When installing cables there are several factors to consider: cost, future expansion, bandwidth, signal strength, and EMI. Each type of cable has different specifications that affect these installations and every job will have different needs associated with those factors. When working on a worksite there are a few tools you will need; such as cable pulleys, punch downs, wire cutters, and cable strippers. You will need most of these tools to install your cable into your building. For preexisting buildings you will need different style tools to complete your job. You may need a fish tape or fiberglass push pole it really depends on the type of job you are going to be doing and what type of cable or fiber you are going to be working with. This will determine what tools you will need to get the job done correctly and safely.
Before you begin the first thing you will need is a plan on how to perform your task. Without this there will only be confusion and pain for you. Next you will need to know what the customer needs which cable or fiber you’re going to be installing. After that you will need to know distance from your leased line to your routers and which cable you will need for your backbone and horizontal lines. Safety is the most important thing to remember in this job field. Working with electricity and working aloft will get you killed in a hurry or seriously injured. After all the work is done clean up and make sure the job is done properly and works without fail. There is nothing more time consuming and costly that improper performance when working with cabling.
My makeshift tool would have to be my cigarette lighter. Too heat up copper wire to make it flexible. To see in the dark, and too warm up tools to help get dirt off of old terminals. It was the most useful tool I’ve ever had and there are so much more applications it could be used in.