Hi all,
I am hard-wiring some security cameras in my home. The house has cat5e in every room, but I want to run these cameras in the attic where there is no existing wiring. I do not want to run the cameras over wireless.
So I found two runs from the basement to the attic (cable picture attached). It appears to be 18 gauge wire fire-rated with 8 solid shielded wires, most likely to control thermostat for future expansion. https://hvacsurplus.com/products/honeywell-18-8-thermostat-wire (it is something like this cable and reads as follows SUN RES CL2 OR MP OR CM OR FPL 18 (UL)
The question is, can I use this for Ethernet communications? Plug one end into my router and the other into a managed switch. From the switch I will run cat6e POE to the devices. The cable is not twisted pair so perhaps there's an EMI issue, and the wire is thicker than cat5e or cat6e so maybe the rj45 connector will not fit?
I can try this but want to be sure before I go through the trouble. Snaking cable through walls through 4 floors isn't really an option.
thanks in advance
GeekWon
I am hard-wiring some security cameras in my home. The house has cat5e in every room, but I want to run these cameras in the attic where there is no existing wiring. I do not want to run the cameras over wireless.
So I found two runs from the basement to the attic (cable picture attached). It appears to be 18 gauge wire fire-rated with 8 solid shielded wires, most likely to control thermostat for future expansion. https://hvacsurplus.com/products/honeywell-18-8-thermostat-wire (it is something like this cable and reads as follows SUN RES CL2 OR MP OR CM OR FPL 18 (UL)
The question is, can I use this for Ethernet communications? Plug one end into my router and the other into a managed switch. From the switch I will run cat6e POE to the devices. The cable is not twisted pair so perhaps there's an EMI issue, and the wire is thicker than cat5e or cat6e so maybe the rj45 connector will not fit?
I can try this but want to be sure before I go through the trouble. Snaking cable through walls through 4 floors isn't really an option.
thanks in advance
GeekWon