CAT6/CAT5e RJ45 Ethernet Cable - Fast Speed LAN Lead for Router, PC, PS4, CCTV

The CAT6/CAT5e RJ45 Ethernet Cable - Fast Speed LAN Lead for Router, PC, PS4, CCTV is a 3m black patch lead (SKU RJ45-NETWORK-CABLE-CAT6-3M-BLACK). It has an RJ45 male plug at each end, so it joins two devices that each have an RJ45 network socket.

What the specs mean

• Cat6, 250 MHz, 10,000 Mbit/s rating: Cat6 is the cable category. The 10,000 Mbit/s figure is the rated data transfer rate, which is 10 Gbps.
• 3m length: enough for a short hop, such as a recorder to a switch in the same cabinet or a PC to a router. Longer distances need a longer cable.
• U/UTP: unshielded twisted pair, with no screen around the conductors.
• 24 AWG stranded copper: AWG is American Wire Gauge. Stranded conductors are made of many fine wires, which suits patch leads that get moved.
• LSZH jacket, 6mm outer diameter: LSZH means low smoke zero halogen. The jacket is halogen-free and RoHS compliant.
• Snagless boots: the ends have kink protection, strain relief and latch protection.

What else you need

Two devices with RJ45 ports, for example a CCTV camera, network video recorder (NVR), switch, router or PC. The listing names CCTV systems, routers, PCs and PS4 as uses. Whether a link reaches 10 Gbps depends on the equipment at both ends.