CAT6 Ethernet Patch Cord – Usage Guide

Ethernet cords consist of four twisted wires covered by outer coat to prevent disturbance and environmental changes of moisture and temperature. They are commonly used in house and commercial computer networks.

The patch cords are tagged by number and CAT6 is the newest in its classification. A wide range of usage can be applied on CAT6 Ethernet patch cords such as data transmission between two computers and Internet communication.

CAT6 Ethernet Patch Cord is widely used for data transmission in home and business computer network. They transmit data from servers and communication instruments to computers of clients in their residence or commercial network. All the four wires of CAT6 Ethernet patch cords are designed to transmit data in speeds up to 1 Gbps.

Apart from data transmission, CAT6 Ethernet patch cords are used in connecting computers of both residential and commercial usage to the Internet. CAT6 patch cords will be provided to all subscribers of Broadband, DSL, and ISP in order to access the Internet under purchased or rented cable or modem.

With CAT6 patch cords, you can also connect two computers for file sharing in both residential and commercial computer network. In order to arrange two-way file sharing, it is important to use crossover type of CAT6 patch cords. When the two computers are physically connected, go through operating system and establish their electronic connections from within.

CAT6 patch cords not only consist of four twisted cables to transmit data, they also have two modular plugs on each end of the cords. These modular plugs are specially created to work with Ethernet port only. The Ethernet ports may look similar to telephone jacks, but they are different.

CAT6 patch cords are available in various colors and lengths. They also work well with CAT5 patch cables, so you don't have to worry about mixing both patch cords to establish your network connection.