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Appendix F: CAT5 Cable Guidelines
Use only straight-through-pinned four-pair (eight-wire) Category 5 unshielded
twisted pair (UTP) cables, terminated with standard RJ-45 plugs, for the CAT5
cabling links in your ServSwitch™ Summit system. We recommend CAT5 patch
cables such as product code EYN737MS and/or CAT5 bulk cable such as our
EYN840A. The bulk cable should be terminated with high-quality RJ-45 plugs such
as those included in our FM732 25-pack.
If your existing CAT5 site-wiring system meets these requirements, feel free to
send the signals through your site’s patch panels, existing wiring, etc., but you
should keep the number of patches and splices to a minimum to avoid degrading
the video signals. Maximum end-to-end cabling distance from any CPU to any user
station should not exceed 500 ft. (152 m).
Looking into an RJ-45 socket on any Summit component, or looking at the cable
plug from behind with the tab on the bottom, Pin 1 should be on the left and Pin 8
on the right, and the wires should be arranged this way, as per the TIA-568B
standard:
Pin Color Function, Pair
1 White/Orange TX, Pair 2
2 Orange/White RX, Pair 2
3 White/Green TX, Pair 3
4 Blue/White RX, Pair 1
5 White/Blue TX, Pair 1
6 Green/White RX, Pair 3
7 White/Brown TX, Pair 4
8 Brown/White RX, Pair 4
