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Hello and that can certainly be helpful advice! That all said, sometimes you are already working with an installed structured cabling system where the decision was made before you, or you are working to a contract that actually specifies which one to use. If none of the foregoing applies, then pick the one that works for you and stick to it!

@@trueCABLE Yes Contractual obligations come first, but if you use an adjacent colour to brown on pins 1,2 then the blue isn't naturally in the centre, and only one side of the TX pair needs to be stretched over both blues. so not symmetrical or a natural lay. Also worth noting that if you let the cable decide a full x-over is also naturally symmetrical.

Hello! The answer is YES, absolutely! In fact, this is the best way to go about it since keystone terminations are far more durable and higher performing than hand-terminated 8P8C (aka RJ45) plugs. The only thing to watch out for is to be sure the keystone jacks themselves are rated for the PoE type you intend to run (most are, but check to be sure).

Hello! No, Our Heavy Duty Cable Cutter is dedicated to slicing through thick communications cable only.

Hello Jason! Indeed, BiDi is definitely "the way". The transceivers are a bit more expensive, but well worth it. You can drop a two fiber duplex zip cable, separate the connectors at the ends, and get yourself two communications channels extremely easily!

Hello! A properly wired and grounded 3 prong outlet will bond via the center screw, so that is not a major concern. That said, your idea will work. Just be sure to NOT hook up the hot/neutral conductors for obvious reasons AND also use 14 or 12 AWG stranded pure copper conductors. Obviously you will need to hunt down the right spade or ring connector to attach to the other end of the wire to screw down to the patch panel, which can be a challenge as you are dealing with not only the size of what conductor the connector will accept, but also the attachment screw too. As it turns out, we have a pre-built Bond & Ground Extension Adapter (called truePLUG) for sale on our website which has been tested and built for this very purpose! This is a bit of an older video, before we had that accessory.

Hello and we are glad to answer questions! So, what you want to do is not recommended. Putting 120VAC or higher electrical into the same conduit as Ethernet is an accident waiting to happen. Think FIRE, and no joke. At the very least you will have EMI interference issues, especially at 1Gbps and above. You COULD use outdoor/direct bury grade fiber for this, but having metallic armor is another no-no and that armor is pretty important for protecting your fiber cable. You will need to use a separate conduit or direct bury. Sorry we cannot suggest a more convenient solution for this, but safety and reliability are #1!

@trueCABLE I appreciate the clarification, it will help me finish this project. I was hoping to use the already laid conduit because it runs under the asphalt driveway, and direct path. I didn't even consider a fire hazard, my thought process was entirely data degradation. I'm super happy I checked. Thank you again.

@@rogerman25 Hello and no problem! We are glad to help and always serve as a source of advice when you need it. I understand and empathize with your situation as I have been in it too. Also, consider a messenger wire aerial install. It may not be as pretty of a solution but often it is the only solution.

Hello! The issue is what it nearly always is: Less than ideal terminations giving less than expected speeds.

Hello and we appreciate your feedback and sharing of your own personal experiences!

I feel they will give us that apple moment like Steve use to do

HAHA! I guess if you are talking about Quantum Mechanics combined with a certain cat and whether or not it is alive inside that box, who knows what we will end up with.

@ Cat X 😎

@@kristopherleslie8343 Or even "Cat XX"... Who knows what the future holds!

Hello! Do you mean on the conductor wire insulation or somewhere else?

@@trueCABLE the wire caddy on the keystone.

@@ChickenPermissionOG Hello! Gotcha, so the conductor wiring cap on our tool-less keystone jack. The colors should be bright and saturated. It *may* be your vision but have someone else take a look and see if they think the colors are washed out. If so, please use the Contact Us form on our website so we can take a look too. We will get you replacements if needed!

@@trueCABLE It was the lighting, put one of my bright led's on it and the color came out properly.

@@ChickenPermissionOG Hello again! Glad to hear everything is OK, and good luck on your installation!

Hello! You will see this sold as "EMT Insulating Bushing" or "protective sleeve bushing". Essentially, it is just a piece of plastic that slides over the cut end of the conduit to prevent the sharp edges from ruining your cable while pulling it. Hope this helps and happy networking!

