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Review on πŸ”Œ DRIPSTONE 500ft CAT6 Outdoor/Direct Burial Waterproof Ethernet Cable - 23AWG Solid Copper Wire - Passes Fluke Test by Michael Finnegan

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Questionable PoE support at Ubiquiti

Honestly, the main criticism seemed to me to be someone who didn't know how to properly hook up Ethernet. But lo and behold, I only had problems with this cable in my universal system. I'm listing my network brand because I suspect this is a unique issue for Ubiquiti. While I'm not sure if this is due to my networking gear or not, the network cable I bought doesn't work for PoE. I used a T-568B and a 250W PoE switch for both end devices, but no matter what I did, none of my PoE devices showed up (APAC Pro and G3 bullet cameras). I took a different brand and type just to test. much longer cable (category 5e) (I've never exceeded 100 feet with a stalactite) and immediately my PoE devices started working. After hours of research, I have absolutely no idea why this stalactite cable isn't working with my system when it's supposed to. I encourage the makers of this stalactite cable to look into Ubiquiti products as it took me hours of work that I now have to redo with a new cable.

Pros
  • 23AWG bare copper wire to pass Fluke test
Cons
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