Simple Guide to Selecting the Correct Ethernet Cable!

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In this week’s video our Technical Manager, Don Schultz, walks you through a few of the different types of Ethernet cable offered by trueCABLE so that you can feel confident selecting the correct one for your project!
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Video Time Codes:
[0:00-0:54] - Intro & Overview
[0:55-3:33] - Category
[3:34-6:31] - Cable Jacket
[6:32-8:23] - Shielding
[8:24-9:06] - Closing Thoughts & Outro
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Комментарии : 19

@Obtuse94 5 месяцев назад

Love the clear and easy info. All the truecable vids have made me decide to purchase from you guys. Thank you!

@trueCABLE 5 месяцев назад

Hello! Thanks. We appreciate your praise and are glad you will buy from us!

@DustinLRodriguez 5 месяцев назад

Great explanation in this video!!! Are you guys heading to the Winter BICSI next week?

@trueCABLE 5 месяцев назад

Thank Dustin! Nope, we are not heading to BICSI this time around. Too many irons in the fire because we merged our sister company (trueFIBER) into us, plus we have a couple of copper Ethernet related product launches coming up. How does Cat6 component-rated patch cords that 100% pass PCA testing sound?! 28AWG and CM rated. There is another pending product launch aimed at the residential market/SOHO market that I cannot disclose at the moment, but it should be well received.

@Eric-qx1kx 5 месяцев назад

@@trueCABLE Nice, that's the way to test them, with the Patch Cord Adaptors. Imagine how many companies out there are selling patch cables that have only been tested with channel adaptors or not tested at all....yikes...!!

@trueCABLE 5 месяцев назад

@@Eric-qx1kx Hey Eric. Indeed! I can say, with ABSOLUTE certainty, that 75% of the patch cords on the market FAIL PCA testing. Some even fail +PoE on Channel testing, too, due to DC resistance unbalance problems. I had a so-called "Cat7" patch cord fail Cat5e Patch Cord testing. I am not joking. Most patch cords actually get nothing more than a wire map test prior to shipment. Just wait for our little exposé! I intend to blow the lid off these issues and educate people on this in the near future!

@SlackerU 5 месяцев назад

I'm probably going to get the gel for outdoor NVR security cameras installed on 20ft poles looking toward the home. I haven't started b/c there isn't many examples on YT showing that it's easy/works on the first install attempt. My power-supply kept burning-out on my previous 150ft BNC cable setup.

@trueCABLE 5 месяцев назад

Hello Bob! Gel-filled is a great choice. We have a Cat6 unshielded direct burial gel-filled variety that is super easy to work with (other than the ick factor of gel). Go-Jo anti-grease mechanics hand wipes for you and your tools will solve that. Those wipes are super useful for removing the excess gel from the conductor pairs, too. Just be sure to use a cloth to dry them prior to termination. The old BNC-style setups were OK for their time, but ultimately it is all PoE now. Our Cat6 unshielded gel-filled direct burial is essentially our Cat6 riser unshielded cable, except with an outdoor UV LLDPE jacket and gel filling. It is good cable!

@asfow2301 5 месяцев назад

I have a question. I plan on running a Cat 6 S/FTP 28AWG (2xRJ45-male) cable through my wall. One end of the cable would be connected to the router and the other to an inline shielded Cat 6 coupler(2xRJ45-female). I would mount this coupler in the wall and connect a secondary cat 6 cable to my pc. Would this cause any issues? Would it be better to cut one end of the cable off and put a shielded keystone connector on? Thanks! I also read somewhere that the maximum recommended length of a 28AWG cable is 50 feet. After that there are problems. Is this true?

@trueCABLE 5 месяцев назад

Hello! Use of a single coupler should not cause any major issues for you.

@DuyNguyenYT 4 месяца назад

What's Zone UTP Ethernet and CCA Ethernet? Our local suppliers only have Zone type Ethernet. Is it the same as Riser? There's solid copper and CCA as well. Thank you.

@trueCABLE 4 месяца назад

Hello Duy! Well, the CCA type is Copper Clad Aluminum. That is counterfeit cable! Aluminum, per the ANSI/TIA standard and the NEC/NFPA 70 may NOT be used for copper twisted pair Ethernet communications cable. There are performance problems and safety issues associated with it. My suggestion is to avoid any supplier that would sell you CCA. It cannot legally be called Ethernet and can get you into a lot of trouble legally speaking (especially in commercial installations). As for "Zone" rated, that has to do with hazardous areas/conditions where the cable is rated for certain chemical and other environmental hazards. Different Zones correlate to different hazardous areas but does not necessarily correlate to Riser-rated or Plenum-rated. In order to get Riser or Plenum rated, the cable has to be stamped as such, also seen as CMR or CMP.

@DuyNguyenYT 4 месяца назад

@@trueCABLE Thank you! Very informative! So solid copper it is.

@trueCABLE 4 месяца назад

@@DuyNguyenYT Hello Duy! You are welcome. Glad we could help out.

@DuyNguyenYT 4 месяца назад

@@trueCABLE Greatly appreciated, I just wanted to ask. I plan to lay ethernet cables for IP cameras. Currently Zone is my best option, but is it recommended to use solid copper straight to the NVR? Or must one use stranded due to the flexibility? When considering POE, and that it could run along mains, having it in PVC piping with the 8 inch distance should be fine? Thank you!

@trueCABLE 4 месяца назад

@@DuyNguyenYT Hello Duy. Stranded copper used for the entire link will limit your distances. I suggest you don't take that patch and opt for solid copper. There are a number of ways to create a link to the NVR. For solid copper runs, ANSI/TIA 568 has an approved method called MPTL or Modular Plug Terminated Link. Essentially, it would be to use a keystone jack at one end and either a field termination plug or an 8P8C (aka RJ45) directly terminated on the remote end for the PoE endpoint device. That would mean you would use a short factory pre-terminated patch cord from the NVR to the keystone at the head end of the install (patch panel mounted close by the NVR/switch), and on the remote end of the connection, the field termination plug or 8P8C would be terminated directly to the solid copper Ethernet and then plug directly into the endpoint device. Field termination plugs are Category rated and far superior performance-wise, BUT they are physically larger, and you might not be able to use them and be forced into using an 8P8C connector. Either will work, it is just the field termination plug is more friendly to work with and more likely to work right out of the box. As for separation, you can cross electrical branch circuits at right angles with no separation (just not touching), and if run in parallel to electrical branch circuits, maintain an 8" distance.