page_title: Wiring closet
hierarchical_section_title: Wiring closet
caption_attribution_description: Description: 12U box &amp; 50 ports &amp; 3Com switch &amp; Alied Telesyn switch &amp; Compex hub Date: 18/04/2005 Author: Alexander Chupryna Licence: GFDL
context_page_description: A wiring closet is a small room commonly found in institutional buildings, such as schools and offices, where electrical connections are made. While they are used for many purposes, their most common use is for computer networking where it may be called a premises wire distribution room. Many types of network connections place limits on the distance between end user equipment, such as personal computers, and network access devices, such as routers. These restrictions might require multiple wiring closets on each floor of a large building.
  Equipment that may be found in a wiring closet includes:
  Alarm systems
  Circuit breaker panels
  Video systems, such as cable TV and closed-circuit television systems
  Ethernet routers, Network switches, Firewalls
  Fiber optic terminations
  Patch panels
  Telephone punch blocks
  Wireless access points
context_section_description: A wiring closet is a small room commonly found in institutional buildings, such as schools and offices, where electrical connections are made.  While they are used  for many purposes, their most common use is for computer networking where it may be called a premises wire distribution room (PWD room). Many types of network connections place limits on the distance between end user equipment, such as personal computers, and network access devices, such as routers. These restrictions might require multiple wiring closets on each floor of a large building.
  Equipment that may be found in a wiring closet includes:
  Alarm systems
  Circuit breaker panels
  Video systems, such as cable TV and closed-circuit television systems
  Ethernet routers, Network switches, Firewalls
  Fiber optic terminations
  Patch panels
  Telephone punch blocks
  Wireless access points
caption: An equipment box of the type that might be found in a wiring closet
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