How to install/extend a USB cable over CAT5e/CAT6 network wiring
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- Hi, this video shows you how install or extend a USB device or cable over CAT5E/CAT6 Ethernet Network wiring. It is useful when you need to have you USB devices more than 5m away. In this video I show you how to connect up a Xbox One controller over a 10m Ethernet patch cable.
Many thanks Vince
I needed to plug a USB hub about 10 meters away from a host. Cheap cable failed, and active cables with redrivers range from 50-150 bucks. So I hit up google and would up here.
This is a great guide and still very relevant 4 years after you made it, big up!
Thanks for the video. I am wiring a voice over studio and had need to run a usb cable about 25 - 30 feet. I am using a powered hub for signal quality but this did the trick. I am now running my mic over usb - cat5e and the signal quality is preserved. Thanks again!
I didn't have the couplers so I just soldered the wires. It works, thanks.
I was wondering if that'd work
Just successfully completed a 50ft cat5 extension to two daisy chained Wyze Cams. All power supplied by 2A usb charger. Second cam has an 11ft extension on top of cat5 going to the first. All works! In first test only one wire was used but in the final connection I used two twisted wires (one pair) for each polarity and ground.
This is the reason I’m looking into it too!
I recently moved to a newer home that’s wired with Cat6 everywhere I would like to put Wyze cams.
Totally gonna try it this week!
Thanks for sharing your experience :-)
@@rebootninja8036 3 years later and all still runs as the day I installed it. Just upgraded v2 to v3 and love it. I use Wyze in all my rentals, so cheap.
@@marcin97
Awesome!
If somebody made a video about this specific to using with Wyze cameras, it would get alllll the views on RUclips 😊
This is not an easy task, although it works well. The difficulty is feeding the USB wires into the RJ45 plug. The data pair (green and white) are small enough gauge to fit into the tiny channels of the plug. However the power pair (red and black)are much thicker and the fit is very, very tight. Almost thought they wouldn't fit but managed with tiny forceps and many, many attempts. These plugs appear to be sized the same from one manufacture to another so patience is required.
Thank you so much for the video. Using this technique I hv extended to 80 mtr.
Thank you for tutorial. I've really learned something new :D
If you only used single wires in the Cat5 cable, for each wire in the USB cable, I'm trying to determine whether it would give better or worse results. With less wire being used, there's less resistance over a longer length. It will not have as big of a difference on voltage drop, but you may experience amperage drop. However, with less wire, you also risk making the 5v power wires hotter.
Good Job!!!. Your Video was very usful for me!!! . Your explanation was very interesting
Thanks explained in great detail. Would this also work for this arrangement: USB A cable---- Cat 5 cable----mini USB B cable (without the connectors and directly soldering)?
Thanks for the tutorial. I like it. From Nigeria
There is a fibre optic USB cable from CORNING Corp as demonstrated by Linus Sebastian
which is actually what you are looking for, you will have to use a powered hub at the end that plugs into your XBOX ONE/PS4 controller powered by a wall-wort PSU to charge your controller as electricity cannot travel through Metha-acrilic fibre and is miles better than CAT5e/CAT6e Ethernet cable, the cable will be pricey but it would be worth it.
Thanks David, I will watch his video (I like Linus). The problem is that is really pricey but I managed to get the house wired up with the Xbox using Lindy USB extenders and I think they work up to 50m. So I now have one set of them to connect up the controller in my sons bedroom and one set for the backroom and they work perfectly with no delay (not that I can notice). I had one set from years ago and I got another set off eBay for around £20 (I think they are £40 -£50 new), but I wonder whether they are any different from the £10-£20 unbranded versions. Because the old set I had worked well I didn't want to take the risk with a unbranded cheap set but I bet they would work as well. I will check out Linus's video.
Cheers Vince
That is not something that everyone will be out to buy just yet. They are expensive.
I need to extend a small borescope camera, and those USB-ethernet cable bridges are now cheap. 2 pack, one for each end are like $15 online. 50m is good enough, just need to silicone the connections.
once you get to about 25' with a USB cable the signal looses strength for devices. Just like cat 5/6 that can run 300' without a repeater, if you want a usb cable to run over 25' effectively it will require a repeater. Powered usb hubs work perfectly. Powered is a must though.
+yesimjeremy Thanks for the info.
I was just thinking that too.
Especially when looking at how cheap powered USB hubs have become.
Installing one on the end of the connection where the controller plugs into would solve the power issues easily.
Has anyone tried this with USB3.0 using 8 wires in the ethernet cable? From what I've read USB3.0 uses 10 wires but 2 of them are just are for power, so I am curious if you supplied the power at the other end you could accomplish this.
