Excel External Cat5e U/UTP Network Cable, 305m Box, Solid Copper, Black PE, Fca

This is a 305 metre box of Excel Cat5e U/UTP network cable with a black polyethylene (PE) sheath, made for external runs. CCTV, PoE and VoIP phones are among its uses, so it can serve the cable runs to network cameras.

Inside are eight solid bare-copper conductors, 24 AWG, with PE insulation, twisted into four pairs. The cable has no overall or conductor screening. It is made and tested to ISO 11801, EN 50173 and ANSI/TIA Cat5e specifications.

The sheath is metre marked and labelled with the part code and DoP information, which makes it easy to measure what you have used and to trace the product later. The cable has been UV exposure tested to ASTM G154 and G155.

Its reaction-to-fire class under EN 13501-6 is Fca. Check your building's fire safety requirements before you choose a cable for a given run.

Because the conductors are solid, this cable is for fixed runs that end in a keystone jack, a patch panel or a pass-through RJ45 plug. It is not made for a flexible patch lead that is moved often.

A 305m box suits a job with several camera runs, since you cut each run to length. The Cat6 box of the same make is a separate product in this shop.