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6. CABLE REQUIREMENTS
Pin
Color
1
Orange
/White
2
Orange
3
Green
/White
4
Blue
5
Blue
/White
6
Green
7
Brown
/White
8
Brown
6.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR CAT5E/6/7 CABLES
A Cat5e/6/7 cable should meet the following requirements:
• The pins are connected 1:1.
Caution:
the cable pairs must be twisted to EIA/TIA- 568A (rare)
or EIA/TIA-568 B (common) pairs.
• Erroneous assignments cannot be found with a simple cable tester.
• The pins for the green pair of wires are not adjacent to one other.
• The cable must at the very least meet the CAT5 specifications and be suitable for Gigabit
transmission.
• The cable should meet one of the following standards: Class D ISO/IEC 11801:2002
or EN 50173-1:2002. Schema EIA/TIA-568 B.
• Only use shielded installation cable with min. cross section of 24 AWG throughout
the length.
• The shield should be contiguous and connected to both ends. A shielded patch cable is
allowed for connection to the device.
Schema EIA/TIA-568 B