Network Cables & Accessories

Pick the cable category first, then decide between a ready-made patch lead and bulk cable that you terminate yourself.

Patch leads

Cat5e leads such as the 113.156UK carry 100/1000Base-T Ethernet on solid 24AWG copper clad aluminium. Cat6 leads such as the 113.140UK use stranded 25AWG copper, are rated to 250 MHz and 1Gbps, and have snag-less boots. For 10Gbps, the Cat7 S/FTP 113.705UK has a foil screen on each pair plus an overall braid and handles 600MHz, and the Cat6a FTP 113.735UK is a flat lead for narrow trunking or for chasing across walls and ceilings.

Bulk cable

Most Mercury data cable comes on 305m boxes or drums. OFC cables such as the 808.011UK Cat6 U/UTP pass a Fluke test at 100m and 250MHz, while Economy cables such as the 808.025UK use solid copper clad aluminium. LSZH cables such as the 808.015UK (Cat6) and 808.033UK (Cat6a S/FTP) have a low smoke zero halogen sheath, and outdoor cables such as the 808.041UK have an LDPE sheath with UV resistant properties.

Coaxial and telephone cable

The RG6 cables are 75 ohm, for TV and satellite: the 808.121UK is foam filled with a foil screen and aluminium braid, and the twin 808.127UK suits a dish with a dual or quad LNB. For CCTV, the SFX RG59/PRO is 75Ω solid copper coax for HD and power over coax installations. The 804.856UK is flat 4-core telephone and data cable for RJ11, RJ12 and RJ45 connectors.

Plugs, boots and panels

To make up leads, the 779.224UK RJ45 8P8C plugs come in a pack of 100 and the 779.222UK RJ12 6P6C plugs in a pack of 10, and the 113.120UK strain relief boots suit Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat6a cable. The Knightsbridge NETRJC5 coupler joins two Cat5e leads, and the NETCAT6GY is a Cat6 RJ45 outlet module with IDC terminals for euro-module faceplates. The PNL24AB is a 1U, 24-port Cat5e patch panel for 19" racks.

Related categories

More leads are in Ethernet cables, plugs and couplers in RJ45 connectors and more coax in coaxial cable. See also Network Patch Cables and Cat6 Network Cable. Check the finished runs with cable testers and fault finders.

Brands we stock in Network Cables & Accessories

All-Rack, AV:Link, Axis Communications, Belden, Bosch, C-TEC, Comelit PAC, Connectix Cabling Systems, Dahua Technology, Eaton, Genie, Haydon, Hikvision, i-PRO, Knightsbridge, Mercury, NVT Phybridge, Paxton Access, Rhino Guard, Securi-Flex, SFX Cables, TRENDnet and Vanco.