feet of Cat5e UTP cable, All-in-One Data Tool, Punchdown Tool, and 6 RJ45 connectors
• Trusted For Dummies® format; step-by-step instructions with informative illustrations
• 1-year warranty on parts and labor

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Customer Reviews:

pamphlet [Posted on 2007-03-03]
The book that came with the kit was in reality a brochure. I realized that there is only so much information about ethernet cabling, but the 4x6 booklet was almost useless. Also half of the 60 page book was in Spanish.

Etherent cabling is color coded, the booklet is printed in black and white. While its small enough to put in a shirt pocket you need two hands to hold it open. Unless you are going to memorize the color combinations, your first try will be a little difficult.

The tools seem solid enough. The amount of cable, cat5e, is adequate. I have come to expect more from the "dummies" publishers.

Smart buy & a fun project! [Posted on 2007-05-15]
I found the kit to be an excellent solution for what I had accepted as the inevitable wad of wire behind my desk. I was surprised by how easily I made my first patch cord...& it worked! If I had one suggestion it would be for the images in the book to be in color, but it wasn't necessary. The actual instructions were thorough yet simple enough not to confuse or complicate. There was plenty of wire for what I needed and the tools worked great. Overall, I thought it was a smart buy and a fun project.

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