Let's Ginger-Fi it!

We have a few hundred comm spaces on our campuses and the majority of those are older, which means bix. Bix/cross connect wire isn’t made for multi gig speeds needed for modern access points. The older building I’ve just finished a redesign for is completely bix in all 6 closets and our newest wiring standard for AP installs is to have Cat6a cables run. To solve this we purchased a new to us product in Belden’s RevConnect line called a 10GX RevConnect Wall-Mount Termination Module Jack which is part of their new Cat6a Cross-Connect System (https://www.belden.com/products/panels-patching-systems/copper-cross-connect-systems/category-6a-cross-connect-system#sort=%40catalogitemwebdisplaypriority%20ascending&numberOfResults=25).

It reminds me of the RJ45 to bix harmonicas.

The RevConnect product lines main selling feature is the fact that you terminate the core onto the cable and then you can add and later replace any end type to the core as needed. It’s completely modular.This came in pretty handy for us. The 10GX termination modules were on back order but we had a supply of the cores and keystone ends. This allowed me to go forward with the project by terminating the lines with the keystones, patching to the switches, and bringing the new APs online.

Once the module jacks arrived it was an easy switch over. I just moved the patch cables into the front of the 10GX module, removed the keystone ends from my lines and clicked them into the back of the 10GX module jacks, then just pooped the unit into the bix block.

And yes, I did add labelling after the picture was taken haha.

The whole process was quick and easy and the fact that the products are made to be modular, saved us from having to put the project on hold for 3 months. 😊