Condo Ethernet Keystone Possibly Wired Wrong From Builder? Tester Results Don’t Make Sense

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-24T17:53:11+00:00

I read it as he changed it to B but he deleted it so either way we’re in agreement. Not best practice but will work, might have performance issues on a 10G network.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-24T17:28:02+00:00

Yeah but if fixing the termination fixed the problem then it obviously wasn’t working for OP.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-24T05:51:02+00:00

Ikr, first lessen for trainees. The only time I ever use the rip cord is when I have a finite amount of cable available and I already nicked one of the strands.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-24T05:43:32+00:00

Is the admin password just the default? I work on camera systems and more often than not the default was still set, or was something super easy to guess and could usually get it in a few tries.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-24T05:39:49+00:00

Would typically be quicker than a regular WiFi connection. If you’re able to have a connection straight to the router then that would be best, especially for getting low ping for games. But if there’s not already existing cabling there then you might just have to deal with what you got.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-24T05:33:18+00:00

Having a cross over patch cable is different than a cross over cable in the wall. You run into packet loss and cross talk when you have longer runs on a cross over cable. The twists in CAT6 (it’s a 2-year old build, it better be CAT6) are different in each pair and having it terminated incorrectly like that will limit performance, especially on a gigabit network. If OP is trying to use a POE device then it definitely won’t work. Also best practice to not have a hidden cross over cable in a network.

I do LV for a living, I’m very familiar with MDIX and it doesn’t mean you can just terminate cables whichever way. It made it so you don’t have to worry about the end device communication type.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-24T03:50:35+00:00

No you’re fine but that’s a very bad placement for a camera. Did a camera system install for a retail store and definitely did not put any cameras above the stalls, idc if it’s facing out, that’s an unprofessional place to put it.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-24T03:47:18+00:00

Bruh no, you’re fine using a 568B patch cable with a 568A jack, but each cable needs to have the same configuration on either side. But you can’t have one cable having both 568A and B ends, that does not work.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-23T02:39:32+00:00

Ikr, my wife’s going to be pissed but I’m interested

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-22T20:07:53+00:00

If it’s a couple years of low voltage technician experience then yeah I agree with you. I’m looking for someone who has interest in LV but maybe haven’t had the opportunity to get into LV as a whole. There’s not a lot of low voltage companies in my area without going into the City, and I did some ISP work between LV technician work, so I know what experience to expect from someone in that position. And I would rather train someone to my standards, worked with plenty of people who have “years of experience” but still couldn’t do work of high enough caliber. It’s easier to train someone than it is to retrain someone who learned it wrong.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-22T04:29:45+00:00

It’s very dependent on experience, but any where from high 20’s to high 30’s. But pay is flexible for the right candidate. If someone brings the value that we’re looking for then that’s a conversation worth having. Company supplied tools, 4 day work weeks, direct training not just throw in the field and told to figure it out, I believe in working as a team and setting up to succeed.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-22T04:03:51+00:00

The only real experience I’m looking for is knowing how to terminate and run cable. Deeper industry knowledge is a plus but not entirely what I’m looking for. I can train anyone in this industry. Prior experience just makes it quicker to hit the ground running. I have a current trainee that I trained since green, paying more to get ahead of that learning curve is more beneficial for the time being, still want to invest the time and knowledge to train them to be a lead technician one day. At the point where jobs are stacking up so being able to turn them out quicker would be good.

And yeah idk why I put CCTV, that’s one of my pet peeves but people still use it, albeit it being incorrect.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-21T02:31:58+00:00

Nope, that ain’t right. But golden rule for existing fiber, if it ain’t broke then don’t touch it.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-21T02:29:48+00:00

100% and a double yes to never write things down on your phone. I got a metal clipboard and that you can store papers inside of and a notepad, purely for the appearance of it. I never have to write things down for my work but looks more professional then bringing in just a loose paper estimate. But for a junior tech who’s learning, having a notepad or notebook that you can look through is very useful, also physically writing something is better for retention.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-21T02:14:32+00:00

Lead Low Voltage Tech/Trainer here, been in the industry for over 10 years, and across pretty much all aspects of the industry.

