Components from left to right. Its always best to connect your bt hub to the master socket if you can.
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Wiring diagram for bt openreach master socket. The picture shows a bt nte5 master socket or appears to but your diagram doesnt show that however if your diagram is correct and the picture is of the custom nte master socket then assuming that everything works on the test socket and you cant see any other sockets then dont connect anything to the front plate and see how you get on. Find out more about the openreach modem. 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. R1 service resistor r2 bell wire resistor c. 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. With the mk4 vdsl filter front cover removed the test socket can be seen at the centre top of the back plate and instructions on how it is used are shown above.
You can see the test socket revealed to allow you to check the bt line before your own wiring. A circuit diagram of the bt openreach nte5c telephone master socket. 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. Telephone master socket wires. For much more detail then please watch my longer 22 minute. This is where the broadband signal is strongest before it goes through any other home wiring which could cause interference.
The back plate is the same as the nte5c. If you have more than one socket the master socket is the one that will feed any extension sockets. Simply poke wire in and press down the lock. It seems like openreach want to get users to install the bt openreach new nte5c master socket themselves. Instructions on how to connect home telephone wiring to. In home wiring and test socket 1.
For this reason the wiring terminations are the cam lock type. Wiring my bt openreach mk3 master socket go to solution the line from the exchange is terminated on a and b all the other wires are for your extension sockets. 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.