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A network cat6 cable from IT room to wall rj45 wall jack in a commercial building would fall Under NEC art. 800 or 830 or 840 or non of the above ? Thanks!


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Can't your supervisor answer that for you or is this a homework question?

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If that homework question actually uses the term RJ45 jack, not only is it redundant (RJ stands for "registered jack"), it is also incorrect to call an 8p8c (which stands for 8 pins, 8 connections) an RJ-45, which is a telecom standard.

The question is also impossible to answer correctly without knowing what is on the other end of the cable. However, assuming the test writer is not a complete moron, I would answer article 800, even though it would be completely ridiculous to hook up Cat6 cable to an actual RJ45.

Is also possible that depending on what part of the cable you are looking at it could fall under article 645 which covers IT rooms.
 
bluecollar84 said:
I know it’s LAN cable does that help ?


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To accurately answer any test question it must be reprinted verbatim, with all quotes, punctuation, spaces, even typos, exactly as they appear.

A local area network or LAN would never be terminated on an actual RJ45.

Eta: in this case, I would probably get the wrong answer if it were multiple choice. If it were an essay question I would pass it with flying colors
 
Your study material should lead you to what the question is looking for.

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JFletcher said:
If that homework question actually uses the term RJ45 jack, not only is it redundant (RJ stands for "registered jack"), it is also incorrect to call an 8p8c (which stands for 8 pins, 8 connections) an RJ-45, which is a telecom standard.

The question is also impossible to answer correctly without knowing what is on the other end of the cable. However, assuming the test writer is not a complete moron, I would answer article 800, even though it would be completely ridiculous to hook up Cat6 cable to an actual RJ45.

Is also possible that depending on what part of the cable you are looking at it could fall under article 645 which covers IT rooms.
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https://www.panduit.com/content/dam...media/D-CORP140--WW-ENG-EPD-RJ45-ISO14025.pdf

https://techterms.com/definition/rj45



bluecollar84 said:
A network cat6 cable from IT room to wall rj45 wall jack in a commercial building would fall Under NEC art. 800 or 830 or 840 or non of the above ? Thanks!
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Do you think it might be a LAN, Ethernet, cable?
Commercial office building.
IT room to wall jack. Wall jack? What is normally plugged into a wall jack? Maybe for a PC? Maybe a printer? Maybe a ??



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Jamesco said:
I guess there are a lot of morons out there.

https://www.panduit.com/content/dam...media/D-CORP140--WW-ENG-EPD-RJ45-ISO14025.pdf

https://techterms.com/definition/rj45

Why make it so complicated? Just a guess most everybody reading this thread knows what the OP is asking. But you feel it's your duty to belittle him and call his instructor a moron.
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Yes, there are a lot of people using incorrect terminology out there, including company reps that incorrectly call 8p8c jacks RJ-45. A true RJ-45 is an 8-pin keyed connector and not wired the same way as the plugs and jacks that go to your computer. It is an obsolete telephone standard.

If I came off as belittling to the original poster, that was not my intention at all. I never mentioned anything about his instructor, and I stand by my words about the author of the test question. It is extremely poorly written.

The link that blue collar 84 posted is on the correct path for answering the question.

As to why I made it so "complicated", it's because the answer is not cut and dry.
 
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