silverdale VIP Member VIP Member Joined Aug 2, 2007 Messages 5,412 Reaction score 7,023 Mar 18, 2019 #1 Would CCA cat5e cable be OK to use for a home CCTV installation ?. It's only a heaper Hikvision set up
Would CCA cat5e cable be OK to use for a home CCTV installation ?. It's only a heaper Hikvision set up
Grimeire VIP Member VIP Member Joined Dec 3, 2012 Messages 1,739 Reaction score 1,163 Mar 18, 2019 #2 silverdale said: Would CCA cat5e cable be OK to use for a home CCTV installation ?. It's only a heaper Hikvision set up Click to expand... That will be fine. It would want to be a very very high resolution video for cat5e not to be able to handle it. Your switch and router are going to be the bottle neck more.than the cable.
silverdale said: Would CCA cat5e cable be OK to use for a home CCTV installation ?. It's only a heaper Hikvision set up Click to expand... That will be fine. It would want to be a very very high resolution video for cat5e not to be able to handle it. Your switch and router are going to be the bottle neck more.than the cable.
silverdale VIP Member VIP Member Joined Aug 2, 2007 Messages 5,412 Reaction score 7,023 Mar 18, 2019 #3 Nice one , I just wondered as a 100m roll is about £12 dearer from CCA to full copper
Grimeire VIP Member VIP Member Joined Dec 3, 2012 Messages 1,739 Reaction score 1,163 Mar 18, 2019 #4 The composition of the cable should not matter if it is rated for 5e then it shoul be capable of cat5e speeds. Price difference probably due to the price of copper.
The composition of the cable should not matter if it is rated for 5e then it shoul be capable of cat5e speeds. Price difference probably due to the price of copper.
digi247 VIP Member VIP Member Joined Nov 5, 2009 Messages 3,308 Reaction score 2,457 Mar 19, 2019 #5 personally for the price never touch it again, used it once for networking and tried it on CCTV and the Noise it lets in and its also not suitable for POE due to the resistance. for the extra few quid get full copper
personally for the price never touch it again, used it once for networking and tried it on CCTV and the Noise it lets in and its also not suitable for POE due to the resistance. for the extra few quid get full copper
silverdale VIP Member VIP Member Joined Aug 2, 2007 Messages 5,412 Reaction score 7,023 Mar 19, 2019 #6 While I'm at it, whats a decent balun ?. I have used those cheap green eBay ones for video/power but there crap, I threw them away
While I'm at it, whats a decent balun ?. I have used those cheap green eBay ones for video/power but there crap, I threw them away