Using a computer in your business usually requires that you connect it to a network. For connection to a wired network, you'll need a free Ethernet port on your computer. If one is unavailable, a USB ...

It's perfectly safe to run Cat5 parallel to power lines (or any other EMI source). The twisting of the wire pairs cancels out almost all interference.

Robert Metcalfe and his associates invented Ethernet in 1972 (see “Ethernet Prepositions”). The original Ethernet was a coax bus topology with a bit rate of 2.94 Mbits/s. During the next 10 years, it ...

Although watching TV shows from the 1970s suggests otherwise, the era wasn’t completely devoid of all things resembling modern communication systems. Sure, the 50Kbps modems that the ARPANET ran on ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While the AES standard for balanced digital audio (AES3-2003) specifies balanced and twisted ...

Ethernet is ubiquitous, fast, and simple. You only need two diffpairs (four wires) to establish a 100Mbit link, the hardware is everywhere, you can do Ethernet over long distances easily, and tons of ...

Although UTP cable was designed for use with phone and data networks, its popularity in the CCTV world is growing rapidly. UTP is often chosen over coax and fiber because of its ease of installation, ...