Hi
Hoping to get some networking advice for my new house, we'll most likely live here for a long time so future proofing as much as possible is important.
Currently have BT FTTP internet which terminates in the living room. The plan is to run ethernet from the fibre connection to a networking cabinet (with a switch - TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch, hue bridge etc) upstairs on the landing (central to whole house - house is a weird layout).
Given we'll live here for the long term im thinking cat6a is a good choice. From googling it seems that shielded cable is unnecessary however I can only really find shielded cat6a cables.
In my previous house (6 years ago) I got cat7 cable (it was a lightning deal on amazon and really cheap) and terminated it into faceplates - please see pics. Since I've been googling alot around this I'm now starting to think I didnt even do it right back then! Was it the wrong type of face plate? Was using the copper tape to hold back the braid correct?
In particular, im confused about grounding in regards to shielded cable - there seems to be alot of differing opinions about this!
2 options for new cable are:
External SHIELDED CAT6A Outdoor Use COPPER Ethernet Cable S/FTP Reel 50m Black
Oren CAT7 50M Ethernet Cable - 23 AWG Pure Copper Wire - B2ca - 900 MHz Bandwidth S/FTP Internet LAN Network Cable, Halogen Free, Non-Corrosive, Flame Retardant – 10GbE High Speed Ethernet Cable (wont let me post the amazon link)
Could someone please clarify the right way to install this new cable. The first job is to install a faceplate in an upstairs office room.
Any help will be much appreciated!
Thanks
Hoping to get some networking advice for my new house, we'll most likely live here for a long time so future proofing as much as possible is important.
Currently have BT FTTP internet which terminates in the living room. The plan is to run ethernet from the fibre connection to a networking cabinet (with a switch - TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch, hue bridge etc) upstairs on the landing (central to whole house - house is a weird layout).
Given we'll live here for the long term im thinking cat6a is a good choice. From googling it seems that shielded cable is unnecessary however I can only really find shielded cat6a cables.
In my previous house (6 years ago) I got cat7 cable (it was a lightning deal on amazon and really cheap) and terminated it into faceplates - please see pics. Since I've been googling alot around this I'm now starting to think I didnt even do it right back then! Was it the wrong type of face plate? Was using the copper tape to hold back the braid correct?
In particular, im confused about grounding in regards to shielded cable - there seems to be alot of differing opinions about this!
2 options for new cable are:
External SHIELDED CAT6A Outdoor Use COPPER Ethernet Cable S/FTP Reel 50m Black
Oren CAT7 50M Ethernet Cable - 23 AWG Pure Copper Wire - B2ca - 900 MHz Bandwidth S/FTP Internet LAN Network Cable, Halogen Free, Non-Corrosive, Flame Retardant – 10GbE High Speed Ethernet Cable (wont let me post the amazon link)
Could someone please clarify the right way to install this new cable. The first job is to install a faceplate in an upstairs office room.
Any help will be much appreciated!
Thanks
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