phone - network interface box

[Donald]

Still trying to get my DSL working upstairs. It works fine off the test jack in the network interface box.

(Fairpoint Communications in upstate NY)

The "new" adapter in the interface box has a hinged cover over 4 tabs (3 orange, 1 blue). One puts a wire pair in the tab and pushes it up to lock that pair. The phoneman said to use the blue tab if I am only using DSL (no voice), otherwise an orange tab.

Two questions:
1) Will the wires going to the 4 tabs work if the hinged cover is opened up?
2) How does one run inside house wire to the tabs and still be able to close the hinged cover.

Thanks

 

[EricF]

can you post a picture...

 

[greenaccord02]

definitely going to need pics

 

[Donald]

I will get a picture or two. I am thinking the adapter's hinged cover is what disconnects the house wiring and connects the test jack. Or maybe the test jack is always connected and opening the hinged cover just disconnects the house wiring.

I got a cable stapler for Fathers Day so that will be handy to finish up this project.

 

[OVERKILL]

The test jack (at least in the NID's I've played with) usually has a cord plugged into it that you then unplug to test with. However, what I did was run a short piece of CAT6 from the terminals at the NID to my VDSL2 filter located inside the house. From that, is where I plugged the DSL modem.

 

[brianl703]

Originally Posted By: Donald
Or maybe the test jack is always connected and opening the hinged cover just disconnects the house wiring.


That is how they work.

The NIDs with the cord you could use to disconnect the test jack are pretty much history. They are, from what I understand, not compliant with a "new" (circa 1995 or so) UL requirement--there cannot be any exposed, live terminals inside the NID, so they redesigned them to either hide the terminals under the hinged cover that plugs into the test jack (in which case those terminals go dead when you open the cover), or they use a quick-disconnect with holes you insert the wire into and a lever that locks them into place.

There should be some instructions inside the cover of the NID to tell you how to make the connections.

 

[Donald]

 

[Donald]

 

[Donald]

Originally Posted By: brianl703
Originally Posted By: Donald
Or maybe the test jack is always connected and opening the hinged cover just disconnects the house wiring.


That is how they work.

The NIDs with the cord you could use to disconnect the test jack are pretty much history. They are, from what I understand, not compliant with a "new" (circa 1995 or so) UL requirement--there cannot be any exposed, live terminals inside the NID, so they redesigned them to either hide the terminals under the hinged cover that plugs into the test jack (in which case those terminals go dead when you open the cover), or they use a quick-disconnect with holes you insert the wire into and a lever that locks them into place.

There should be some instructions inside the cover of the NID to tell you how to make the connections.



I think my adapter is as you describe, a lever (I called them tabs) that locks the wires in place. There are directions on the cover for the network interface box, but they are for an old style of adapter. My network interface box has one old style and one new style and some slots to put in more adapters.

 

[Donald]

I was trying to post a picture but having trouble. Cannot one not post the picture directly on BITOG? DO you always need to post them some other place and just point to them from BITOG?

 

[brianl703]

Originally Posted By: Donald

1) Will the wires going to the 4 tabs work if the hinged cover is opened up?
2) How does one run inside house wire to the tabs and still be able to close the hinged cover.


1)Probably not. I would expect that the hinged cover has an end that plugs into the test jack when it is closed. If this is the case, then the answer is definitely not.

2)If it is the kind that I think it is, you run the house wire through a slot behind the hinge.

Does this network interface have a make and model # on it? Post that and I'll see if I can find a picture. Keptel, Corning, Siecor, TII are common manufacturers of these.

 

[brianl703]

Does it look anything like this

http://www.hometech.com/hts/products/wiring/enclosures/demarc/cc-ulmkit.html

 

[brianl703]

I do believe this is a link to the installation instructions for what you have:

http://www.hometech.com/pdf/cc-ulmdsl_2.pdf

Go to section 3.3 Subscriber Wiring

 

[brianl703]