From the IDC terminals on the back of the normal NTE5A faceplate. In other words, a normal unfiltered extension (with the Openreach VDSL2 filter plate removed and stored).

According to all engineer posts here there is nothing special about the new OR one, just cheaper and easier to fit than the older OR filtered faceplate for ADSLx, as that needed extensions reconnected.

Openreach took my old plate on both installs. I only have the fibre fronts unfortunately.

Would there be a performance degration using the unfiltered port on the fibre socket?

None of my suggestions and R0NSKI's have the extension plugged into the front of the master. All are wired inside the master box, just two variants. Either of which will do but what's the point of retaining the OR filter when it isn't in use.

Unless you might want to swap the modem form one location to the other at will.

Uh. Not so. I have to go now for a bit, but look closer. You have an NTE5 (the wall bit), a VDSL2 filter screwed into it, and a standard NTE5A faceplate screwed into that. See the pic on my FTTx page.

The neatest is remove that middle bit, CAT5 wire the extension from the T2 and T5 IDC connectors on the faceplate, and fit the XTF at the extension.

Do you need the modem in the office? Why not just leave the modem next to the master socket and run standard ethernet to the router in the office? You could use the ethernet as a normal cable, or put in ethernet sockets as most convenient.

In reply to a post by ukhardy07:

I am wondering. In the server room is that a filtered socket or not?

Where it says 'ADSL connection on middle section' in your photo's, would this be filtered or unfiltered via this connection?

In those pictures the filter is in the hall way, I then have a CAT5 cable running into the server room, one twisted pair for the telephone, which is filtered, another pair for the modem - the two terminals highlighted are designed for data extensions and do not need any further filters, just don't connect them to anything other than the modem. For telephone extensions you use the group of 3 IDC connectors

It's really straight forward, especially if you have a Krone punch down tool, hardest part is hiding the cables away.

PS Since Photobucket changed to the beta system it doesn't seem to show the media info by default, you need to click the media info drop down on the right if using the beta website.

That's a nice setup

In reply to a post by 4M2:

That's a nice setup

Thanks, full spec is here

Using CAT5 for the extension gives you several alternative options - I guess having the modem in the hall wouldn't be convenient overall though...

When we had FTTC installed I actually had the master socket moved to the server room, so we didn't have a large filter and BT socket stuck on the wall in the hall looking unsightly, the pictures in my guide were done prior to the FTTC installation.

The only downside is that I haven't been able to plug the modem in, in the hall way to rule out the CAT5 cable being a problem and reducing my speed, but it's unlikely to be the problem, and if it was I have no idea what I'd do as it's under laminate flooring which can't be taken up anyway.