UGREEN 50196 10 m Cat 6 Pure Copper Ethernet Cable

Overview

The UGREEN NW101 (50196) is a 10 m Cat 6 Ethernet patch cable with pure copper conductors and RJ45 plugs at both ends. It connects a PC, console, TV or access point to a router or switch in another part of the room or the next room, at up to 1000 Mbps.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a run to the next room or along two walls of a large one, in one piece without a joint.
• Pure copper conductors, where you want to avoid copper-clad aluminium cable.
• Unshielded (U/UTP) and rated for 1000 Mbps: not a 2.5 GbE, 5 GbE or 10 GbE cable, and not for designs that require shielding.

Key features

• Cat 6, up to 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) and 250 MHz when the whole path supports it.
• Pure copper conductors in eight conductors and four twisted pairs with a cross-divider.
• Unshielded twisted pairs (U/UTP) in a flexible black PVC patch-cable jacket.
• Straight-through patch cable with RJ45 male plugs at both ends.
• Works without software, external power or a driver.

What else you need

• Two devices with standard RJ45 Ethernet ports: a router, switch, PC, console, smart TV, NAS or similar.
• A laptop or tablet without an Ethernet port needs a USB or USB-C Ethernet adapter or dock; the cable does not add a port.

Installation

No tools, drivers or power supply are needed: push each plug into an RJ45 port until the latch clicks. Measure the route first, leave slack at both ends, avoid tight bends and keep the plugs where moving equipment cannot pull on them. Test the link at the speed you want before hiding the cable along skirting boards or behind furniture.

Before you buy

• It is a 1000 Mbps cable, not a 2.5 GbE, 5 GbE or 10 GbE cable; choose and check equipment for those speeds separately.
• No outdoor, wet, direct-burial, plenum, riser, in-wall or PoE approval is stated, so treat it as an indoor patch cable run in the open.
• It is unshielded (U/UTP). Route it away from strong interference sources and do not bundle it tightly with mains wiring.
• It is a passive cable: it does not create Wi-Fi, assign IP addresses or replace a router, modem, switch or network adapter, and it cannot make an internet plan faster than it is.