Create Custom-Length Ethernet Patch Cables for a Cleaner Network Box

hi everyone and welcome back the ultimate tech hub on today's episode I want to show you how to clean up space in your network box by making custom link patch cables I've seen my share of Network boxes with patch cables that are way too long let's look at the example of this problem here you can see I have a castex cable going from 8 port switch to a ruckus icx which this cable is way too long and the excess cable takes up space in our a tie situation I also have the same situation going from the ringly power kit to Bayport switch so I'm gonna show you how to make 2 custom link patch cables to solve this issue and remember hit subscribe it's really important and it's free ok as you can see this is our patch cable we're gonna replace with a custom length we're gonna get rid of all this we're just going to go from up here to here so we need to do is we need to measure the exact distance we'll use a tape for that and it looks like it's about 10 inches so we'll add 2 more inches to give us some slack so it's not gonna be super time you don't want to be tight because it may pull out we don't want it to cause any tension on these on these ends so we'll make it 12 inches we'll get rid of this next thing you need to do is measure for the ringing power kit which is down here as you can see your extra cable so we're gonna get rid of this and make a cut filmy patch cable now I can't use the tape measure because it's not gonna work we have some twists here so I decided to use is a string so we'll use a string let's start the top measure from here right here and then we'll bring it down and round it down to the bottom here to the bottom and that way it gives us a link and once again this is our link looks like we're here to here begin with that another inch we need to just make sure that's not too short and there we go let's go ahead and make some custom leaf patch cables we're gonna use 23 gauge cat6 riser cable to make our two custom patch cables let's go ahead and cut our two cables to the length needed there are three important reasons to keep your patch cables as short as possible the first reason is it frees up space to allow for more devices to be installed in your network box the second reason is it will keep your devices cooler by allowing more air to circulate and the third reason it just looks better having the cables at the correct length looks nice and clean so strip both ends of the wires back about a half an inch next use the string to get the correct link for the second cable once again strip both ends of the wire back about a half an inch next go ahead and separate the four pairs now go ahead and cut the string off next untwist all four pairs next organize the wires into the t568b configuration from left to right next cut the wire straight across by cutting is wire straight across it makes it easier to insert into the rj45 connector there we go perfect add two boots before you connect the rj45 that go ahead and slide the wires into the rj45 connector like that use the crimping tool to secure the rj45 connector to save time i'm only going to show you how to make one cable because the process is the same for both cables I am using the EZ rj45 connector as well as the EZ crimping tool if you are new to making these patch cables I would recommend both of these done now let's install both of the cables this is probably the easiest part of the process just pulling out the old cable and putting in the new looks better already okay we're all done and remember to give a thumbs up and share this video and hit subscribe is completely free thanks for watching [Music]