Coud you please inform me what is the range using CAT5e?
2057021
I went 150ft and am having no problems I was told by a pro the they would go much farther but I only know about what I have done. I hope this helps.
902516
I did not do a lot of tests but the best I got was 175 mbps over AC and in the 225 mbps range for the N. To be fair, the router (also Asus) is about 30 feet from where the adaptor was located and the signal had to pass through 4 drywalls in a single family home. Overall, I decided that it was easier to convert my existing phone lines (ran over cat 5e cables) to network and lose the phone vs. having to deal with the wireless.
351189
We do not see any issues with POE on these units until approx 300' on cat5e. so 80' should be just fine.
490228
I have also run more like 75' of cat5e cable and mine is working fine. I would trust the long cat5 cable more than the wireless link. Tech support's 10' comment was off-base.
606670
Yes, any CAT5 cable should be compatible with that setup. CAT5, CAT5e and CAT6 are all basically the same thing, just added speed and functionality.
675915
You can, but you won't have a Gigabit-rated cable if you do. (Disclaimer: though Cat5e is not Gigabit-rated, it's still more than capable of providing Gigabit speeds.) So, it's up to you.
1325964
The range for me was about 13ft. So I returned mine and the seller was very good about it. I strongly encourage a NetGear powerline setup. Like the powerline 200+wifi or the 500+wifi. Simply plug the wifi end into a electric receipt and the other end in a plug close to main router, make sure all lights are green and its good to go and FAST. Make sure to follow directions given. Takes 10 mins and works very well. Hope this helps
1591131
I'm about 30 yards away and upstairs from my router and I get full strength signal. It's fairly good. Just make sure you use the latest drivers from their website, and not the included disk. Also be sure to set your power settings such that it doesn't turn off USB to save power, and set your USB device settings for full power on your port. This will be best on a USB 3.0 port, but still gets great speed on a 2.0 port.
2175323
please let us know if it works out. i need to get an ethernet adapter too.Thanks.
861417
Works great. Need 2 of them. One at each end of connection. I used cat5e from Lowes. About 75 ft. run. using over a month with no problems from the start!
2103366
Cat5 - can handle 10/100 Mbps speeds (Fast Ethernet) at up to 100 MHz bandwidth.Cat5e (enhanced) - can handle 1000 Mbps speeds (gigabit Ethernet) at 100 MHz.Cat6 - can handle 10 gigabit Ethernet at 250 MHz.Yes it can work. But the speed will be limited to up to 1Gbps or 1000Mbps only. If your Cat6 line go over 1Gbps, using Cat5e will not be able to maximize your connection speed.
838182
Cat 6 will work just fine. Cat5e will also work per IEEE specifications, however, I always use Cat6 and have not had any issues. This switch is working fine for me so far.
1201937
Should work fine. The only difference is cat5e will work up to 1 gigabit system and cat6 will work up to 10 gigabit system. They both connect the same way.
2201403
Am a little technically challenged but I think first choice would be to run cat-5 cable, second would be the adapter (as long as the room holding the adapter is on the same electrical panel and third would be the extender.
490232
i agree with others, i have a cat5e cable running at least 40 feet thru attic and down the wall, no issue with my N460.
2218814
Cannot answer precisely as I am in a small townhome with no distance from router exceeding about 20'ft.
346288
I use a cat 5e cabling, It works just fine for me. I have never heard of Cat 6: is it even out there yet?