Firewire cable • Firewire • The IEEE 1394 standard is a fast, scalable, low-cost digital interface. It was conceived by Apple® Computer and developed within the IEEE 1394 Working Group. It is generally referred to as FireWire™ the Apple tradem...

DisplayPort cable • DisplayPort cable • DisplayPort is a digital video interface that was designed by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) in 2006 and has been produced since 2008. It competes directly with HDMI®. Unlike HDMI, ho...

Cable management • Cable management • Corporate networks are complex systems of PCs, servers, printers, and the devices that connect them. Getting everything to work in harmony requires bundles of cables, and managing all those cables from ins...

Cable termination • Cable termination • Carefully remove the jacketing from the cable and expose one inch of the insulated wire conductors. Do not remove any insulation from the conductors. When the RJ-45 connector is crimped, the contacts ins...

...vs. Stranded patch Cable • Solid vs. Stranded Patch Cable • UTP Solid Cable • For runs between two wiring centres or from the wiring centre to a wallplate, choose our regular UTP cable. These solid-conductor cables, designed for horizontal and ...

...in 4-pair CAT5/CAT5e/CAT6 cable, leaving the other two pairs free to transmit power for Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications. However, Gigabit Ethernet or 1000BASE-T uses all four pairs of wires, leaving no pairs free for power. So how can PoE ...

...video over CATx cable at distances greater than 30 metres. • As cable length increases, picture quality decreases. Smearing is caused by the cable attenuating high-frequency signals. The image is also dimmer because of the cable’s resistance...

Crossover Cable • Crossover Cable • Crossover cable is generally used for hub-to-hub connections. The send and receive pairs are crossed between Connector A to Connector B on either end of the cable. There are two standards for the pairing of ...

...Explains: Fibre Optic Cable • Fibre optic cable is one of the fastest growing transmissions mediums for both new cabling installations and upgrades, including backbone, horizontal and even desktop applications. • The Black Box explain series make ...

...Possible causes: • Bad cable or cable that’s too long, causing either the video signals or EDID/HDCP control signals not to be transmitted properly. Make sure that you use quality, high-speed HDMI® cables—they don’t even have to be expensive ones—o...