Price of a network cabling: how much does an RJ45 point cost

This article was machine-translated from French and is being reviewed. Prices are in Algerian dinars excl. VAT.

The price of a network cabling is calculated point by point. A RJ45 point includes the cable, wall jack, connection to the patch panel, cords, installation and testing. Hardware prices are listed in the store. Installation depends on the site and is quoted after a visit; our quote references do not contain “per point” prices. Here is what makes up the price, with a hardware calculation for one point.

Network cabling price: what a RJ45 point includes

An RJ45 point is a full link between a wall outlet, at the workstation, and a port on the patch panel in the rack. It includes:

1. the cable, up to 90 m between the jack and the panel (permanent link);
2. the wall jack: RJ45 core, plate and recessed or surface enclosure;
3. cable connection to the patch panel;
4. two patch cords: one in the rack, one at the workstation;
5. installation, labeling and testing.

The category (Cat6 or Cat6A) applies to all these elements simultaneously. The choice is explained in the guide Cat6 or Cat6A.

Hardware: prices listed and example calculation

Prices are excl. VAT. The prices on the asloitech.com store date from 06/11/2026 and are valid according to availability.

Two vocabulary clarifications. The core is the female jack fixed in the wall plate or patch panel. The connector is the male plug attached to a cord. Do not confuse the price of a box of 100 connectors with that of a single piece. Finally, “Cat6e” is a commercial name found in product titles; it is not a standardized category.

Example calculation for a 30 m Cat6 point, shielded F/UTP (FTP) cable, with items from the store in stock as of 06/11/2026:

• cable: 30 m × 115 DA = 3,450 DA HT;
• two Linkea FTP cores, one at the wall jack and one in the patch panel: 2 × 900 DA = 1,800 DA HT;
• a 1 m cord at the workstation: 210 DA HT;
• a 0.5 m cord in the rack: 250 DA HT;
• total equipment: 3,450 + 1,800 + 210 + 250 = 5,710 DA HT.

For 10 points of 30 m, the cable is 300 m, exactly one coil of 34,500 DA HT (10 × 3,450). The material for 10 points then costs 10 × 5,710 = 57,100 DA HT. In practice, plan for more cable: spares, rack reserve and workstation reserve add to the route length.

This calculation does not include the patch panel, wall plate, mounting box and conduits, whose prices we have not taken: they are quoted on a proposal. The rack and its accessories are covered in the guide patch rack.

Installation: what drives price variation

We do not publish a per-point installation rate. It depends on:

• the length and difficulty of the route: floors, drop ceilings, conduits, enclosed passages;
• the presence of an existing cable path, or the need to create one;
• drilling through walls, especially reinforced concrete;
• the number of points grouped on the same site: a trip is shared between several points;
• the cable type: a shielded cable requires grounding, a Cat6A cable is stiffer;
• the requested test level (see below) and the report provided;
• repairing walls and ceilings.

Two reference points from our quotes, as a rough order of magnitude observed:

• the “Trip and intervention” line: from 1,500 to 18,000 DA HT, median 4,500 DA HT (27 orders);
• the labor line for a CCTV camera: from 2,500 to 6,500 DA HT, median 3,500 DA HT. This is the closest reference for a wired device, but it concerns installing a camera: it does not apply directly to an office RJ45 point.

A reliable estimate requires a site visit: it allows measuring actual routes and counting outlets.

Have someone install or do it yourself?

Call an installer if you have more than a few points, a complex route (false ceilings, conduits, concrete), shielded cable, Cat6A, or a critical use: server, CCTV, IP telephony. A bad termination is not visible to the eye: it later causes drops or reduced bandwidth.

Installing a point yourself is feasible for a short, accessible link if you have a cable tester. The principle: the rigid cable ends in a jack (core) at each end, and flexible cords connect the jack to devices. Use one wire order throughout the site. For T568B, pins 1‑8 are: white‑orange, orange, white‑green, blue, white‑blue, green, white‑brown, brown. T568A swaps the orange and green pairs. Both give the same performance if the same order is used at both ends.

Testing a point is not done with a ping. A cable tester checks continuity and pair order. Certification, performed with a certifier, measures channel performance against its category limits and produces a report. Specify in the quote which of these is planned.

Pitfalls to avoid

• Aluminium‑copper (CCA) cables. They are cheaper, but they do not meet wiring standards and cause PoE issues. We advise against them for PoE and permanent wiring. Always ask if the conductors are pure copper. Details are in the guide Cat6 or Cat6A.
• Pre‑cut cables of fixed length. They are suitable for connecting a single post or a temporary link, not for permanent wiring. For permanent wiring, take a coil, like the one in the calculation above, and cut it to each run’s length.
• Components of different categories. A channel is limited by its weakest element.
• A route that exceeds 90 m. Beyond that, the standard no longer guarantees the link. Between two buildings, see fiber or copper.
• Lack of labeling and plan. Label each cable at both ends with the same reference as on the panel, and keep a plan of the points.

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