# Switch Room Revamp

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/switch-room-revamp/158418>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [July 28, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/switch-room-revamp/158418 "2010-07-28T10:14:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/switch-room-revamp/158418/21 "2010-07-29T16:52:29Z")

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> [@boxxa](#):
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> Thats what she said

zing

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/switch-room-revamp/158418/22 "2010-07-30T18:12:12Z")

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> [@LZ](#):
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> The fiber shelf on the top…I wish someone would come up with a better solution for those.
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> We use those boxes for multiple mux/demuxs and it makes managing fiber that isn’t the exact length a bitch.

You can order custom lengths in fiber, we are going to be doing that for a few patches where we need only 1 ft rather than 1m.

> [@Fry](#):
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> Don’t you geeks do reverse-end tagging?

I always label both ends regardless of anything, temporary or permanent. Makes life a million times easier. I also add descriptions to the port on the ios side.

Not a bad cleanup. Spend another few hours and get some covers for those panduit sides and you’ll be happy. May I also suggest a document of what patch goes where, it’ll make things 30x better when you need something immediately.

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**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/switch-room-revamp/158418/23 "2010-07-31T05:18:38Z")

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> [@ryanmcell](#):
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> You can order custom lengths in fiber, we are going to be doing that for a few patches where we need only 1 ft rather than 1m.
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> I always label both ends regardless of anything, temporary or permanent. Makes life a million times easier. I also add descriptions to the port on the ios side.
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> Not a bad cleanup. Spend another few hours and get some covers for those panduit sides and you’ll be happy. May I also suggest a document of what patch goes where, it’ll make things 30x better when you need something immediately.

We do have the covers for those cable channels. Labeling might not be a bad idea. What I did want to do is create a map of each drop throughout the buildings and which switch room they go to. It’s a 100+ year old building attached to newer buildings so the wiring never makes sense. Traced out a few cables the other day that instead of going down 2 floors for about a 100ft run, they go to a different building at a 330ft run!! Which as you guys know, won’t work.

\<EDIT\> What labels do you guys use? previously we use the label maker, but wasn’t working out too well.

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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/switch-room-revamp/158418/24 "2010-07-31T06:51:23Z")

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I use a label maker

![http://www.buyheatshrink.com/dymo-label-writer/pictures/RHINO6000.JPG](http://www.buyheatshrink.com/dymo-label-writer/pictures/RHINO6000.JPG)

Its got a cat5 wire wrap setting…

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