• Running the coaxial cable around the house and and hooking it up to wall outlets throughout the house is a fairly simple process. There are only a few specialty tools you will need to hook up the cable along with the coaxial cable and connectors to finish the job.
  
  

Drill

• The drill is used to drill a hole to bring the cable from the exterior and into the house.
  
  

Cable Anchors

• Cable anchors are plastic clips used to mount the coaxial cable to the exterior siding. They are either screwed or nailed to the siding.
  
  

Cable Cutter Pliers

• Cable cutter pliers are special pliers designed to cut the exterior sheathing on the coaxial cable while leaving the center wire intact.
  
  

Coax Termination Tool

• The coax termination tool is a special designed set of pliers that compress and crimp several styles of coax connectors to the coaxial cable.
  
  

Cat 5 Termination Kit

• The Cat 5 termination kit has special pliers used to connect the plastic terminals to the Cat 5 wire. It also has special wire cutter to prepare the Cat 5 cable for the Cat 5 connector.
  
  

Cable Stand

• The cable stand is a elevated holder for the coaxial wire that allows the installer to pull the wire through walls and baseboards. The holder is usually a folding aluminum stand designed to hold the coaxial cable.