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Hi FiberNinja, I stumbled across your 2hr video fixing up some shonky office and I've been hooked ever since. Your work is incredible and I'm humbled by your approach and care for each network. Also the way you explain what you are doing and why is awesome. Your passion and dedication are inspiring. Not only do you want to do a good job, you also want the next technician to have the easiest time possible. That's beautiful and unfortunately rare in Australia. Most technicians here are wham bam thank you mam. Keep up the good work and can't wait for the next video!

Oh man, this stuff rings so true with me. I was a network manager in a federated university which grew from 13 to 20+ sites while I was there, incorporating two other colleges. There must have been at least 100 wiring closets, and I've lost count of the number of times I had to go in and sort out years of mess. Awesome work !

Integrity - comes to mind when I look at your workmanship

I'd enjoy an internship with you. You have a lot of knowledge that I find beneficial. Keep making the videos.

17:43 That's a mighty secure SSH password Timonthy Hayes has there, lol.

I'm addicted to these videos! Thank you for being so thorough and explaining everything.

Cleaning up small business network disasters one job at a time. Great info here, very thorough explanation on each step. I can't imagine what it was like to tone out and ID those 25 pair and 2 pair cat3...Uhg. Excellent looking finished product, venting that cabinet with 110 powered fans (gonna add that to my list) is an excellent idea. And, neatness counts and I'm sure your customer was very happy.

A few helpful considerations: In the current design @17:30 Consider putting your patch panel underneath your switch and lowering both items down lower, so you can use the switch as a shelf. The switch should not be generating any heat. The shelf can support the backup drive, the modem, etc, without stacking or crowding items. No real reason for the patch panel on top. Lowering the switch will not decrease the airflow if the exhaust fans are doing their job right. - Space your items out a bit, the server is getting little to no air, even front to back no air flow. The items stacked above other items WILL absorb enough heat from the ones below and the ambient cabinet temperature enough to decrease their life and eventually make intermittent problems a regular occurrence. This may happen within a year or may take longer depending on the ambient temperature when the doors are closed and the equipment is in full use. Seen that, been there. On a different design: - Consider making instead a 5" wide and 30" long air intake (without screen or cover) placed in the center of the cabinet floor which the equipment will sit over, properly spaced apart, so airflow to each device is much better. - Consider using above the devices a wall mount 3U hinged 19" rack which allows swinging out the patch panel for future additions/work. Underneath this rack, the server and NAS and whatever can sit far apart for cooling. This precludes using the switch as a shelf except for excess cables. - In my design, you could even use a standup UPS, you'd have room. - Consider, loosening the death grip some of the plastic ties have on the cable, its clearly evident some are too tight, or use Velcro cable straps instead. - Consider a UPS as mentioned and don't run a surge protector off the UPS. Lastly, consider twin Gelid 12 120mm silent vent fans instead of the noisey ones I see there. I like your basic ideas, ingenuity and your cleanup work of a rathole. Good job. Been installing all this in dentist and doctor offices over 17 years which notoriously have no room, so I had to get ingenious and keep the equipment in set it/forget it shape.

I'm watching your videos to educate myself. Thanks for the great content. I like how in this one you converted a cabinet to hold a patch panel and the switch. I am planning a home network renovation and want to do a good job.

This is why I love keystone patch panels. I can keystone the cable and then snap it into place easily. There is a lot more flexibility in what you want to do also. Also not sure why a rack power unit wasn’t installed instead of that cheap Power outlet there on the bottom inside of the cabinet? The nice neat wiring job, looks fantastic. It’s what I like to do. I also label everything. Because why come back and have to try and remember what I did, or someone figure out what I did.

I'm getting ready to do a home network closet (closet being a more grandiose term than what will be the end product), so I've been looking at networking videos. I am certainly an amateur at this (perhaps the term "enthusiast" would be best). For reference, I've worked for a couple of good sized corporations (Publix and Target). I've been in multiple network closets for both companies. I've seen the old style telephone systems, token ring networks, and more modern setups. I've not seen wires as neat as what you end up doing. I'm going to have to check out a few more of your videos. I've always found it refreshing to watch someone ply their trade with gusto and professionalism. Thanks for making these videos!

This shows marked stepped process. Oooh Rah! Whooped a very tangled web. RRR. Sure was grand. Looking forward to any detailed video you have. Stay safe mates!😊👍🏻😷

I LIKE YOUR STYLE! good to see a craftsman with honour to his craft!

Awesome.Finished job looks so well setup, tidy and organised. I hope these Companies are paying you well for such a great job of tidying up a mess.

Any reason you chose not to just use a modular patch panel with an arm that swings out, it would reduce the space to a 1U size and then could have fit in a NEATPATCH, or similar product below it to hide your patch cables and that transceiver giving a cleaner more accessible setup. I think this was still done very nicely, though I am not a fan of using zip ties as I have seen degraded cable too many times with things getting 10/Half or just busted entirely. Also how are you labeling the Jacks at the client end, does jack 1 correspond to port 1 on the patch panel?

9:46 Hey - you spend your time right. It looks good. Wonderful great work from you!

