This FAQ has been written for NEAL (North East Africa and Levant) region. If you are looking for information for another region, please select the correct country from the top-left dropdown in the page and 'Navigate to Browse FAQs' in the Support menu.
Some practical recommendations for the type of cables that should be used are as follows:
- Distances ≤ 20 m – Standard parallel cable is acceptable
- Distances ≥ 20 m, ≤100 m – Twisted pair cable is necessary
- Distances ≥ 100 m – Screened twisted pair (STP) cable is necessary
- High level of interference – Screened twisted pair (STP) cable is necessary
- Distances ≤ 20 m – Standard parallel cable is acceptable
- Distances ≥ 20 m, ≤100 m – Twisted pair cable is necessary
- Distances ≥ 100 m – Screened twisted pair (STP) cable is necessary
- High level of interference – Screened twisted pair (STP) cable is necessary
Released for: Schneider Electric Egypt and North East Africa


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