Network Cable Types and User Guide

1. Purpose

- To provide information on the types of network cables to help you choose the right cable

for your product.

Types	Form	Transmission Rate	Bandwidth
Cat.5	A cable in which insulated copper wires are twisted together.	100Mbps	100Mhz
Cat.5e		1Gbps	100MHz
Cat.6	A cable that has a built-in cross-plastic shield between the twisted copper wires to prevent interference.	1Gbps	250Mhz

2. Difference between UTP and FTP

	Unshielded Twist Pair (UTP)	Foiled Twisted Pair (FTP)	Shielded Twist Pair (STP)
Features	A cable with twisted wires without shielding	A cable with twisted 4-pair wires shielded with aluminum	A cable with twisted 4-pair wires, each wrapped with an aluminum shield
Advantages	Low price	More resistant to noise than UTP	Excellent in noise prevention because it is double or triple shielded
Use	Home, office	Wiring in environments with high interference, factories, etc.	outdoors or special environments where high current flows.
Grounding	Impossible	Possible	Possible

※ Recommended Specifications

- Cable length: 100m or shorter

- Cable specification: Cat5e or higher

- Cable resistance: ≤ 0.125 Ω/m

※ Problems caused by using non-recommended cables

- N/W connection may be frequently disconnected.

- PoE power supply may not work.

- Normally it works, but when the power load increases, the connection may be disconnected.

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