Still rewatching these videos in 2020, bring us new content please 🙏

Would love to see the Fiber Ninja return I'm just finding this channel and loving it

Gotta love that Ubiquiti kit! Cheap as chips but enterprise class. I need more of this in my life. Great work and a nice tidy cabinet at the end.

I've seen a lot of cabling jobs. I've never seen it raised to an art form. Awesome work!

There were a couple of things i saw 1) The biggest issue i saw was it looks like when the 220V outlet that was vacated you ran the Low voltage data in the same box that had the capped high voltage lines it also looked like the cover was hanging off the box. Running High and Low voltage together is against the National Electrical Code. If there was a short it would wipe out the entire network and could cause a fire. You would have been better off disconnecting the flex conduit out of the box and have it hang loose in the ceiling and capping the hole in the box. Also Running data and mains power that close can cause EM interference in your data lines causing havoc in your network. 2) I like using unloaded patch panels that way if you need to add a line just terminate it and pop it in the panel and if a jack goes bad just swap that one. 3) We have stopped using zip ties and started using Velcro to bundle wires if you need to add a line or pop it apart just pull the strips off and and reuse them when you are done. We get ours at Harbor Freight for Cheap. Just my 2 Cents.

I wish I could find more content like this. I’ve watched them all and it’s addicting

Get a oscillating Multi tool for cutting slots etc They are priceless and a huge time saver over a jigsaw especially for cleaning out corners etc

Wait, at the beginning, why did they strip the whole cable for those? I mean, I'm new to IT, but isn't the point of the cable to protect the wire and signal from damage and interference? I thought you just strip as far as you need in order to punch it down.

next time you install a rack mount like that why not mount a box in the top and bottom slots so it's square and then just zip in your screws and remove the boxes? or if you don't have a second box on hand just mount it in the top and then screw in the top and switch it to the bottom and screw in the bottom.

I hear you about wanting to be done. It would be hard working a bigger job like that all by yourself, and I would imagine by the end of the third day it would be like “yep looks good, see you guys later”

You're like the IT version of Bar Rescue.

At 17:46 you can read the post it note with a password. otherwise nice job

would be great if you could let us know what was the client's reaction were like. =) sure they were happy.

What kind of mounting bracket was used to get the rails to mount to the bottom of the cabinet?

The situation you had at the beginning of the video, did that actually work? What a gigantic mess. How do you troubleshoot when something isn't working?

Dattos don't like enclosed spaces. They're already cramming too much into tiny boxes. That one was blinking an error of some sort as well.

I know this video is pretty old now but.....I am pretty sure ALL physical security was ignored in this rebuild....and possibly some logical security. Other than that, ok on the rebuild. Quick tip: ALWAYS make your own cables + use cable mgmt. raceway ducts.

Only crit - label the device PSU's :) Thank you for your teachings Sir FibreNinja!

Your videos are a true joy to much! Congratulations on your job and please do keep posting more!

17:24 You losing your voice for this part of the video had me clearing my throat the entire time. I could tell you were working in the early AMs.

Is there any particular reason why you use zip ties instead of Velcro straps to bundle your cables? With the zip ties you take a chance of damaging the cables by making the ties to tight also if for some reason later down the line you have to replace a cable or for what ever reason take the bundle apart you have to go through and cut all of the ties then put new ones on, sure zip ties are cheap but over time they add up. Were with the Velcro straps they are reusable and do not require any special tools to remove or reinstall plus since they cover a larger surface area they are less likely to damage the cable.

Hey FiberNinja, New subscriber here! I'm from the UK and new to learning about industry/business grade networking and I've seen in a couple of your videos those huge punch down blocks near the DSL input and those huge what looks like modems? (The thing to the left of the punchdown block) Is that an America thing, or a business grade internet thing? Or an America business grade internet thing? In the UK, in home and in my brothers shop, we use 631A (or 431A) sockets which would then connect to modems and such though DSL filter blocks which have RJ11 plugs on. Our system seems more elegant but I might just be unaware of how it's done in offices. If you could let me know what those things are, that'll be great :) Even pointing me to an existing video or a wikipedia article is okay :)

Nice video and very nice and neat job! One thing, I'd REALLY like to know more about the rack!! I'm doing a similar install in a cabinet with less room and a 10 inch cabinet, like the Toten ones are to wide, but I haven't been able to find one like tha one you use. It would be super though, especially if it comes in 12U... :)

Looks good. How much more for a 48 port Ubiquiti? Couldve then used 6" cables and have room for more drops later?

can you post where you got the products and the names of it?

This was really helpful to get an idea how to deal with all that.

Been hooked on your networking OCD for years now Ninja. Just for reference, I know every job is different, but what would you charge for a job like this one?

Awesome! I really enjoy your videos a lot. However, like to put a request. During your presentations, you use some acronyms that I’m sure the pros understand, and I can say I know some of them like: POE=Phone Over Ethernet, some other guys call VOE=Voice Over Ethernet. But you use others like APS, Cloud Key Control and so. Would you please briefly explain those acronyms during your videos? Even better, dedicate an entire video to explain them. Thank you very much. And keep doing videos like that.

