Getting Started with Ethernet Cable

What is Ethernet Cable

An Ethernet cable is a cable that will connect your electronic device to a network, which in turn will allow you to have internet access and interact with shared network resources. In your home, an ethernet cable would connect directly from your router to a device such as a monitor, camera or computer.

Our cameras support T-568B connectors and CAT5, CAT6, CAT7 with 8 PIN Ethernet cable. You may buy an Ethernet cable like the one in the link. 

Note: To know more about wire order, please refer to Arrange-wire-order-for-RJ45-connector

Wiring Standard of Ethernet Cable

Our cameras support T-568B connectors and CAT5, CAT6, CAT7 with 8 PIN Ethernet cable. You may buy Ethernet cable like the one in the link below. 

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For the T-568B and T-568A, please refer to:

An RJ45 connector is a modular 8 position, 8 pin connector used for terminating Cat5e patch cable or Cat6 cable. A pinout is a specific arrangement of wires that dictates how the connector is terminated. There are two standards recognized by ANSI, TIA and EIA for wiring Ethernet cables. The first is the T568A wiring standard and the second is T568B. T568B has surpassed T-568A and is regarded as the default wiring scheme for twisted pair structured cabling. If you are unsure of which one to use, then choose T568B.

Specification of Ethernet Cable that Reolink POE Cameras Require

Reolink POE cameras support T-568B connectors and CAT5, CAT6, CAT7 with 8 PIN Ethernet cables. You may buy an Ethernet cable like the one in the link. 

The maximum cable length that the camera supported is 80 meters(CAT 5). If you use the higher standard cables, then the supported cable can be longer.

Ethernet Cable Length in the Order/Package

For the single camera, there is a 1m Cat5e  Ethernet Cable included in the package, and this cable is just used for the camera test.

In the standard system kits, there are a 1m Cat 5e Ethernet Cable and one 18m network cable for each camera.

Reolink cameras support T-568B connectors and CAT5e, CAT6, and CAT7 with 8 PIN Ethernet cables.