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Difficulty mounting network equipment in cramped spaces

🏠 homeproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A DIY enthusiast reports difficulty mounting an ethernet switch in a meter cupboard because the standard port orientation forces awkward cable bends.

Who's affected: A DIY enthusiast installing a 4-port keystone box and ethernet switch in a meter cupboard.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

🔧 Fix this

Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A modular mounting bracket system that allows for 90-degree or 180-degree rotation of standard switches.
  2. A line of ultra-short, right-angle patch cables specifically designed for tight cabinet installations.
  3. A 3D-printable universal switch mounting template for meter cupboards that optimizes cable routing paths.
I want to build this

Real voices

“This requires the patch cables to run downward across the front of the switch and make sharp U-turns, which looks quite awkward”

Source: Stack Exchange (diy) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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