Brad:
Contact Agilent, they rent gear out.
Thank you for the recommendation.
I would have gone Cat6 for a better network grade.
Cat 5e works fine for 1000 Base T. Cat 6 is more expensive (both wire
and connectors), thicker which requires larger conduit or allows
fewer cables in existing conduit, and is slightly more difficult to
terminate.
I plan to run 4 Cat 5e cables to each location instead of just 2 to
allow for extra network devices without deploying small switches.
Also, when installing 2 cables, if one cable fails after the initial
install, generally someone has to fix it. When deploying 4 cables, if
one fails after the initial install, there is usually enough extra
capacity so that the cable can be abandoned.
IMO, if someone wants a connection faster than 1000 Base T Ethernet,
say 10 G Ethernet, they should use fiber optics for communication.
VoIP sucks and they will be much happier with the KXTD system.
In my day job I have a Cisco VoIP phone on my desk. Initially it had
problems such as more than 50 ms delay to call someone 100 feet away
on another floor. After some upgrades, things have improved. It seems
to work fine as a phone, and the call center ACD works too. But it
does not have the features that make a Key telephone system or Hybrid
telephone system useful for small businesses.
The KX-TD1232 phone system and KX-TVS225 VM are paid for, and work
fine with 4 POTS lines from the ILEC. Changing to something else
would require an investment in capital and user training. The
features that might inspire change include:
VM integrated with e-mail and/or web so that messages that it
can be retrieved via Internet, or messages can be archived as a file
distributed extensions so that the business owner could use a
phone on the system at home.
Direct connection to VoIP service providers
It seems that the LECs are killing off PRI/T-1 for all but large
customers. It seems that if you are a small business that wants
digital telephony, VoIP with the right codec is the answer.
Paul Gusciora
San Rafael, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: "Brad Allen" <[email protected]>
To: "'Panasonic KX-T telephone system discussion list'" <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:06:22 -0400
Thread-Index: AcyS5d9kupBc1UDgT/yZY+QMwoknnAABqVEg
Subject: Re: KX-T: Wirescope rental recommendation
Contact Agilent, they rent gear out. If the wires are installed properly and
you use a tester to certify the network, you should have no issues. Besides
I would have gone Cat6 for a better network grade. VoIP sucks and they will
be much happier with the KXTD system.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Paul H. Gusciora
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 02:54
To: KX-T Help
Subject: KX-T: Wirescope rental recommendation
As a part of a data cable installation in a commercial office
building in San Rafael, CA, I need to certify CAT-5e cables for 1000
base T. The cables will be used for mixed phone (initially Panasonic
KX-TD, eventually VoIP) and data. Does anyone have a recommendation
for rental of an Agilent WireScope? Does anyone have one that is used
infrequently enough that they might be interested in renting? I need
it for a weekend or maybe two.
Paul Gusciora
San Rafael, CA
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