Connecting CAT5e to BT Junction Box 78A

[bizzeyb]

Hi,
I have moved to a new house recently. There were no master sockets except a BT junction junction (BT 78A). I am planning to connect CAT5e cabling to the junction box. My questions are:

1. Is it possible to connect CAT5e cable straight to a junction box?
2. How do I connect the cable to the junction box?

The junction box has 8 terminals. Thank you.

[Brian69]

Are you saying there is no socket at all? if so then Openreach will fit one for you. Has the line been activated? You need to find the master socket.
Could you give more details about what you are trying to achieve.

[The Realist]

If the line is going live when you move, call BT and explain there is no master socket installed and they will fit one free of charge.

Regards

[RUNITDIRECT]

Originally Posted by bizzeyb

Hi,
I have moved to a new house recently. There were no master sockets except a BT junction junction (BT 78A). I am planning to connect CAT5e cabling to the junction box. My questions are:

1. Is it possible to connect CAT5e cable straight to a junction box? Yes
2. How do I connect the cable to the junction box? Terminate the blue pair of the CAT5 cable to the incomming BT pair

The junction box has 8 terminals. Thank you.

But as above, no master socket BT will fit one FOC!

[Brian69]

Hi Dave,
I have it in mind that there is more to this thread than meets the eye. If there really is not a master, then it is straight forward to get one, but it could be there is, but Bizzeyb cannot find it.

[Isitme]

If it is a new house, it could be the contractors have not completed the installation properly. A call to BT or the site manager should get it sorted out. I think it would be illegal to connect to a junction box that is not connected through a Master socket.

[adslnation]

Not illegal, just breaking the terms and conditions of the contract with the supplier. As a result they could charge you for putting it right.

You won't find hoards of homeowners languishing in high security prisons for fiddling with their phone wiring.

[bizzeyb]

There was no master socket originally. I managed to get hold of some normal phone cabling which I connected myself and the master socket. The entire house did not have a single socket. BT were charging for a new master socket.
My question about the Cat 5e is because I plan to network the entire house.

[RUNITDIRECT]

Originally Posted by bizzeyb

There was no master socket originally. I managed to get hold of some normal phone cabling which I connected myself and the master socket. The entire house did not have a single socket. BT were charging for a new master socket.
My question about the Cat 5e is because I plan to network the entire house.

If you plan to network the whole house then it makes sense to put the master socket next to your patch panel, if you take a look on our site you will see we have "BT to RJ45 patch Kits", these allow you to easily patch the BT line to various points around the house.

[Undecided Adrian]

Originally Posted by bizzeyb

There was no master socket originally. I managed to get hold of some normal phone cabling which I connected myself and the master socket. The entire house did not have a single socket. BT were charging for a new master socket.
My question about the Cat 5e is because I plan to network the entire house.

If you are planning to network the entire house have you though about using Homeplugs that transmit the data through the electrical wiring.

Especially as netgear and linkysys have started to do 4 port homeplugs giving you the ability to have 4 ethernet connections per plug used rather than just 1.