I'd love to see this too
Hi there, yes that would work. This is how most cheap POE device/extenders work, pumping power down the unused ethernet wires. Hope this helps, how you add your additional 2 wires would be worthy of a reply for others ;-)
hmmm..... - I wonder if Cisco PoE gives the right juice on those power pins; - Interesting VID Old Bean!!! :D
Arg, people are now too lazy to even google. USB is 5 volts, and the first result when you google cisco poe voltage? 48 vdc.
Say I just need power through a long tether but I suppose voltage drop will be a issue. However, on the bright side if I only need a positive and negative for power at5v ish... that's going to cut weight in half & I can probably use some old phone wire kicking around to get super long with it
Well done. I like your video illustration. Very nice. Keep it up. 👍
Very nice informative video. Thanks for sharing Vince. I was wondering if it would work for my USB printer because I'd like to share it in my home network through my repeater...
very important, it has help me lot , thanks
Have you considered \ tested the impedance (resistance) for one-pair at a given length? I ask because if you used 2 pairs for the power, the impedance should drop signficantly and perhaps your XBOX controller range would increase. Would be interested in your measurements if you tried this experiment. 3 pairs dedicated to the power may confer even less impedance.
Good thinking, I will look into it.
Is there a dual wall socket that is RJ11 and 431a? Also, can you connect a cat6 shielded cable so that the RJ11 is on one pair shielded and the 4 wires from a 431a over 2 other pairs to extend a master socket and modem socket over approx 3 meters as my Master socket is downstairs and I want to have the Modem and Phone upstairs. Also, If I use 2 CAT6 cables, I can use the other wire to connect an RJ45 for future fttp modem extensions to an office area upstairs.
Thank you for making this great video.
you can find an adaptor on eBay that does this as well, if you are not handy with building it yourself. search for something like "USB UTP Extender Extension Over Single RJ45 Ethernet CAT5e Cable Up to 50M 150FT"
Nice video Vince works really well....thanks for help friend :)
Can a type c tip be attached to the cat 6 cable end to charge the phone and connect it to the internet?
that a great experience,can this work incase you a printer that uses USB cable,can this help for the printer to work on a network?
Hi Vince
I’ve moved my virgin router from my data cabinet which is in the garage to another room in the house. Connected to another virgin outlet. Which works fine and is giving a better WiFi signal.
I need to get the ph line back to the data cabinet via my wired cat 5e for the phone and alarm dial up.
Ph outlet is RJ 11/12 on router. I’ve tried Plugging rj11 Cable into rj45 outlet both ends but the ph rings once then won’t work again. No tone or engaged when dialling in! I’ve plugged the ph directly into the router which works fine.
If I use a RJ45 to RJ 12 adt/cable will this work or am I missing something.
Do you have a video of such and how do I order from you?
Thanks PWM
I have a gaming pc in my bedroom, however I am considering connecting an ethernet splitter in my bedroom, in order to extend the internet and bluetooth in my living room. Is that possible? If so, what exactly do I need to buy? Any help is greatly appreciated. The reason I want to extend bluetooth to my living room, is because I want to stream my games to my phone or tablet but my bluetooth signal does not reach the living room :(
It is the same with plugin my old printer usb cable to router?
Will it also work if I just connect both ends of the cat5/6 cable to either a male / female and not using a coupler?
I read that the extension limit of powered extenders for usb 3.0 is 5m. why would using the cat 6 cable break that rule?
at video time 1:07 can you tell me where you purchased the usb to cat 5 connector you spoke about
Can i just solder a female usb 2.0 to the cat6 cable and on the other end a usb 2.0 male
White to green
Green to green with white stripes?
My PC is 15m away from a living room with a TV. Could connecting a mouse and keyboard over an Ethernet-USB cable be fine to use?
if i do a conection to a usb 3.0 port using adaptor for cat5 with a distance of 6 to 7 meters, will a usb powered hub work for keyboard mouse and joystiq?
Hey, can you send two controllers down the cat5/6 via a usb splitter at the controller end? cheers
just an ask PlayStation have just brought out a wired controller nacon revolution should it work the same way. Ive got a wired network. in house no reason it shouldn't you think?
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I have set up the controllers for the PlayStation 4 to be wired from USB to Cat5. This works great UNTIL we connect to the network Cat5 installed in my wall… then we get no signal at all. I can string several Ethernet cables into the other room and it will still work, just not through the installed network cords.
My guess is that the signal isn’t strong enough to cover the distance (even though there should be minimal loss of dB through the Cat5). Would you suggest using either a powered USB hub, or an Ethernet repeater?
This is the only item we have left to install, and it is driving me crazy.
