I am prepared to do as you say as it makes sense.

The bit I don't understand is

With the upper AP in building one, connect that to one socket - fed from below and the other two, use a short patch cable as a loop to connect the incoming and outgoing Cat5e .

That way you remove the AP from the link to building 2.

If you could explain with a sketch I would be most grateful.

Sorry Its my age.

Give me an hour or so, an I will explain.

No problem, thank you.

Run two cables to the top ... called RC1 and RC2. Cost of extra cable is small.

Terminate those in a 3-gang RJ45 socket. USkt1 and USkt2

The cable to the other building OB1 will terminate in USkt3.

At the bottom terminate both cables in a 2-gang RJ45 - LSkt1 and LSkt2

If you have just one port on the hub, use a patch lead to LSkt, then another patch lead from USkt1 to the upper Belkin device and a further one back to USkt3 - that will achieve what is in the original diagram from ian007jen.

However, if you can get a further post on the hub, connect a second patch lead from there to LSkt2. Which will mean both USkt1 and USkt2 and available.

As before a patch lead from USkt1 to the Belkin and a patch lead from USkt2 to USkt3. That short loop effectively connects the cable OB1 direct to the hub rather than through the Belkin.


Does that make sense?

It does make sense or will do once I have drawn a diagram. Will post the diagram later on tonight to make sure I have got it right. Thank you all for your patience.

I am getting there just one confusion, see dia.

https://s19.postimg.org/umpbmmh1f/MHC_suggestion_1.jpg

As you have it there with LSkt1 and LSkt2 connected to the hub it assumes you have a spare port and will work fine


If there is no spare port on te hub, do not connect one of those and at the top the patch lead goes from USkt3 to an output on the AP.


I might also be inclined to get a small 5 port switch (fairly cheap) and then connect the hub to LSkt1, LSkt2, lower AP and Switch input. The connect the PC and photocopier to the switch. That will give a little more future proofing ...

At the present moment the Hub is connected to the cat5e going up to the top AP, the pc and the photocopier that leaves one port free.

My diagram of the proposed installation as your suggestion would have two cat5e to the top, one cat5e is the existing to the USkt1 for the AP, a new cat5e to the USkt2 and looped to USkt3 for the OB1. I don't understand why USkt2 cannot be used for the OB1. Why does USkt2 have to be looped with USkt3?
I understand what you say about the

switch (fairly cheap) and then connect the hub to LSkt1, LSkt2, lower AP and Switch input. The connect the PC and photocopier to the switch.

and it is not a bad idea although if the top AP is moved to the first floor the new bottom AP will not be necessary.

At the top you have the OB1 cable and the two risers, RC1 and RC2. You could physically connect using a punch down block OB1 toRC2, however, by terminating them in the back of RJ45 sockets to again build in a little flexibility. The patch cable then links the Rising cable to the OB1 cable. What you are effectively doing is making a 3 port patch panel.

Infrastructure cables are normally solid core and should be terminated in an IDC type terminal. I general, RJ45 plugs are designed for multi-strand cable which is used for patch lead - there are some specialised connectors that allow solid but you don't want to have to make RJ45 plug assemblies.

Now I can understand the reasoning. Thanks for the explanation.

I am finalising a drawing and will post when done.