Department of Education

PILI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Senior High School Department
Pili, Bacacay, Albay
SECOND QUARTER
COMPUTER SYSTEMS SERVICING GRADE 12

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 7: CONNECTING NETWORK DEVICES IN THE PATCH PANEL BOARD
Name of Student: ___________________________________________________________________
Learning Area & Grade Level: CSS Grade 12 – COC2 – INSTALL COMPUTER NETWORK
Reference Module/Material: TESDA COC2 INSTALL COMPUTER NETWORK – CBLM, DEPED TVL-CSS Curr. Guide
Learning Competencies: LO3. Set Router/Wifi/Wireless Access Point/Repeater Configuration
3.5 Configure security/firewall/advanced settings in accordance with manufacturers
instruction and end-user preferences
I. LEARNING CONCEPTS:
We are already finished with the basic configuration of Router and Access Point. It is now time for us to connect them
with other network devices. The diagram below show network devices connected in a Patch Panel Board and Ethernet
switch.

INTER ACCESS POINT Wireless Access(Wifi) Wireless Computer

NET MODEM
LAN port of Access Point
connected to patch panel RJ45/LAN port of Computer2 Connected to
Modem connected to board channel 2 Channel 4 of patch panel board
the WAN port of Router 2
4
Wired Computer 2
ROUTER 1 PATCH PANEL BOARD
3 RJ45/LAN port of Computer1 Connected to
One of the LAN port of Channel 3 of patch panel board
Router connected to patch 1 2 3 4
panel board channel 1
ETHERNET SWITCH Wired Computer 1

ETHERNET SWITCH /HUB: This network device is used as

hub or bridge to create multiple access or connections to
PATCH PANEL BOARD is essentially an array of ports on one panel. Each
the network. The switch reproduces the digital signals
port connects, via a patch cable to another network device. The primary being sent by the network devices in the network.
advantage of using patch panels, also known as patch bays, is improved
organization and easier management of your wired network. The main
purpose of patch panel is on cable management. By using a front-access
patch panel, for instance, you can get to all your cables and terminations
easily.
BACK OF THE PATCH PANEL BOARD CONSISTING OF SLOTS USED TO INSERT UTP WIRES

Wiring position of UTP wires in the patch panel

channel. A Push down tool is used to insert
the wires in the slots.

PATCH PANEL WIRING ORIENTATION: Type: T568A UTP Cable

8 Wire colors
W.Orange/Orange

W.Blue/Blue

Blue Orange Green Brown

Note: There are 2 types of wiring orientation in W.Green W.Brown W.Brown/Brown
W. Blue W. Orange
the back panel slots. T568A & T568B. There is
W.Green/Green
difference in wire color orientations. Type: T568B
Demonstrations:
 A video clip on how to connect UTP wires in the patch panel board can be downloaded in the school
Intranet: 10.20.30.25/mdlserver – TVL LM – CSS12 page
 Pictorial Diagram of network devices connected to patch panel board and Ethernet switch

II. LEARNING SKILLS:

1. Know how to connect UTP wires in the patch panel board slots following T658A/T658B wiring orientations.
2. Identify the connections of network devices in the patch panel board and Ethernet switch

ACTIVITY A. PATCH PANEL BOARD WIRING CONNECTION

Draw lines using your pen in the pictorial diagram below connecting an RJ45 plug to a channel slots in the patch
panel board. Please orient wiring connection following T568A wiring orientation and label the color of your line
following the example below. Please draw this pictorial diagram in your answer sheet.

Patch Panel Board channel 1 slots

(use T568A)
BR

Wiring Reference for Patch panel board

Wiring line example

RJ45 Plug Wiring

RUBRIC FOR ACTIVITY A:

CRITERIA Excellent Very Good Good Fair Needs
Intervention
A+ (95) A- (90) B+ (85) B- (80) C (75)
Accuracy All lines connected 1-2 lines wrongly 3 – 5 lines wrongly 6-7 lines wrongly All lines
based on T568A connected. connected connected improperly
configuration connected
Completion diagram completed Diagram completed Diagram completed Diagram started but No Pictorial
(drawing of regardless of accuracy but with 1 part not but with 2 parts not not finished diagram
diagram) properly done properly done
Diagram Neat diagram without With 1 -2 erasures With 3-5 erasures Dirty diagram No
presentation erasures Presentation
ACTIVITY B. NETWORK DEVICES CONNECTION TO PATCH PANEL BOARD. Connect network devices to the back of
the patch panel channel slots by drawing lines to connect them. Draw a diagram in your answer sheet to show
connections of these devices to the patch panel board.

BACK PATCH PANEL CONNECTIONS:

Channel 3 Channel 1

Router

Channel 4 Channel 2

Access Point

Wired Computer 1 Wired Computer 2

FRONT PATCH PANEL CONNECTIONS: Connect RJ45 patch cables from the 4 channels of the patch panel board ports
to the Ethernet switch ports by drawing connecting lines to them. Draw a diagram of the ports connections in your
answer sheet.
Ch.2 Ch.3 Ch.4
Ch.1
Patch Panel Board (front ports)

Ethernet switch

RUBRICS FOR ACTIVITY B

CRITERIA Excellent Very Good Good Fair Needs
Intervention
A+ (95) A- (90) B+ (85) B- (80) C (75)
Accuracy All lines connected 1-2 lines wrongly 3 – 5 lines wrongly 6-7 lines wrongly All lines
properly to the target connected. connected connected improperly
network devices connected
Completion diagram completed Diagram completed Diagram completed Diagram started but No Pictorial
(drawing of regardless of accuracy but with 1-2 parts but with 3-5 parts not finished diagram
diagram) not properly done not properly done
Diagram Neat diagram without With 1 -3 erasures With 4-6 erasures Dirty diagram No Pictorial
presentation erasures diagram
REFLECTIONS:

1. What is the purpose of the patch cable board in the network?

2. Why we need to connect the patch cable board ports to the Ethernet switch?

Pls. answer the table below so I can assess your learning situation for this session:
The part of the task The concept The concept
I LIKE THE MOST I MASTERED I STILL WANT TO LEARN

Prepared by:

JOVEN C. DEMAPITAN
CSS12 Teacher, PiliNHS, Bacacay

Checked by: Noted:

RETCHEL BONEO PILAR D. TOLOSA

Department head Head Teacher – III

Approved:

MA. AGNES B. REBANCOS

Secondary School Principal I