Lightning to RJ45 Ethernet LAN Network Adapter for Phone Pad, Phone Ethernet Adapter, 3.3ft/1m Cable, 10/100Mbps High Speed,Plug and Pla (Grey)

Product Information

Now that you have chosen the style of connector that you are going to use in your network all that is left is to terminate the cables, connect everything up, and make sure everything is working the way that it should.

Patch cords are designed to be moved around a lot and will last longer then the cables in your wall for this application.

Need advice? Call our VoIP ATA experts on 01908 760795

A few years ago while I was moving into a new house and planning how I would set up my new network I discovered that the existing phone lines in the home were installed in such a way that I was able to repurpose many of the cables and use them to set up a full gigabit Ethernet network in much of the new house without pulling any new cable at all. Since that project I have been able to save a lot of time and money on several projects simply by converting phone lines to Ethernet

Having an FXO port on the adapter will allow you to switch between making/receiving calls VoIP calls (over the Internet) and calls over the PSTN (Analogue phone line). In this article I will go through how to tell if your phone network is a good candidate for conversion and how to go about setting everything up. How to tell if your phone lines are the right kind of cable to work as Ethernet It is not uncommon to be able to convert phone lines to Ethernet, but before you get started you need to make sure that the phone lines were originally put in using the right kind of cable and topology (or network design) to be able to be used for Ethernet. Once you are sure the original network was set up in a way suitable for conversion it is simply a process of re terminating all of the cables with the proper connectors and verifying that everything is set up correctly. Most of the time the problem ether comes down to the cables being plugged into the wrong place, faulty terminations, or bad cable. If you are experiencing any of these problems take a look at my article (coming soon) on troubleshooting Ethernet cables. Patch cords are cheap and easy to replace if they get damaged. You will need to re terminate the cable if you are using a male end and it gets damaged.Strictly speaking for a cable to officially support Ethernet it needs to be built using the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) and Telecom Industry Association (TIA) standards. Cables under the TIA/EIA standard will have four pairs (eight individual) of twisted wires. If your cable does not have all four pairs it will not officially support Ethernet but it may still work at slower speeds. The table below breaks down some of the twisted pair cabling commonly used in homes and lists what they can be used for. Category