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Ubiquiti question

tsue921i8wljb3 · 2012-04-17 21:59:03

I know a few people here have installed Ubiquiti gear with good results. On their site they advise that all installs should be cabled with external grade shielded FTP cat5e ethernet. Have people used FTP cat5e in their installs? If so where can I get it per metre? I only intend to install two radios so I would not need a…

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17-04-2012 10:59pm

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I know a few people here have installed Ubiquiti gear with good results. On their site they advise that all installs should be cabled with external grade shielded FTP cat5e ethernet.

Have people used FTP cat5e in their installs? If so where can I get it per metre? I only intend to install two radios so I would not need a full roll.

If not what cable have you used and has it caused any issues with ESD?

Thanks.

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#2 18-04-2012 6:26pm
Some_Person

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Try WirelessConnect.

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#3 18-04-2012 9:21pm
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www.woodcomm.ie sell FTP cat5e by the meter

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#4 18-04-2012 11:06pm
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Some_Person wrote: »

Try WirelessConnect.

Looking on their site it seems that the external cable is UTP cat5e. I see from other threads you have installed Ubiquiti gear. Did you use shielded cable?

rugrat69 wrote: »

www.woodcomm.ie sell FTP cat5e by the meter

Looking through their pdf brochure it seems to be indoor cable. I'll contact them tomorrow to clarify.

Thanks to you both for the replies.

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