Hello! If you used shielded aerial Ethernet cable you can get as close as 2" on parallel to the 240V circuit. Do NOT bundle the two together. If you are using unshielded Ethernet, it would be wise to maintain 8" separation on parallel. In either case, you will need messenger wire Ethernet, or you will need to install your own thin stainless wire to attach your cable to (and that is likely what you are referring to as the wire next to Ethernet...it is an attachment method). Fiber optic would obviously negate the need to worry about shielding and separation distances, but we would still not recommend attaching your fiber cable to the electrical circuit as this is just asking for trouble. I hope this helps!

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Hello! If the power cable for the outdoor lights is stepping down to low voltage before it get to the hole to go outside then there are no issues. If the cable is NOT stepping down voltage and is running at normal household circuit voltages then use a different hole. I hope that helps!

@trueCABLE I believe it will be normal. I will be using weatherproof ethernet cables if that helps?

@@TechThusiast Hello! The outdoor jacketing is typically thicker, so it will help with abrasion but not with EMI/RFI. If you MUST use that same hole, I would wrap the Ethernet cable(s) in a EMI barrier tape (copper or copper fabric tape) where they exit right near the power cables. Cover the EMI barrier tape with additional electrical tape to protect the copper tape as it is fragile. Also, wrap the electrical wire in a layer of electrical tape too. This way you are unlikely to have a short circuit accident AND you will get some shielding benefits. That is the only way to accomplish this while using the same hole. Better is a DIFFERENT hole, but you knew that already. Hope this helps!

@trueCABLE thanks again

@@TechThusiast Of course! We are always happy to help!

Hello! Sorry to hear of your trouble. Based upon the symptoms, either the conductors are not using the same and/or correct color code at both ends (either T568A or T568B) or the plug itself is not fitting the insulated conductors properly and causing a short. A simple wire map tester should be able to help diagnose this further. If you are using trueCABLE plugs and/or cable please reach out directly to us on our Contact Us page on the www.truecable.com website. Thanks!

Hello! Well, considering the PoE appears to be passing (but data does not) and your wire map tester passes the cable, the next item to consider is the overall quality of the termination. At first glance it sounds like a conductor color order issue (mis-wire or short) but since your wire map tester is telling you "straight through" this just became a lot more difficult to diagnose. Wire map testers will check basic conductor order and conductivity but won't reveal anything about performance. Essentially the plug is ill fitting just enough to cause performance issues yet still pass a wire map test, which I have seen before. If you are using trueCABLE plugs or cable please contact us at www.trueCABLE.com and use our Contact Us form so we can get some pictures of the terminations. Thanks!

@ I installed “no tool jacks “ on each end then used 1ft patch cords …POE and data traffic started working immediately . Thank you for replying. 😎

@@philc824 Hello and you are welcome! Glad to hear your installation was successful!

Hello and thanks for the fantastic feedback. Indeed, we would love to (and fully intend to) show more comprehensive videos with more equipment. We are in the process of building a new test and video production facility with a faux TR so we can demonstrate this sort of thing! Stay tuned. Our new demonstration/test facility should be online at the end of Q1 2025.

@ one thing I’ve noticed that I would have never gotten in school was a test environment. I’ve only seen a handful of installers provide a test environment, not the clients locale, for demonstration. I prefer the test environment FIRST because you could replicate it in house. Like the scariest thing for the inexperienced is damaging customer materials. Cutting into a wall has to the most nerve wrecking task until you get repeat training and build confidence.

​@@kristopherleslie8343 Hello! That is indeed a great observation. BICSI is one of the few training centers that provides faux TRs to serve as training environments, but that is strictly the TR end of it. I think somebody should develop an in-person training course that covers more than that, where new installers can practice the craft. Right now it is largely seat-of-the-pants

Hello! By "yellow" I am assuming you are referring to the Orange conductor pair? Inside of copper twisted pair Category cable you have 8 conductors twisted into 4 pairs. The pair colors are Blue, Orange, Green, and Brown. Each pair consists of what are known as "tip" and "ring" conductors, with one being solid colored and the other being solid white or striped white. When it comes to patch cords, it does not matter if you use T568A or T568B as long as you use the SAME color code at both ends. I hope that helps!

