Getting VoIPed on a Home Network

A Little Background on VoIP VoIP carries telephony signals as digital audio, typically reduced in data rate using speech data compression techniques, and encapsulated in an IP packet stream over aninternet connection. The service has been around for at least 8 years...

Retrofitting in Insulated Walls

Retrofitting in Insulated Walls Author: Grayson Evans, Training Dept. Seminars – Copyright 2008 Drilling up or down, or fishing cable in insulated walls is an inconvenience but nothing more. Sure, there are certain techniques you can’t use through...

Cable Labeling Tips

Every cable that you install on a job MUST be labeled. No excuses. Labeling will not only save you lots of time on the job site, but will greatly reduce frustrations of troubleshooting and service. Professional labeling will also separate you from the non-professional...

A Solution to the NID Nuisance

Many installers I’ve worked around obviously don’t know a good way of terminating cabling to the NID (Network Interface Device) location. NIDs are usually on the outside of the house mounted near the electrical service entrance (because they need to be...