The basic idea for using a telephone patch panel is to organize your home phone lines and wires into a central, accessible location. It is ideal to have a telephone patch panel installed while a house is being built since it is easier to run cables before drywall is installed. Setting up a telephone panel in a previously constructed home involves running lines from the pre-existing telephone jacks into a central location. Once the lines have been installed, it is relatively easy to wire the cables into a telephone patch panel. Having access to all of the telephone cables in one location is convenient, especially when you or a technician is attempting to troubleshoot a telecommunications problem within your home. Tips Writer Bio