APC AP5610 User Manual

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The performance of a switching system depends on high quality connections. Poor quality or 
poorly installed or maintained cabling can diminish system performance. Consult with the local 
code officials orAPC technical support prior to any installation.

Switching systems utilize unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling. The KVM switch supports three 
types of UTP cabling: 

•

CAT5 UTP (4-pair) high performance cable consists of twisted pair conductors, used primarily 
for data transmission. The twisting of the pairs gives this cable some immunity from the 
infiltration of unwanted interference. CAT5 cable is generally used for networks running at 
100 or 1000 Mbps.

•

CAT5E (enhanced) cable has the same characteristics as CAT5 cable but is manufactured to 
higher standards. 

•

CAT6 cable is manufactured to higher standards than CAT5E cable. CAT6 has higher 
measured frequency ranges and significantly better performance requirements than CAT5E 
cable at the KVM server module frequencies.

There are two supported wiring standards for 8-conductor (4-pair) RJ-45 terminated UTP cable: 
EIA/TIA 568A and EA/TIA 568B. These standards apply to installations utilizing CAT5, CAT5E, 
and CAT6 cable specifications. The switching system supports either of these wiring standards. See 
Table B.1 for details.

1

white/green

white/orange

2

green

orange

3

white/orange

white/green

4

blue

blue

5

white/blue

white/blue

6

orange

green

7

white/brown

white/brown

8

brown

brown