Cabling for Unifi Protect system?

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sdemler

12 posts

Geek

#306622 8-Aug-2023 11:56

Howdy all,

I'm building a Unifi Protect POE camera system and I need to install some additional cables into my roof space to hook everything up. I'll be running ten lengths of approximately 25M each and I was going to terminate to RJ45 connectors and terminate at an existing POE router I already have. I'll be running 4k cameras but want to future proof (without paying too much of an excessive premium) so I'll figure CAT6 should be sufficient for the next ten years, but I might move to CAT6A if I can source a good deal. I have a few questions :-

I haven't purchased cable previously so does anyone have any recommendation on brand and where to buy with a good balance between reliability and cost? Any other recommendations or gotchas about what to do or not do are gratefully received.

Regards,

Simon

SirHumphreyAppleby

2844 posts

Uber Geek

#3113278 8-Aug-2023 13:00

For permanent cabling, you'll want solid core. You should also terminate the cables on keystones or a patch panel. Some even advise not to terminate on RJ45 connectors at all, and instead use field termination connectors, but RJ45 connectors will work... an expert on cabling may be able to comment on what falls within the official specs.

Unless you have specific requirements, such as running outdoors or into electrical cabinets with mains power, then any solid core cable should be fine. I wouldn't bother with 6A either, unless the price difference was negligible. My CCTV system runs on Fast Ethernet (100Mbs^-1) just fine, with greater than 4k resolution.

sdemler

12 posts

Geek

#3113714 9-Aug-2023 13:58

Thanks. I ended up going with CAT6 solid core from Dynamix.