I am going to be installing a couple of APs on the outside of the house. The cabling isn't expected to run "outside" anymore than is required to pop out of the wall and in the AP. I do not need direct burial rated, just wanting to keep it from getting killed by UV exposure over time. For example, one will be on the front of my garage to provide better coverage to my front yard and garage.
- "must" I use shielded cable?
- how quickly will non-outdoor rated cable deteriorate?
My biggest challenge here is that I cannot find outdoor and shielded cable in smaller quantity. I do not need 1000' of it....I need about 100' of it. I found 200' of shielded on Aamazon, but it wasn't outdoor rated. I can find shorter amounts on eBay, but I have zero to little faith in eBay since it is near impossible to know the quality of the seller nor the product until you get it.
Where have any of you been able to find smaller qty of cabling? I am in the central US if it matters. MO/KS to be more specific. MicroCenter doesn't carry anything of this sort. Our area is not serviced by a lot of WISPs, so finding supply houses locally isn't exactly the easiest.
- "must" I use shielded cable?
- how quickly will non-outdoor rated cable deteriorate?
My biggest challenge here is that I cannot find outdoor and shielded cable in smaller quantity. I do not need 1000' of it....I need about 100' of it. I found 200' of shielded on Aamazon, but it wasn't outdoor rated. I can find shorter amounts on eBay, but I have zero to little faith in eBay since it is near impossible to know the quality of the seller nor the product until you get it.
Where have any of you been able to find smaller qty of cabling? I am in the central US if it matters. MO/KS to be more specific. MicroCenter doesn't carry anything of this sort. Our area is not serviced by a lot of WISPs, so finding supply houses locally isn't exactly the easiest.