Hello! Correct, Cat7 is recognized in Europe and Asia as part of the ISO/IEC 11801 standard for communications cable. In North America, we recognized ANSI/TIA 568 and adopted Cat8 instead. I agree, both are of limited practical use.

Well, that means you will probably pay even more and get even less. I fully expect to see a unscrupulous seller trying to hawk "Gaming AI cable" soon. The hype and nonsense that the unwary are subjected to is annoying for me to watch. All trueCABLE can do is educate and tell you the raw unvarnished truth -- which we are known for.

Really? You've seen it? Got a screen shot? Any web references? Or just your grandmother's brother's network admin once told a guy he thought he saw it?

Yeah, but is it happy? Is it really? We need to keep it happy, yeah. Don't forget those TPS reports, by the way. Didn't you get the memo?

Hello! Thanks for your input! There is no current ANSI/TIA or ISO IEC 11801 standard for 100Gbps over copper twisted pair Category cable at any distance. There is, however, a way to get that speed over factory produced twinaxial cable with QFSP28 fiber transceivers (3 meter MAX). This is formally known as QSFP28 (100G QSFP) 100GBASE-CR4 802.3bj, but it applies to very short distances and requires extremely expensive switching equipment, designed for short switch to switch patching applications. Apart from that, there is no 100Gbps over copper twisted pair with "normal" switching equipment. For most applications, fiber is the more practical option for reaching beyond 100Gbps. Let us know if you'd like any additional information on fiber solutions or other options!

I'm educating people about Ethernet communications cable while contemplating my next block-buster book...set in a small town in rural America...with venomous Ethernet cables! - Don

@@trueCABLE don't mind this drone! he's just trying to make your day worse. Keep on going! this is a great underrated channel.

@@TheOnlyVoid_ Thanks! We really appreciate your recognition and are glad you find the content useful!

Hello, and thanks for your insight. It would seem others follow your particular pattern, too, given we keep selling out of our 6" patch cords. In fact, they are the most popular patch cord we carry, aside from the 14-foot variation. Now I know why. I have always used patch managers as that as how I was BICSI trained, but I will give your method a shot as well!

@@trueCABLE I didn't start out my way I learned it the hard way doing it wrong project after project. I actually value more of the BICSI training as a few months ago I learned about the proper way to do training. I've had to just do on job training and youtube. School unfortunately didn't teach us anything in the actual data center short of basics about servers and networking. I think the BICSI way works provided theres a valid reason. The cable managers just are really an added cost, in some cases can be a crutch, add to visual and physical clutter. I kinda think that way is preferable when it comes to fiber more than copper!

@@kristopherleslie8343 Hello Kristopher! Indeed, "IT school" does not really cover what you need to know about structured cabling systems (SCS) best practices. That is because SCS is considered more of a "trade" and given rather short thrift when obtaining formal education around ICT/IT best practices. Both disciplines focus on different parts of the ISO/OSI model. Structured cabling systems are pretty much "Layer 0" as I like to call it. Only BICSI or on the job training will prepare you for what SCS installers have to do each and every day. Thanks for the added and considerable feedback. We are always looking for it and will consider revising the recommendations we make (even if not fully inline with BICSI) as we come across them!

@@trueCABLE considering all the experience I have it’s still short with gaps. Im thankful to have worked in many places to see how the effect of good and bad SC can be.

Hello and good question. You should not have any issues. Cat5e is capable of supporting 2.5Gbps up to 328 feet, which is 2.5X faster than your expected 1G Internet speed.

@@trueCABLE Awesome, thanks for clarifying that! Much appreciated!

Hello! This just underscores that application speeds keep advancing where copper twisted pair Category cable will progressively get more obsolete. Not anytime soon, but over time certainly. Nevertheless, Cat8 can support UP TO 40Gbps to approximately 100ft. This means the 25Gbps application speed is still relevant on it, but 50Gbps is not. Thanks for your insight!