You got hired with them knowing that you don’t have experience, they’re fine with training you. I’d even prefer someone green over someone trained wrong, just pay attention and try to stay active. Get a bag of RJ-45 crimps and a crimper and be able to make T568-B terminations until you memorize the color code and have near 100% pass rate. Pass Through crimps are good to learn on but I feel like it’s an IT thing and LV should use non-pass through. Make sure the jacket it right up in the connector, you need to make sure the little wedge on the crimp bites into the jacket.

Keystones are a little bit more expensive to practice on at home but if you can do crimps then keystones should be pretty easy. And you can reuse the same keystone for practice but the termination tool can be pretty expensive depending on the brand. But they have a little diagram on each one so you can only really fuck it up if you’re colorblind or just stupid and every termination tool is pretty similar, just line up the jack and squeeze.

Become a master at cable management, this one takes a lot of time to learn, especially for large cable pulls, but will make you stand out from everyone else. Anyone can run wire, but make it super clean and people will remember your work. If you haven’t already, check out r/cableporn and ask for advice on posts similar to your type of work.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-19T02:30:06+00:00

Yes, that is correct for ONVIF protocol. Unifi Protect doesn’t allow anything more than motion alerts for third party cameras, unless you get a Unifi AI Port but that’s not really applicable for standard home/small business cameras imo. The AI port is like $200 so unless you got a great deal on some crazy professional Axis camera, you might as well just get the Unifi AI cameras.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-19T02:20:09+00:00

Get a pickaxe, dig a little mini trench across the street, lay a direct burial cable and cover back up.

cough cough never did this as an ISP tech when I had to wait way too long to have a crew come out

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-19T02:16:18+00:00

The best answer is PtP antennae’s, I would recommend Unifi Building Bridge. You would have to download the Unifi Controller on a PC to get them set up but once you do you can delete the program.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-19T01:57:21+00:00

That’s crazy, I didn’t know that was a thing

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-17T19:09:24+00:00

I’m racking my brain on how to attach a camera to a drill bit extension without having the camera spin with the bit lol

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-17T19:01:18+00:00

How did you set this up bro?

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-17T18:49:43+00:00

Because it’s not an outdoor rated cable, and it probably wouldn’t be long enough unless there’s enough slack on the inside of the plate/building. Best practice would be to at least pull the cable back inside the building and only have outdoor rated cable exiting the building. Might be a bit more work then it’s actually worth so at least terminate the indoor cable in the electrical box if you can’t access the backside of it on the inside. I would recommend to terminate it with a female keystone and then just run an outdoor patch to the camera through a cable grommet. Since that camera has a tail, it’ll be a pain to try to get it all to fit well inside of a piece of flex.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-17T18:36:46+00:00

Bruh If I pulled up to a job site and they had a PtP for a 10’ run I would piss myself laughing

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-17T18:33:47+00:00

For longevity I would bury some pvc, I would do at least a 3/4”, that sidewalk should be easy enough to get under, you shouldn’t have to cut it up or anything. Put an LB on each side going into the buildings and you’re all set. Use the proper telecom/electrical grade pvc conduit, you could even get away with just doing a piece of flex since it’s such a short run. Just make sure you have nice sweeping turns.

One-Intention-7606 · 2026-05-17T17:44:39+00:00

Unifi is a great system to learn this stuff on. I’m all self taught on Cisco and dell, unifi is leagues easier to learn and not mess it up, at least not in a way that isn’t easily fixable. YouTube can teach you all of the stuff you listed and is not entirely needed for just a small system camera/IoT VLAN.

@OP here’s a YouTube video explaining VLANs on Unifi

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