You must have one of these at the point at which bt wiring ends and yours begins. Telephone master socket wires.
Eamonn S Ramblings December 2007
Master bt socket wiring diagram. Check your wiring and set up for information. Otherwise follow the instructions below. Can you move the sockets to get a clearer picture of what colour wires and cables are connected where. I was having some broadband issues a few weeks ago and to determine whether or not the problem was with my isp or phone line i took off the front of the socket to plug my routerphone into the test port as i had no internet through the normal port it ended up being an isp problem. Master sockets should not normally be used for extensions. For much more detail then please watch my longer 22 minute.
Hi all i need some help wiring up my master phone socket. Its always best to connect your bt hub to the master socket if you can. All extension sockets are like this. Wiring for master 5c socket hmm on closer inspection it looks as though the socket on the left has been connected to the incoming wires on the green and black pair pair. This is what a typical master socket looks like. Wiring the sockets start at the last socket and finish at the master socket.
Hi this video is a very quick example of how to wire up a nte5 master socket as found in the uk on bt and virgin media telephone lines. First youll need to check your type of master socket. This is usually what an extension socket looks. A circuit diagram of the bt openreach nte5c telephone master socket. This is where the broadband signal is strongest before it goes through any other home wiring which could cause interference. This is the telephone wiring colour code for the nte5 bt master socket with the cable feeding extension sockets attached to the customer removable front plate.
You can see the test socket revealed to allow you to check the bt line before your own wiring. C1 18μf capacitor r1 470kω out of service resistor r2 bell wire resistorchoke colouring says ω meter reads 77ω inside the nte5c telephone master socket 5c. For every cable at each socket cut the sheath at the end of a cable about 13mm 12 in with a pair of side cutters and expose the white nylon ripcord. If you have more than one socket the master socket is the one that will feed any extension sockets. If you have fibre to the home have a look at fibre to the home. This is how the telephone wiring colour code looks wired.
Fwiw as your consumer panel shown in photo 3 has no extension wiring connected to it if it did it would be wired on 2 and 5 of the panel then your filtered faceplate isnt going to achieve more than what a regular broadband filter would the block type that would plug into your master socket and your router and phone would plug into it. If youre having trouble with your broadband a few simple checks can get you up and running again.
Gallery of Master Bt Socket Wiring Diagram
