Comms Room & Cabinet Tidy

Comms room and cabinet tidy is a very important aspect of keeping your cabling infrastructure organised and running smoothly. Comms rooms & data cabinets can easily get out of hand if they're not regularly maintained. Leaving them congested or disorganised can make your life very difficult & restrict the potential performance of your systems. There are many different factors to consider when performing a Comms room & cabinet tidy. In this article we will cover the basics of Comms room & cabinet tidy so that you can keep your business running at peak efficiency.

Our Comms Rooms & Cabinet Tidy Services

• Relabelling
• Re-organise cabling
• Patching
• Equipment upgrade
• Comms room relocation
• Future proof infrastructure
• Decommission of equipment & cables
• Comms Room & Data cabinet relocation

Effects of a messy comms room

Comms rooms and cabinets can become cluttered over time, making it difficult to find the equipment you need when you need it. This can lead to frustration and wasted time when trying to locate a specific piece of equipment. A Comms room & cabinet tidy will help you keep your data centre organized so that you can easily find the equipment you need, when you need it.

Fault Finding

Fault finding becomes more difficult. Isolating a cable that's not labelled is like finding a needle in a haystack. This can lead to frustration and wasted time when trying to locate a specific fault.

Fire Hazard

A comms room or cabinet that's not regularly maintained can be a fire hazard. As you purchase new equipment that requires a power supply, its quite easy to use extension leads as a quick solution. Over the years this can lead to extension leads plugged into extension leads. Therefore, drawing power above the recommended amount.

Shortened life span

Unorganised patch leads can shorten the lifespan of your networking equipment. When patch leads are not strategically installed and left running across the front of the cabinet they block the airflow of your equipment. As a result, the overheating shortens the lifespan of the equipment.

Linked networks

For buildings with separate networks, such as, schools or colleges. There's a risk that one stray cable can link two separate networks therefore allowing full access. For instance, one of our previous clients (a school) the pupils network and admin became linked in error. As a result the students had full access to all files, folders and un-restricted internet use.

Comms Room Tidy Summary

There are a few different ways to perform a Comms room & cabinet tidy. One way is to physically remove all of the equipment from the Comms room & cabinet and then sort through it. This can be a time-consuming process, but it will allow you to see all of the equipment that is in the Comms room & cabinet and determine what needs to be kept and what can be removed.

Another way to perform a Comms room & cabinet tidy is to use a software program that will help you organize the equipment in the Comms room & cabinet. There are many different software programs available that can help you with Comms room & cabinet tidy. As an experienced company in the industry, NM Cabling are here to make your life easy. Our engineers will work with you to restore order in your comms room. From cable management to future proofing, our team will ensure your system is operating at its maximum potential.