Placing phone and cable jacks is exactly like placing wall outlets and switches. You’ll notice that when placing jacks, the object is automatically “tracked” to the wall segment, making accurate placement simple. The phone or cable jack is displayed with dimensions as you drag to position it along the wall, which indicate the distance from the center of the jack to the nearest wall or other electrical component.

To place phone or cable outlet

1 Choose the jack type you want from the Electrical Tools group.

Phone Outlet

Cable Outlet

CAT5 Jack

CAT6 Jack

2 Use the Drag Along Wall drawing method to position the jack on the side of a wall where you want it and release to place.