graybeard cabletech network quote

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This bid includes the cost for parts and labor for a modular, structured premise cable system.

The most basic wiring system that will meet your needs for 100 Base-T networking and VOIP is Category 5e. Most basic VOIP phones require a direct ethernet connection to a VOIP router. That VOIP router is connected to your 16-port switch, which then goes to your Cox router/gateway. Other VOIP providers use an ethernet line-out phone for connecting a PC. This may materially change your bid because such phones only require one data drop per workstation; that VOIP router would rest on the other side of your switch. This Category 5e network is rated at a minimum of 100 Mhz (optimized Cat5e networks can run in excess of 250 Mhz) and will also run Gigabit Ethernet.

Item 20" x 44" x 3/8" plywood backboard, mounted on wall in Server room, painted white
24-port Category 5e ethernet patch panel, wall-mounted
24-wire cable management system, wall-mounted
Category 5e plenum cable, 750 feet, white
Wiring of CAT5e using ceiling, corners or floor to nine drop locations
Eighteen workstation terminations, TIA568B, RJ-45 eight pin jack, two-jack housing
(six pin RJ-11 telephone jack available on request)
Basic wall cable management using clips and cable ties
Complete workstation testing, labeling and documentation
Six (6) ethernet patch cords for workstations or for attaching the switch to patch panel
$480

Item Same as above, but includes custom, professional-looking wall moulding and raceways installed to each workstation drop, and twenty-four (24) patch cords$640

Item Same as above, but substitute Category 6 Plenum cable, patch cords and patch panel.Network is rated at 250 Mhz and will be somewhat 'future-proof.'$840