Qbcd
Super Pro Member
Hello,
I have a few questions regarding a potential Community Fibre install from an overhead drop from a utility pole. Hope someone can help me out before I order, would be greatly appreciated!
First, do they use the existing anchor point from Openreach or can they attach their own? The Openreach anchor in my case is at top left of the building, right by the adjacent building. I kind of need the Community Fibre to connect to the other (top right) end of the building and run down alongside a black drainage pipe, so the black fibre cable is not as visible. The building is painted sort of beige, so if they have to run along the side that has Openreach, it would be quite visible and I don't assume they can paint the cable. I can't paint it either, don't ask.
Related to that, if it can be on the other end, the cable will need to go down one side, then under a window to the other side, and finally enter from a hole near the ground by the front door. Then on the inside it'll have to run up the wall and into a network cabinet that is mounted to the wall above the front door.
That's a bit of a run, and from what I've seen they try to have short runs before they enter the building.
Next, as I said the cable will need to go into a rather small network cabinet. Do they have to have a junction box or can the cable directly connect to the modem? It would be ideal if the cable can just come into the cabinet and connect to the modem directly, but I assume their outside cable is thicker, so it can't be terminated with a standard fibre plug. Or they just have a policy where they don't do that.
If they have to have a junction box, are they okay running the cable up into my network cabinet and then fitting the junction box inside the cabinet with the cable attaching to it externally? I can't really have the cable in the wall with my setup as I described.
And finally, does anyone have the dimensions of the junction box? I can't find them anywhere, would be greatly appreciated! Space is limited in this cabinet, so I might have to have the junction box on the outside of the cabinet, but hopefully not.
Sorry... lots of specific questions, I just don't want them to show up and then it turns out it can't be installed the way it needs to.
I have a few questions regarding a potential Community Fibre install from an overhead drop from a utility pole. Hope someone can help me out before I order, would be greatly appreciated!
First, do they use the existing anchor point from Openreach or can they attach their own? The Openreach anchor in my case is at top left of the building, right by the adjacent building. I kind of need the Community Fibre to connect to the other (top right) end of the building and run down alongside a black drainage pipe, so the black fibre cable is not as visible. The building is painted sort of beige, so if they have to run along the side that has Openreach, it would be quite visible and I don't assume they can paint the cable. I can't paint it either, don't ask.
Related to that, if it can be on the other end, the cable will need to go down one side, then under a window to the other side, and finally enter from a hole near the ground by the front door. Then on the inside it'll have to run up the wall and into a network cabinet that is mounted to the wall above the front door.
That's a bit of a run, and from what I've seen they try to have short runs before they enter the building.
Next, as I said the cable will need to go into a rather small network cabinet. Do they have to have a junction box or can the cable directly connect to the modem? It would be ideal if the cable can just come into the cabinet and connect to the modem directly, but I assume their outside cable is thicker, so it can't be terminated with a standard fibre plug. Or they just have a policy where they don't do that.
If they have to have a junction box, are they okay running the cable up into my network cabinet and then fitting the junction box inside the cabinet with the cable attaching to it externally? I can't really have the cable in the wall with my setup as I described.
And finally, does anyone have the dimensions of the junction box? I can't find them anywhere, would be greatly appreciated! Space is limited in this cabinet, so I might have to have the junction box on the outside of the cabinet, but hopefully not.
Sorry... lots of specific questions, I just don't want them to show up and then it turns out it can't be installed the way it needs to.























