Surge Protect Incoming Internet Feed

How To Protect Internet Feeds

Protect Incoming Internet Feeds

• Any attempt to protect cable and data systems should begin with an audit and correction of what the previous satellite and cable providers have done.

• Protect the incoming cable wire with the TPD-Cable or incoming phone lines with the TPD-PHONE-RJ, whichever brings internet into the building.

• It is also possible to protect the internet feed from the cable or phone lines after their modem and before the network by using the TPD-CAT6.

Integrators typically use cable and phone protection, but at times these suppressors are mistakenly removed by the cable or phone company installers. Some designers recommend a unit after the cable modem and before the building network just in case surge protectors are removed. This guarantees protection and proper grounding of these systems.

The Importance of Surge Protecting Incoming Internet Feeds

Transient Protection Design surge protection for incoming internet feeds is paramount for ensuring uninterrupted connectivity in residential and commercial applications. Surge protection plays a critical role in preserving internet connectivity, data security, and equipment longevity for both homes and businesses.

Uninterrupted Internet Connectivity
Incoming internet feeds are the gateway to the digital world, powering daily activities and business operations. TPD surge protection models TPD-CABLE and TPD-CAT6 shield against electrical damage, ensuring uninterrupted internet connectivity. Whether it's in your home or a commercial setting, surge protection improves reliability of access to online services.

Protecting Valuable Equipment
Internet systems encompass valuable components, including routers, modems, and data servers. Surge-induced damage can lead to costly repairs or replacements of these components. TPD surge protection acts as a guardian, reducing the risk of electrical damage and extending the lifespan of your internet equipment in both residential and commercial applications.

Data Security and Privacy
In both residential and commercial environments, disruptions in internet connectivity can lead to data loss and compromised security. Residential users rely on the internet for personal and financial transactions, while businesses depend on it for secure data transfer and customer privacy. TPD surge protection ensures data security and safeguards privacy in both contexts.

Cost Savings
Repairing or replacing internet equipment can be financially burdensome. TPD surge protection helps defend against electrical damage, mitigating the risk of unexpected repair expenses. Whether it's optimizing your home's internet setup or ensuring uninterrupted business operations, surge protection contributes to cost savings.

Operational Continuity
In commercial settings, internet connectivity is integral to various operations, including communication, data management, and e-commerce. Surge-induced failures can disrupt business activities, impacting customer satisfaction and revenue. TPD surge protection for internet feeds plays a pivotal role in maintaining operational continuity, ensuring seamless internet connectivity for both businesses and clients.

Environmental Resilience
Internet equipment is often exposed to power fluctuations and surges. Surge-induced equipment failures can result in increased electronic waste. TPD surge protection helps maintain the resilience of internet equipment, aligning with sustainability goals and ensuring the reliability of internet systems.

Why Protect Internet Feeds?

Lightning surges can ride into a building on ungrounded and/or unprotected cable and phone lines entering or leaving the structure. Therefore, it should be a priority to surge protect and correctly ground all phone and cable company conductors that enter or leave a building. This includes surge protecting all phone or cable conductors as they leave and enter other buildings on the property. Whole home surge protection of any facility, however, starts by protecting all breaker panels. Protecting all systems with good quality surge suppression will pay for itself in short order, especially in moderate to high lightning areas.

Surge Protect Cable and Data Systems

Cable and data lines are relatively easy to run to video and network equipment. However, correctly surge protecting and grounding these lines require a systems integrator’s understanding of how to coordinate a Transient Protection Design (TPD) surge protection system. When multiple breaker panels or structures are involved these systems become more complex to surge protect and ground. An unprotected or incorrectly grounded cable or data wire in one system can allow ground potentials to migrate to other cable and data systems producing large scale damage system wide during a lightning strike. Tens of thousands of dollars in damage can happen with one lightning strike and 90% of the time it is due to an unprotected or incorrectly grounded data wire.

National Electric Code Recommendation

The National Electric Code states, at minimum, cable and data lines must enter a building and be grounded to the main service power panel ground. By doing this, the equipment is given a single ground reference point for cable, data, and power in the building. The potential for damage increases as these cable and data lines are distributed to multiple buildings. It is common to find unprotected or incorrectly grounded cable and data wires when multiple electronic devices fail during a lightning strike.
The National Electric Code states at minimum cable and data lines must come into a building and be grounded to the main service power panel ground. By doing this you are giving your equipment a single ground reference point for cable, data and power in the building. The potential for damage increases as these cable and data lines are distributed to multiple buildings. It is common to find unprotected or incorrectly grounded cable and data wires when multiple electronic devices fail during a lightning strike.