Just use 22awg silver with gold foil shielding. That'll show em

@@austinwoodall5423 HAHA! Yeah, I know what you mean. Perhaps it should be "silver 22AWG with gold foil shielding and OXYGEN FREE! I too have seen ridiculous marketing claims and hype--all to make a $ off of folks who don't really know any better. - Don

Hello! Unfortunetly this is not a good idea. This is a cable designed for outdoor installation, and not only is it less than ideal for making tight turns inside of a structure, but the cable jacket is LLDPE and not fire resistant. There is also the requirement to bond it to ground. Instead, use Riser-rated unshielded Cat6 or Cat6A for indoor residential installations.

@@trueCABLE what about connecting outdoor cameras to my indoor network rack?

@@robertthompson5716 Hello! Bring the connections to a tool-less keystone patch panel. If your rack is 19" wide, then pick up a 1U patch panel and the required number of keystones. This should be done for all of your connections, not just the outdoor runs. Then patch the keystones to the Ethernet switch. Use a shielded patch panel if you have any shielded runs, as you can mix and match shielded and unshielded runs in the same patch panel. Of course you will need to use shielded keystones for shielded runs and unshielded keystones for unshielded runs. The patch panel will further need to be bonded to AC ground (to the rack if your rack is bonded to AC ground, for example) or you can bond the patch panel directly to AC ground via the use of our truePLUG Bonding and Ground Extension Adapter.

Hello and thanks! We all love Dave! He knows his stuff.

Hello! The cable does not care whether it is installed in a home or commercial setting, and may experience damage if not pulled and installed per manufacturer's guidelines (or in the absence of those, the generic TIA guidelines). The information you are seeking is found in TIA ANSI/TIA-568.0-E. Section 6.2.2.1 and 6.3.1 apply. 6.2.2.1 applies to copper twisted pair Category cable, and states that typical single drops shall obey the 4X minimum bend radius during and post installation while multi-pair copper cable should follow manufacturer's guidelines. 6.3.1 is for fiber optical cable and states very strictly the acceptable installation bend radius during installation and when at rest, as fiber is more likely to be damaged during the installation process. A complete table of bend radius requirements are provided in 6.3.1 for fiber. I hope that helps!

Hello and we are glad you found the content useful and timely. Education around this topic is key, and you are in the right place to learn! Check out our Cable Academy at www.truecable.com as well, where we provide 200+ blogs with detailed information!

Hello and thanks for the feedback! What is funny and ironic is right after we released this video we realized the same thing you pointed out and now have a video dedicated to opening and de-terminating our various keystones. You can find it right here on the TH-cam channel!

Hello! Lower IL (Insertion Loss) is definitely better, but the question is are higher dB numbers better or not, I think? For any given parameter like IL, a lower dB number is WORSE, not better. dB measurement values are an inverse relationship. I hope that clears that up!

@@trueCABLE No sir If I insert something inline and I have a 3db loss that equates to half the power/signal is lost. I think perhaps your thinking in RF terms of rejection and in that case higher would be better.

Most mid range to high end computer motherboards have a combination of 2.5gbs, 5gbs and 10gbs ports

Hello! The vast majority of consumer electronics out there (currently deployed) are indeed still stuck at 1Gbps. That said, 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps are now becoming commonplace at no additional cost as NICs on new motherboards, PCs, cable modems, routers, Ethernet switches, and more. All aimed at home use. What is driving this is fiber Internet speeds escalating past 1Gbps. Of course there is 10Gbps, too, but that typically comes with a price premium at the moment unless you are using SFP+ transceivers in the Ethernet switch, which is starting to become relatively common in consumer grade switches. Hope this helps!

@@trueCABLE thank you so much for the helpful info

Hello and you are quite correct and I still recommend crimping that collar down fully before actual termination. That has not changed. You found the very first video I shot on this subject so it is a little outdated. I will see if I can get that addressed. THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW!!

Hello! That would be interesting to watch if it ever happened! In all seriousness, performance is improved due to more organized cabling having the positive effect of promoting better airflow. This helps with heat control in high density racks where heat can reach levels where it may cause additional insertion loss. Hope this helps!

Hello! Thanks for your question. If the entrance enclosure will be locked and undisturbed, then a breakout buffer tube is not required. However, if the enclosure will be accessed by untrained personnel, it's a good idea to install a breakout to build up the fibers and prevent damage to the unprotected strands. Hope this helps!

Just buy the appropriate length cables or make your own custom length.