23 March 2022

Copper Cabling In an Internal Environment (3667-02: Unit 104)

This was a 3 day course.

Day 1 and 2 are theory until the 2nd half of day 2 where I did the practical. 3rd day I did more practical and mock test to real exam.

The Theory Section:
I learn more deeper into Health and Safety and more of electrical theory such as AC (Alternate Current) and DC (Direct Current). Also just like the 101 course about the Earthing (Ground). Then I learn about the Ohms law and how the voltage works. The part is I learn about the Ethernet Cable, understanding about Cat 5 to Cat 7/8 and the attenuation. Discussing about the Network Topology and how it works and understand more about the network tools we use to do the cabling.

The Practical Section:
This is my favourite part as I am more of a hands-on/practical person.
I had this student came to this course to renew his card or license and he was very experienced.
I did few videos on my YouTube and some post on Facebook with pictures showing me doing wiring on patch panel and wall socket.
I look at most of the videos and they use the normal cable cutter however he show me a different tool that way I can be due diligent on cutting the cable. He show me this unusual tool. This tool has a nob which can adjust the blade height (picture) that way you can cut the skin of the ethernet cable carefully.


He explain to to cut it more professionally and pull the skin off carefully before you get to the 4 pair twisted copper.
I finally manage to create a Ethernet cable as I use to struggle on how to create a cable, but thanks to him I manage and successfully create a Cat6 Cable.
I also done a Patch panel lesson and terminating cable which I am very good at because I done few videos on it.
What I have been told that I got to use the B side wiring not the A side. A side is T568A and B side is T568B. T568A standard is the American version and T568B standard is the British version. Since I live in the UK, then I use the T568B Standard.
The next day I had to create a faulty wiring to purposely show an error results by using a Network Cabling Auditor tool called Ideal Lantek 3.
Ideal Lantek 3 is a Cable Certification tool is to audit cable wiring if the cables are terminated successfully. This is a powerful this is use for auditing and to make sure the wiring is to meet the 'Certified Network Standards' which each cable test has to 'pass' before using the patching into live environment. I enjoy using the tool however the tool is very expensive to purchase.
I really enjoy the practical as this will help me at my workplace.

Test and Exams:
I did few mock test  and practice test before the real one. Which I learn from.
Then I did the real exam. Some were tricky. However I manage to pass which I am happy with the results.

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