What RJ45 Connectors for Cat7 Flat Cable

siross

Hi all,

I've recently ran a length of Cat7 cable in to my lounge from the main router. I originally wanted to do 2 runs but the gap was too small so I decided to cut the end off and run the cable and terminate at a later date if required.

This isn't entirely necessary at the moment but I'm wondering for future reference...

What RJ45 connector do I need to terminate flat Cat7 cable? I assume it's the same connector as a Cat6 cable?

This is the cable in question: Xclio 20M FLAT RJ45 CAT7 Ethernet Network Shielded TANGLE FREE RJ45 Cable - BLACK

Thanks,

Simon

Kristian

To keep the spec of the cabling system, i.e. Cat7, then you'll need Cat7 spec connectors.  I can't help with specific links as I've not had the joy of rolling out Cat7 yet.

siross

Ahh really? I thought Cat6 would work as well because it's shielded?

Not many appear to be labelled as Cat7 compliant.

Kristian

You may get a Cat6 plug to terminate onto a Cat7 cable, I've not tried it.  If it does (and it's done well) then it'll most likely work okay (even with 10Gb Ethernet to a certain distance), but the system will not be rated at Cat7 (and you'll only know if you test it properly).  I'm assuming you've put Cat7 in for a specific reason so seems strange to not keep to that standard.

Assuming you've got enough spare cable to try, there's no reason not to have a go

siross

No specific reason for it being Cat7, it was just as cheap as Cat6 so I thought I'd go for it. I'll have a go with a Cat6 connector when the time arises