Wi-Fi is convenient, but a TV, computer, games console and router work best over a cable. Ethernet and HDMI sockets are wired in before plastering, together with the power sockets, so they should be planned at the electrical stage \u2014 afterwards it will be too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cat 5e provides up to 1 Gbit\/s \u2014 enough for most home broadband packages. Cat 6 comfortably handles 1 Gbit\/s and supports up to 10 Gbit\/s over short runs, so it is a future-proof choice. Slim Series Ethernet sockets<\/a> have a Cat 6 RJ45 connector. The main rule: the cable and the socket must be of the same category, otherwise the line will perform at the level of the lower one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The double Ethernet socket 2 \u00d7 RJ45<\/a> gives two connections in one module \u2014 for example, for a TV and a console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the TV hangs on the wall and the set-top box or console sits in a TV unit, an HDMI socket<\/a> lets you hide the cable in the wall. Between the socket behind the TV and the socket by the unit, the cable is run in conduit or a pipe of sufficient diameter \u2014 so it can be replaced without renovation work. For long runs, choose a quality cable rated for the required length and resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The modules can conveniently be grouped in one 4\u20135-gang frame<\/a>, and for a tidy cable connection there is a cable outlet<\/a> in the same design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Run low-voltage cables separately from power cables and bring them to one place \u2014 a media panel or the cupboard with the router. Label every line: this makes it easy to find out later which socket leads where.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhere to put Ethernet sockets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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HDMI socket: a TV with no cables on the wall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
TV area layout<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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An electrician’s tip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Does Ultra Slim Series have HDMI and RJ45 sockets?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n