WiFi in Garden Room

Niv

I am considering installing an ethernet cable in a similar situation so this thread popped up at a good time. Probably connected via two decos unless someone recommends an alternative option.

Can I ask, is this appropriate cable to use:

https://www.kenable.co.uk/en/networking/network-cables-reels/outdoor-ethernet-reels/7568-external-cat5e-cca-outdoor-use-ethernet-network-cable-reel-utp-100m-007568-5055383475681.html

or:

https://www.kenable.co.uk/en/networking/network-cables-reels/outdoor-ethernet-reels/8541-external-shielded-cat5e-outdoor-copper-ethernet-cable-futp-reel-50m-5055383485413.html

If either of these are the right choice, am I reading it correctly that these do not need a conduit and can simply be buried or even tacked to a fence (for example)?

Then pop one of these on each end?:

https://www.kenable.co.uk/en/networking/network-accessories/network-plugs-couplers/108-rj45-cat5e-ethernet-lan-crimps-ends-for-networks-10-pack-000108-5055383401086.html

FreeBear

Niv said: If either of these are the right choice, am I reading it correctly that these do not need a conduit and can simply be buried or even tacked to a fence (for example)?

If you are burying cable, it needs to be in conduit to protect it from damage by digging. If clipped to a fence, you may find it getting damaged by rodents - Had a data cable suffer from (I assume) rodents that connects an outdoor sensor.

Putting a cable in conduit protects it from damage, and also makes it easier to pull a new length through if required.

Eldi_Dos

@Niv
Best to go with the second one, the most expensive of the two.The conductors are all copper while the cheaper one is copper coated aluminium, and has a foil wrapping round the cable bundle.This foil is usually aluminium and is good rodent protection  if they gnaw through the sheath when they get to the aluminium foil they stop.Cable is still damaged but the conductors should remain intact.
Rodent damage as @FreeBear has found out can be a nuisance.

onomatopoeia99

I would terminate in sockets and use short leads to to connect to devices / switches rather than the crimp on plugs, but other than that if you buy the full copper cable you linked it should be OK.

MeteredOut

FreeBear said:

Niv said: If either of these are the right choice, am I reading it correctly that these do not need a conduit and can simply be buried or even tacked to a fence (for example)?

If you are burying cable, it needs to be in conduit to protect it from damage by digging. If clipped to a fence, you may find it getting damaged by rodents - Had a data cable suffer from (I assume) rodents that connects an outdoor sensor.

Putting a cable in conduit protects it from damage, and also makes it easier to pull a new length through if required.

Putting a cable in a conduit *should* allow that, but not guaranteed... as I found out recently when I upgraded from FTTC to FTTP and the OpenReach team could not pull through the fibre to attach to my new wallbox due to a neighbour's fencepost installation crushing the conduit and preventing the pull. It took a separate team (with specialised equipment) to find the exact route of the run, and then to fix things in our neighbours garden.