Pulse-Eight neo:X+ - Shielded Cables

Cabling
WHATISTHEBESTTYPEOFCABLETOUSE?
Pulse-EightproductsuseHDBaseTstandardthatutilisesregularCatcables.Typically,theminimum
cableuseonaneosystemisCat5ebutyoucouldincreasetherangeandbandwidthbyusinghighertier
cablessuchasCat6,Cat6A&Cat7whichhavestrictershieldingrequirementandthereforereducesthe
datalossbetweendatapairs.
Wehighlydiscouragepatchcablingasthismightdegradethesignal.Wheneverpossible,usealong,
singlehigh-qualitycableforeachHDBaseTportasthisallowsthesystemtofunctionatitsbestpeak
efficiency.
Wedonotrecommendtheuseofpre-madeleadsunlessyouarecertainofthecorrectspecs(i.e.,solid
core568B),theuseoflowerqualitycableswillleadtosignaldegradationandqualityofthe
transmission.
PleasenoteCopperCladAluminium(CCA)cablesarenotsupported.Duetotheinherentpropertiesofa
CCA,thiswillcauseanHDBaseTperformanceissue.
SHIELDEDCABLES
IfyouprefershieldedFTPcables,pleaseensurecompatibleshieldedfeaturesareusedsuchas
grounding&termination.Abadlyterminatedcablecancauseinterferenceinsteadofeliminatingit.
CABLINGBESTPRACTICE
OurrecommendedandbestpracticepolicyistouseastraightcabledirectlyfromthePulse-Eightmatrix
tothereceiver.Thiswillensurethebestqualityofsignalandachievemaximumdistance.Youcanfind
furtherinformationon"HDBaseTBestPractices"ontheHDBaseTAlliancewebsite.
WALLPLATES&PATCHPANELS
Ifthepatchpanelsareterminatedcorrectly,thereisminimallossofdistance.Theuseofwallplatesand
patchpanels,however,hasthepotentialtocauseincreasedresistanceonthecableifnotdone
correctly,introducingpinchpointsforsignaltransmission,andcouldreduceadvertisedtransmission
lengths.InsteadofusingRJ45wallplates,youcanusebrushplatestomaintaintheneatfinish.