Cat6 to Cat 5e

[plaster6ix]

Hello-

I will be extending a Cat6 runs to accommodate a temp office. wifi is not a solution.
Wiring Standard is 568B

I am working with Cat6 which needs to be extended another 50 feet. ( total feet will be around 200)
Cat6 run currently- one end goes to the patch panel the other end is terminated with a keystone jack.

I plan to run Cat5E to temp office ( don't have a spool of CAT 6, have long enough spool of cat5E) and terminate both ends with keystone jacks. To connect the two cables together I will use 1 Foot patch cable- also Cat5E

Will this work or do I need to adapt from Cat 6 to Cat 5E. If all the ends are wiring with same standard there shouldn't be any problems?

Thank you in advance.

 

[mnewsham]

CAT5e and CAT6/a are interchangeable for the most part, especially if you only expect 1gbps or less.

 

[razel]

+1 above. However if you do need go to further, you can use a switch to extend range or maintain signal integrity.

 

[plaster6ix]

Perfect-yes the 1gbps or less is not an issue.
Thank you for the quick response!

 

[Andrewyi08]

Under 1GbE Ethernet network, Cat5e and Cat6 are interchangeable, see the above chart more clearly. Hope this would help.

 

[leonman]

I guess this article is helpful.