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Latest post 07-24-2010 1:27 PM by Heribert. 5 replies.
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  • 07-23-2010 3:28 PM

    • fishta
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    Cat5 & MasterLink

    In a house which is fully wired with Cat5 is it possible to use it as MasterLink?

    Is it possible to terminate it with a MasterLink end by using a Junction box or could one use the new BeoNet system?

    I have also seen that LexCom do a B&O system which seems to be Cat5 based. Does anyone know how that works?

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    BeoVision 7-40 MkV

  • 07-23-2010 4:53 PM In reply to

    • lano
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    Re: Cat5 & MasterLink

    I think you need shielded cables (shield works like calbe no 9 for ground), but I'm not 100% sure. I have the lexcom home cables (they are shielded) and it works just fine. You can find some more info on the links below. As you can see there are 9 pins + ground used in a Masterlink cable.  My findings are that pin no 3 and 12 on the masterlink are joined and connected to pin no 3 on the RJ45.

    http://www.hifi4all.dk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23818&PN=1&TPN=18

    http://www.beoworld.org/beotech/wiring4.htm

  • 07-23-2010 7:10 PM In reply to

    Re: Cat5 & MasterLink

    Almost 100% sure you can use Cat5. For the future, B&O recommend Cat7, shielded cables for HD video.

  • 07-24-2010 3:34 AM In reply to

    Re: Cat5 & MasterLink

    I use CAT5 and CAT5e wires in my setup. Works just fine as long as all 8 wires are terminated in your cables (CAT5 just uses 4 out of 8 wires).

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  • 07-24-2010 8:01 AM In reply to

    • fishta
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    Re: Cat5 & MasterLink

    When you say that you are using Cat 5 are you just terminating it with a ML Junction Box and standard ML End?

    BeoVision 7-40 MkV

  • 07-24-2010 1:27 PM In reply to

    Re: Cat5 & MasterLink

    in my case my B&O dealer terminated it with a normal ML-Plug. Not sure but I think they took a ML cable and put a RJ45 plug on it. then I put this cable into a wall socket and use CAT5 wires inside the walls to the next RJ45 socket. 

    BeoVision 8-40 / BeoVision 8-32 / Beovision 6-26 / BeoSound 3200 / BeoSound 1 / BeoLab 3 /  Beolab 6000 / Beolab 2000 / Beoport / Beomedia 1 / 3* Beo4 /BeoCom 5 with VOIP

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