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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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cabling. Most manufacturers proudly display the Cat level right on the patch

panel (see Figure 18-29).

Figure 18-29 Cat level on patch panel

Once you have installed the patch panel, you need to connect the ports to

the switch through patch cables. Patch cables are short (typically two- to

five-foot) UTP cables. Patch cables use stranded rather than solid cable, so

they can tolerate much more handling. Even though you can make your own

patch cables, most people buy premade ones. Buying patch cables enables

you to use different-colored cables to facilitate organization (yellow for

accounting, blue for sales, or whatever scheme works for you). Most

prefabricated patch cables also come with a reinforced (booted) connector

specially designed to handle multiple insertions and removals (see Figure 18-

30).

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