General Home Automation Shielded or Non-shielded Cat5e Cable???

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Shielded or Non-shielded Cat5e Cable??? ChrisAmies 12-03-07
Posted by on December 3, 2007, 7:43 am
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Hi all

I've just got a new house and am about to run a couple of Cat5e cables
to connect the main computers in the house.

I have been given a box of Cat5e FTP cable which is shielded and a few
non-shielded faceplates.

I have read you have to use the shielded cable with shielded face
pates. Is this true and would it matter if I used it with "normal"
faceplates???

Thanks



Posted by RT on August 28, 2008, 2:23 pm
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 04:43:57 -0800 (PST), ChrisAmies@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi all
>
>I've just got a new house and am about to run a couple of Cat5e cables
>to connect the main computers in the house.
>
>I have been given a box of Cat5e FTP cable which is shielded and a few
>non-shielded faceplates.
>
>I have read you have to use the shielded cable with shielded face
>pates. Is this true and would it matter if I used it with "normal"
>faceplates???
>
>Thanks
>

nah, just use UTP (not shielded).
check out www.monoprice.com
They have GREAT prices and good stuff. Also the jacks are well priced.
I used their tool less cat5e keystone jacks and they worked awesome.

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