ChuckMountain
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I don’t feel the need for a patch panel because it will change so infrequently.
Yours only looks like it has a couple of cables back from wall sockets though?
If you are going to straight from the cable to the switch then you need to get the right type of connector plugs. These will be CAT5e/6a as appropriate and either solid or stranded type as you can get both types, stranded are far more common. If you do then you can properly terminate them and have no issues.
However, I started off with a 12 port panel screwed the wall in my house. (I have a lot more now). Something like this
Not saying this particular vendor and might want to shop around but at £13.49 ....
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