Skills learnt from 18 months as a Cable Infrastructure Technician

2026-07-01 09:58

  • Pre-wire a house with Cat6A, fibre, KNX, coax, audio, HDMI, LAN and security cable.
  • Pre-wire gates.
  • Terminate into data jacks, RJ45, punch down and keystone patch panels, Phoenix connectors, f-types.. into touchscreens, keypads, lightswitches, pucks, gate motors and beams, smoke alarms, sirens, PIRs, cameras, speakers, subs, TVs, wall sockets.
  • Extend or fix cut cables with connectors, gel crimps, solder.
  • Drill out cable routes through walls, ceilings, roof, timber/concrete/metal.
  • Test continuity and current flow.
  • Separation of cables with high-voltage.
  • Install data racks - wall-mounted, recessed, floor standing.
  • Install and terminate low-voltage dinrail KNX devices.
  • Test and configure lighting circuits.
  • Work with other trades - builders, sparkies, plumbers - to plan design solutions.
  • Route conduit runs to separate buildings, street.
  • Fish cable through ceilings, walls, floor, conduits.
  • Drill out cables in finished walls and ceilings for device fit off.
  • Terminate underfloor heating probes into wall devices or manifolds.
  • Terminate underfloor heating actuator heads to dinrail input/output devices.
  • Terminate trench heating fans and valves.
  • Install wall mounted, ceiling mounted, recessed and free standing speakers and subs.
  • Install hidden speakers and subs in walls and celings behind jib.
  • Program KNX communications through house, controlling lights, heating, audio, home scenes, via physical switching and mobile applications.
  • Install modems, routers, switches, WAPs.
  • Configure networks, adopt devices, assign static IPs, setup VLANs.
  • Set up and manage office-hosted UniFi Network Server.
  • Install and configure TVs on walls, custom cabinetry, in-ceiling TV lifts.
  • Install and configure outdoor cameras and NVRs.
  • Install and configure Starlink dishes, temporary and permanent for clients and builders.
  • Install and configure satellite TV dishes on walls and roofs.
  • Create asbuilt plans of completed projects.
  • Customise, customise, customise.
  • and a whole bunch of other random shemozzle.