There's no good reason to use CAT6, unless you're really sure the runs are under 55M and you fantasize about running 10GbaseT.
Oh, and the chart is wrong about CAT5, it most definitely supports 1000Base-T. ----- Original Message ----- > I can’t imagine how injectors could be a good idea, other than trying to save > money in exchange for accepting complexity and unreliability. > I asked about length because unless it is 6a the potential for faster speeds > later is limited. > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of J- P > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 2:01 PM > To: NT > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Cat5e or 6 for wifi > waiting for floor plans, no clue at this moment- > One thing i noticed, and I'm baffled by is that they are opting for 50 power > injectors as opposed to using POE switches > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Cat5e or 6 for wifi > Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:47:13 +0000 > How long are the runs, and how old is the building? > From: [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] > ] On Behalf Of J- P > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 1:44 PM > To: NT > Subject: [NTSysADM] Cat5e or 6 for wifi > Hi all, > I have project coming up for 50 ap deployments, and they are asking "do they > really need cat6" > I guess the bulk of the budget is going to the AP's and are trying to save > elsewhere. > you would think they wouldn't quibble over 2500 after spending 30k on AP's > This is for an elementary school > any thoughts > tia -- Thanks, Joe Matuscak | Director of Technology Rohrer Corporation | Office: 330-335-1541 717 Seville Road | Wadsworth, Ohio 44281 www.rohrer.com | A Better Package
