How to Install a Data Network in your House: Installation, Cabling Cat5e, Cat6, Connecting

My problem: I had terribly slow internet speed due to using Wi-Fi. I had multiple computers in the house, upstairs and downstairs and i wanted to use the laptop in the garage and that was hopeless.

Did you know Wi-Fi is 50% SLOWER than hard-wired networks?

My SOLUTION was to install a hard-wire a local data network in the house and garage and bring it back to a central location in the house - connecting it to a hub and router and have total freedom.

I was thereby maximizing the internet speed.

Fast-forward and now the work is complete and I can access the net from all my rooms if needed, guests can even log on, and I can use the laptop in the garage when working on a car and getting Internet-based information fast.

Being a Telecommunications Engineer of 15 years made this a relatively easy job, and I wanted to share with you the method of doing this. I felt my experience would be really useful to many people and this led to me writing this book.

I cover:

–Equipment needed
–Where to situate the hub and Patch Panel
–Cabling the Line to the Router
–Cabling the Network
–Hiding the Cabling
–Connecting the Sockets
–Patch Panel or RJ45 Ends?
–Scanning the network


Cabling inside a house can be very tricky due to neatness being of high important plus the location of the network patch panel and equipment can make all the difference between a very hard job and a relatively easy job.

I wanted to give someone a simple ''How to''.

I’m going to throw the guff and tech-talk out the window – it’ll be an easy to follow guide with no nonsense.

Let’s max out that super speed from your Internet and get cabling!