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LANshack How-To Tutorials


LANshack.com has been on the internet for 18 years now and from our very start, we knew that tutorials were important for our customers. As a matter of fact, one of the tutorials we currently have was from our beginning and has been updated from time to time when new information was available. This tutorial is titled “Category 5 / 5E & Cat 6 Cabling Tutorial and FAQ's” and remains to be one of our most popular tutorials. Over the years, it has been used by various prestigious colleges and  learning intuitions in their course study material.

Much of the material we write is based over 30 years of our personal field installation experience. We offer this material to you, our valued customer at no cost to you as a thank you for visiting our website and buying our products. 


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Category 5 / 5E & Cat 6 Cabling Tutorial and FAQ's

All About CAT 6A Cat 6A Shielded Cable -
Cat 6A UTP Cable

How to Make a Category 5 / Cat 5E Patch Cable

How to Make a Category 6 Patch Cable

How to Terminate the Cat 6A, 10G,
SHIELDED 10-Gigabit Keystone Jack by
Quick-Cat™ Leading 10G

Designing Conduit Runs EIA/TIA 569 Vs. NEC

How to Wire a Phone Jack (Voice or
Telephone RJ-11 thru RJ-14)

How to Troubleshoot Wired (Cat 5, Cat 6 etc.)
Network Connections

Installing Cat 6E (and Cat 5E)
Shielded Modular Plugs using the
QuickTreX™ System


















 Fiber Type vs. Speed and Distance

Choosing a Pre-Terminated Fiber Optic Assembly 

Why it is Important to Keep Fiber
Optic Connectors Clean

Choosing a Fiber Optic Cable Type for 
Your Installation 

Pre-Terminated Fiber Optic
Cable Assemblies 

Mode Conditioning Cable Selector 

The Basics of Fiber Optic 

Fiber Optic Cable

Fiber Optic Jargon 

Fiber Optic Cable 

Fiber Optic Termination

Fiber Optic Network 

Estimating and Bidding 

Fiber Optic Testing 

Fiber Optic Training 

Glossary of Fiber Optic Terms

Designing Conduit Runs EIA/TIA 569 Vs. NEC 

Optical Fiber 
 HDMI Tutorials

How do HDMI refresh rates and bandwidth
capabilities work?

How does HDMI audio return channel work? 

HDMI backwards compatibility 

How do wire gauges impact HDMI
cable performance? 
Types of HDMI Cables

What are RedMere HDMI cables?

What are the options for HDMI connectors?
 
What are CL2 and CL3 HDMI cables? 



















 
 


Top How to Vidoes:
       Fiber Optic How-To Complete Installation Guide

   

        In this video series, you will learn how to:

  • Trace and identify an existing Singlemode fiber that was run between two buildings
  • Use Fishtape to snake a pullstring across a dropped ceiling
  • Use the installed pullstring to install an innerduct across a dropped ceiling
  • Pull a Pre-Terminated Fiber through the innerduct
  • Extend the fiber in the 2nd building using the newly installed Fiber Optic cable
  • Test and connect the end to end connection.









                   
 

                 

     How to use a Flashlight to Test Multimode Fiber Optic Cable:
     The Quick and Easy Method   

 

    Did you know that it is possible to test Multimode Fiber Optic Cable with a simple flashlight? It is so easy to do and we show you how in this video. 









 

                      


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