You're getting ready for data rates of 100 Mbps and up.You'll have to install and maybe build what seems like miles of CAT5e and CAT5 cable for each of several systems. And you know what's coming-printing and attaching labels to every cable so people can figure out which cables are carrying what. Why not reduce the uncertainty (and cut down on the labeling) by using different colors? Unlike labels, the colors provide visual cues for a cable's function all along its length, and they make the cables stand out from others in the same nest or bundle.

The majority of our 4-pair CAT5 and CAT5e solid or stranded cables come in red, blue, yellow, and green in addition to the usual beige. Our CAT5e Bulk Cable meets or exceeds minimum standards for CAT5e (CAT5 plus delay skew, ELFEXT, PS-NEXT, and PS-ELFEXT). It features low attenuation and near-end crosstalk (NEXT) for your applications at 100 MHz and higher.

You can order the solid cables in reels or in handy dispenser boxes. We also offer the plain beige CAT5 bulk cable in custom lengths and in other styles such as 2-pair, shielded, screened, and plenum-rated.

The wire in all these cables is 24 AWG, so the cables are rugged and reliable. They've all been verified for compliance with TIA/EIA specifications for site wiring in Category 5e and Category 5 applications. And, our copper cables are guaranteed for life!

Use the solid patch cables for your longer or higher-speed runs. Because they have lower attenuation than stranded cables, they can safely carry data farther and faster.

And for superior cable in your backbone runs, use our 4-Pair, 24 AWG Solid-Conductor CAT5e Backbone Cable. It offers performance up to 350 MHz-more than triple the verified range of the Category 5 standard!

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT YOU MIGHT NEED

• High-Performance CAT5 Modular Plugs (our product codes for 25-piece bags: FMTP5U-STR for stranded/unshielded, FMTP5S-STR for stranded/shielded, FMTP5U-SLD for solid/unshielded, FMTP5S-SLD for solid/shielded or solid/screened).
• A Modular Crimp Tool (FTM40 for the tool frame, FTM50 for the CAT5 plug die set).
• If you need to run cables across an open floor, color-coded FloorTrak ™ cable covers (FK210, FK213, FK310, FK313).
• The modular SCAN-LAN test kits for testing and certifying cables for full CAT5e and CAT5 readiness (TS699A and TS6000A, plus multiple modules).
• To secure your grouped cable runs, matching color-coded One-Wrap ® Plus Cable Wraps (screw-mountable-FT420, FT422, FT424, FT427, FT9422) or Basic One-Wrap ® Cable Wraps (non-mountable-FT9260, FT261-FT267 for
• 6" [15.2-cm] versions or FT9120, FT121-FT127 for 12" [30.5-cm] versions).