Did you improve the quality of their dsl line's when u moved them? What kind of cable did u you use 0.5mm? That first version they had made me nervous as an isp support tech im thinking these stuff in db and snr and old solution must have made there connection bad!! Great work i love your cable management and clear explanations of your thought processes!!!

Hey what is that HP server? Looks like a NAS or "Windows NAS Server" based with lots of hard drives in it, plus a network switch that conforms to same dimensions as the case?

I get serviceability but your power cords look really bad, another idea is to still wrap the power cords and label them at the plug end so you can easily identify when it comes time for service work. Another way you could go about keeping your wire runs straight is using wire saddles, it helps immensely with making your install like top notch. Great video

Hi, can you post what equipment you use? I love your work and want to do a re-do of my home network. But I'm not sure what to call everything that you use

That router in that cabinet, hope it wasnt for wifi or Bill in the far office is crap outta luck, LOL. (I have no idea if there is a real "Bill.")

Awesome video, very detailed. I learned a lot. Thanks

everything you do is an art

Hi, excellent video. WIch is the rack's brand/model? very smart implementation.

Do you get ptsd from extreme messy cable management?

The rack you used in the cupboard, where is it from\what is it called? I need one myself.

Fantastic! Love it. Thank you.

Some like to watch ASMR videos or lose themselves in meditative ambiences; - I get an incredible sense of wellbeing from watching @FiberNinja videos. Man, those patchbay looms & dressings... It's like poetry in motion.

How do you like the ubiquity switches? I just recently did a wireless upgrade with unifi AP's and cloud key. The cloud key is pretty slick and remote management is awesome. Enjoying the videos thanks for sharing.

I’m hooked thanks for sharing all of this awesomeness

Do they really needed a managed switch or is it just simpler for you?

May I ask how you cut a perfect square in a shelf? I assume you did it there and not at a woodshop

Dumb question is that the wireless access point inside the cabinet?

If you have the chance, will you start showing more details of each step and the purpose of hardware/equipment? For example, how did you figure out what twisted pairs were for phones and what twisted pairs were for data? Also, how did you move all those cables out of the wall to the cabinet? Some of your viewers don't have your level of knowledge.

Tonight Im watching this one!

12:20 keystone for the rescue

I'm also wondering if your next video is a 6K subscriber special :)

I Wish i had you're knowledge im a netwrok admin and recently started doing servers and builds, are you taking apprentices? I could listen to you all day

What kind of 19" rack have you used? Ive already looked at the gigamedia site, but didn't found the "self-build"-rack. I really like your videos and learned so many things. Thanks

Why you can not installed PDU in this cabinet?

Your videos are great, but your videos are quite long and only about you talking about what you do and showing the end result, I would really like to see you DO the things you're saying whenever it's possible! :P

How do you figure out wether you should use A wiring or B wiring when terminating your cables

1:30 not a good idea to have the UPS right next to the storage... if for some reason that UPS catches fire, all drives are up in smoke...

what type of switch is this? model. thnx! you are doing god job!

may i ask why no brush panel

Love the SSH PASSWORD, those are the best passwords

Could have cut that easier with a rotary tool no?

This looks like a nightmare

Any reason we are still using punch-down patch panels instead of the straight-through connector patch bays? (Example: www.amazon.com.au/Kenable-CAT6A-Shielded-Through-Coupler/dp/B07951JXCN/)

Great video as always!

I meant to write "*are a true joy to watch!"

2:06 yeah was about to mention vents. #LOL

Nice job

Great vid! but u didn't show us the whole set up though!

Maybe next time cover up that phone number on the jack, lest the internet decide to use it for pranks

lol love the vids, one thing though. Speed up the vid x2 and you start sounding like Kermit the frog hahaha :)

I wonder why they dont make the ubiquity cloud key fit into a special area on the switch, since by default they are usually attached to one of the ports, and you end up with that weird dongle hanging out the side. I would do this: create a special slot that the cloud key fits into with port side out, about 4" away from all the network ports, and supply a standard 12" white cable that you'd use to plug into the switch directly. This way there's a spot for the cloud key within the chassis of the switch (assuming theres PCB/internal space, most likely is with smaller port density switches) Or even an extra accessory, basically a screw-in bracket, that can hold the cloud key just in front of the blank space with the suggested 12" white cable to plug in to a switch port.

BICSI certed techs are shaking the heads asking : Why on God's green and blue earth. Did the owner's allow this person to install all that in a low weight rated cabinet that is also NOT FIRE RATED for said equipment. Instead of installing a actual Data Wall Mount Cabinet with said fans etc pre-installed???!!!!! hell a sweet swing out 9U cabinet..under $500?? back then.

I would charge a ton for this kind of job lol

Thank you

Thanks Sire

Hi im a starter, i thought i only found this kind of mess only in my country

How is this rack called?

nice!

Great work!

Dialtone is not a good test on a voip system.

how many hours it took to do that job?

hello can I close what you need 2 network cards in a server

Great fuckin job dude :)

What's the "empo"?

aaaaaaamd no cable labeling.

Can you make a list of equipment shown in this video?