I'm going to run some ethernet lines in my house. I have the cat5 and the rj45 jacks but I don't have any surface mount boxes to house the jacks. Do I really need the boxes or can I just terminate the cat5 into the jacks and snap on the dust caps and call it good? What is the actual purpose of the boxes...is it to protect the line or the termination? I guess I've never really heard what the actual purpose of these boxes are. Maybe just a more finished look?
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