RJ-45 Connectors Made Easy

RJ-45 Connectors Made Easy

What is the difference between a Cat5 and a Cat6 RJ45 connector? The easy answer is:  they are both cable connectors with a standard network plug and socket, often called an “Ethernet jack”. Cat 5 and Cat 6 are UTP, or Unshielded Twisted Pair cables.  The difference...
Basic Structured Cabling

Basic Structured Cabling

“Structured cabling” is a complete system of cabling and associated hardware which creates a telecommunications infrastructure. This infrastructure can serve a range of tasks, such as providing telephone service or data transmission through a computer network....
Network Cabling Issues

Network Cabling Issues

A major part of creating a viable network involves the installation of a cabling system. A solid cabling system is a good investment that will not only meet your current networking needs, but will last through your next-generation network as well. Modern Ethernet...
Ethernet Wiring for Home Networking

Ethernet Wiring for Home Networking

Although “Wifi” is simpler for a lot of people, due to multimedia sharing, bandwidth on some  home networks, some users  really want a hard-wired home networking solution. A wired network allows a private, high speed, network at home for Internet access, file...
Shielded or Unshielded Cat6 cable?

Shielded or Unshielded Cat6 cable?

With high bandwidth applications and network systems venturing into factory environments, the need for shielded Cat 6 cable has increased. In these new areas of installation, the environment where the network cable is run has large amounts of EMI (Electro-Magnetic...