Do I need to use CAT6 cables for all ports or is CAT5e sufficient?
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You can use either grade of cable. I have CAT5e connecting my modem to my router and used CAT6 cables when connecting from the router to the Linksys 5-port unit. The modem-router connections are much older than the 5-port, which was done this spring.
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To support the fastest port speed, 1 Gb/S, then CAT5e cable is completely acceptable.
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Cat5 - can handle 10/100 Mbps speeds (Fast Ethernet) at up to 100 MHz bandwidth. Cat5e (enhanced) - can handle 1000 Mbps speeds (gigabit Ethernet) at 100 MHz. Cat6 - can handle 10 gigabit Ethernet at 250 MHz. Yes it can work. But the speed will be limited to up to 1Gbps or 1000Mbps only. If your Cat6 line go over 1Gbps, using Cat5e will not be able to maximize your connection speed.
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Bryce, all these cables are a little different in their specs. But, they all will do the job. The older cable Cat5 is the slowest, the Cat 5e is faster, but of little difference, if you are not noticing any lag while moving files on your network or internet. The Cat 6 is the modern stuff (faster, less inference, etc), if you can afford to use it, that's the way to go. But, for normal work any one of these will do the job, and only if your doing a completely new wiring of a house or business should you think of getting the Cat 6. Of course, if your having any problems with anything wired, I would go for the newer Cat 6. Bryce, all these cables are a little different in their specs. But, they all will do the job. The older cable Cat5 is the slowest, the Cat 5e is faster, but of little difference, if you are not noticing any lag while moving files on your network or internet. The Cat 6 is the modern stuff (faster, less inference, etc), if you can afford to use it, that's the way to go. But, for normal work any one of these will do the job, and only if your doing a completely new wiring of a house or business should you think of getting the Cat 6. Of course, if your having any problems with anything wired, I... » Read More Bryce, all these cables are a little different in their specs. But, they all will do the job. The older cable Cat5 is the slowest, the Cat 5e is faster, but of little difference, if you are not noticing any lag while moving files on your network or internet. The Cat 6 is the modern stuff (faster, less inference, etc), if you can afford to use it, that's the way to go. But, for normal work any one of these will do the job, and only if your doing a completely new wiring of a house or business should you think of getting the Cat 6. Of course, if your having any problems with anything wired, I would go for the newer Cat 6. « Show Less
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Hello Alfreda Robb,This cable will work. Cat6 is backwards compatible with Cat5e.Please let me know if you have any further questions.Thank you,Taylor W.VIVO
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Should work fine. The only difference is cat5e will work up to 1 gigabit system and cat6 will work up to 10 gigabit system. They both connect the same way.
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The installation manual recommends Cat5, but according to this link (www.fixya.com/search/p1383259-netgear_fs105_5port_ethernet_switch/cat_des) Cat6 will also work with the FS105 switch.
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Cat5 cable will support speeds up to 100 Mbps, while Cat6 cable supports Gigabit (1Gbps) ethernet speeds. Note that Cat5e (Enhanced) will also support Gigabit ethernet as well.
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Yes basically all cat 5 or cat 6 will support POE. POE only uses two wires that aren't used for networking.
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I use a cat 5e cabling, It works just fine for me. I have never heard of Cat 6: is it even out there yet?
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Hi Donald,Cat 5e cable should be capable of supporting 1000BASE-T (Gigabit) connections. Unless you've got incredibly easy runs to replace and money to burn, you'd probably be better off keeping the existing cable.
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Yes you can use cat5 with them. They are rated for cat6 though so you can go higher with your cabling.
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It is just like any other CAT5e and should be fine. I have had no issues with it and tried my PS3 on it with no problems.
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Cat 6 cable will work fine. Not 100 percent sure on the maximum for this system but i think i read up to 190 ft on the PoE.
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I've used Cat6 and I'm getting 10GB with no problems. Note that I'm use 3 ft cables. Can't say if there would be problems with longer runs.
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yes you have to put your own ends on and use the straight through design connections the premade cables wont work. Put your own ends on i used the EX-RJ45 from amazon they allow you to push the wire out the end so you can double check position of color code wire . The main difference between 5 and 6 is wire size i have 8 cat5s it carries both power and sound but since i didn't use the sound on some it gave me an extra video connection I used the 2.5 power adapters to make a power tee connection this saved me from running extra cat5
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I'm not sure what the questioner means by the term "connectors". If the reference is to Cat 5 cable, it's unlikely the system can perform at 200 mbps. However, Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable has gigabyte bandwidth and won't limit the system speed.
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Sorry, I can't answer that. But I think they have products that only need a cat5 connection, no computer needed !