Re: Shielded or Non-shielded Cat5e Cable???

["Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

<Chris Amies> wrote:
>
> I've just got a new house and am about to run a couple of Cat5e
> cables to connect the main computers in the house.
>
> I have been given a box of Cat5e FTP cable which is shielded and a
> few non-shielded faceplates.
>
> I have read you have to use the shielded cable with shielded face
> pates.  Is this true and would it matter if I used it with "normal"
> faceplates???

You don't really need the shield for most applications.  I've not yet
seen shielded faceplates in use.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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