COURSE NAME: Data Cabling Installer Certification (4030)

Course length: 4 days

Overview:

Infotec offers a 32-hour Electronics Technicians Association (ETA) Certified Data Cabling Installer (DCIC) training program. This certification will provide the knowledge and skills needed to install and troubleshoot voice and data outlets at workstations, and punch down blocks and cross connects in telecommunication rooms. The trainee will learn about cabling pathways and spaces, different types of cabling, how to work with contractors, how to evaluate the work, and how projects are implemented. This intensive three-day course focuses on how to design a standards-based structured cabling system. The trainee will learn how to design cabling pathways and spaces, as well as, which cabling media to use in various applications. Grounding, bonding, and electrical protection are covered in addition to appropriate sections of the National Electrical Code(r) and ANSI/TIA/EIA standards. Several case studies and application exercises (including using blueprints) are used to enhance the learning experience.

The Infotec ETA Certified Data Cabling Installer program provides a detailed, hands-on instruction and practice of data cabling installation techniques. Installers are expected to obtain knowledge of basic concepts of copper cabling installation and applicable service adhering to the required safety regulations while competently installing communications cabling. Successful completion of the program will result in the trainee being certified as a Data Cabling Installer (DCIC) from Electronics Technicians Association and awarded a Certificate of Completion from Infotec.

Prerequesite Courses:

• No Prerequisites listed for this course

Performance-based Objectives:

• Properly assemble a CAT5e cable with RJ-45 plugs.
• Properly connect a patch panel to a hub.
• Demonstrate proper mounting of a 110 block patch panel.
• Demonstrate proper use or a tone generator to identify a single cable within a bundle.
• Discover the source of excessive cross talk over UTP cables.
• Locate the cause of excessive attenuation in a horizontal UTP cable.
• Properly install a remodel box for use with data cabling.
• Properly install a surface mount outlet box and raceway.
• Demonstrate proper RG-6 coaxial cable end prep and connector crimping.

Course content:

UNIT 1

• Introduction to the Course
• Theory: Safety Overview
• Theory: Basic Electricity
• Theory: Basic Standards and Practices
• Lab 1: Cable Identification
• Lab 2: Cable Examinations
• Lab 3: Tool Identification

UNIT 2

• Quiz One
• Theory: Facility Issues
• Theory: Cable Ratings and Performance
• Theory: Cable Installation and Management
• Lab 5: Terminating CAT5 with RJ45/T568B Jacks
• Lab 7: Terminating CAT5 with RJ45/T568B Plugs
• Lab 9: Placing a RG-6 BNC Connector on a Coaxial Cable
• Lab 10: Installing RG-6 F Connectors on a Coaxial Cable

UNIT 3

• Quiz Two
• Theory: Testing and Troubleshooting
• Theory: Industry Standards
• Theory: Pulling Cable
• Lab 13: Installing a Punch-Down Modular Outlet
• Lab 16: Powering the Tester
• Lab 17: Certifying Twisted Pair Cabling
• Lab 18: Autotest on Twisted Pair Cabling
• Lab 19: Pulling CAT5 Cable
• Lab 20: Terminating CAT5 to a 110-Type Block

UNIT 4

• Final Quiz
• Theory: Understanding Blueprints
• Lab 26: Identifying Blueprint Symbols
• Lab 21: Terminating CAT5 to a 66 M1-50 Block
• Lab 22: Testing CAT5 Terminations between Blocks
• Lab 23: Altering and Testing Block Terminations
• Lab 24: Differentiating Between T568A and T568B
• ETA Written Examination