Thank you for your help,
Jay
Victory Jay did you find any solution to this? I’ve run cat 6 over my whole house with my main goal as to be able to play games downstairs by basically plugging hdmi and usb controllers into the walls while waving consoles upstairs. It’s an exiting concept for nerds like me 👌🏻
@@HiroClownstep Did you manage to get this working? I'm trying to do the same thing. My PC is at one end of the room, trying to play via my TV and all the bluetooth devices are out of range. Thanks in advance.
Hi there, you need a direct end to end connection to the devices or this will not work, if a switch or hub is anywhere in the paths then the signal will not pass as they rely on packet information which is not present via a USB signal. Hence why dragging ethernet cables around your house giving you the end to end connection works. The best option is to push data lines only then at the furthest end use a 5v power supply to add the additional two-wire to your far end USB cable and all will be great ethernet should give at most 100mtr unless using media converter to fibre, then a much larger distance can be achieved but only with the data lines. Hope this helps you ;-)
Hi like the advice but I am not electrical minded so I need your help.I have just bought a ps4,yes not a x box lol,but I need to extend my usb dual shock controller cable to 15 ft usb ,but I only have a 1.5m,what is the best thing to buy to extend the cable,and what wires go to what,
+wow dude You need to get a couple of USB to RJ45 converters and then use a length of Ethernet cable.
is it passible to a webcam?
Hi I would like to ask if i can use that usb to ethernet adaptor in my router and put my external hdd so that I can watch my video wirelessly through my wireless router... and or can i use it on my smart tv since i have my ethernet port in my tv...
The simple answer is no. You could use a NAS and install PLEX to achieve what you are wanting to do.
Can i do the same with USB-C thunderbolt 3?
Basically i am interested in extending connectivity to USB-C Thunderbolt 3 drives over network cables
Thunderbolt only works short distances normally without going to corning fiber based cables.
Usb C is 24 pins, with 22 used.
Will usb over lan work on a powerline adapter ? I want to use a power line adapter for hdmi. But I also need usb. Will it work to connect the usb over lan to a router at the recieving point of the powerline adapter ?
I know this comment was a year ago, but I'm thinking about doing the same thing, USB over ethernet over Powerline haha. Let me know if you managed to get it working
no it will not work, you can pass digital over powerline but DC signal will either not work due to AC signal or it will trip your RCD due to DC on the wire unless modern AC type breaker, but even then the power would not transmit :-(
@@eddieellison7959 I ended up getting a 4k@60hz hdmi ethernet extender and a usb 1.1 over ethernet extender and ran 2 cat6a cables 😊 so happy with the result
@@nspnutritionsportsperforma6804 The best way would be to push just the data down the wire, that way you could have up to 100mtr (Unless you use media converters to fibre) then at the final end have a 5v psu connected to the other wires in the end connection meaning that you will always have a perfect connection even at that length as I believe the controller only uses the power to vibrate/light up the rest is data tx/rx.
Is it possible to run a USB 3.0 signal through a Cat5e/6 Ethernet cable?
What makes the huge difference between network wires and usb wires? Is it thickness, is it used metal/copper? One thing I don't understand is why you using network plugs instead of standard usb connectors. Also I don't understand why you don't use all the wires available in the network cable, a pair for one signal would be better than one single wire. You can also add an external power supply to the end of the connection or powered usb hub (so there is no power problem), you need to share grounds otherwise the data lines doesn't work.
Face palming
will it work if I plug a USB Webcam over that 10 meters long?
can i use this to connect to a wifi adapter ?
Probably. He mentions doing that in his video. Try it.
is there any power out of a LAN connection on the back of a tv to hook up a usb too to power an hmdi wireless receiver?
+Deke1 No, I don't think so, you can push power down the spare pairs in the Ethernet cable but as far as I know no power will be present at the RJ45 socket on the back of the TV.
I am afraid this would not work beyond 5 meters, even over a cat5. keyboard or mouse may work, but nothing else would like a USB hdd/DVD-r/rw or USB camera. you must not only adapt the connector you must amplify the signal. it is best to get a proper converter /signal amplifier.
is it also use as smartphone with otg for net
Rj45 is the connector.
Does this serve as a USB - LAN adapter?
Hi there. Managed to connect a mouse with usb over ethernet cable. Now i tried to pass it through a switch but i can do it. Every time i try it my pc shuts down.. All connections are good. Any ideas? thanks
Hi, if you are pushing it through a network switch then it will not work.
Thanks.
if i want to push it through a switch i have to use usb extenders, correct?
Vince what is needed to push usb signal though network switch?
Hi, I may be wrong but I don't think you can push it through a network switch. Maybe someone else reading this will have more info.
hi. In the video with the Xbox you pushed the usb controller through a patch panel and a switch. you used usb extenders. Are they necessary for the usb signal to be pushed though switch? Thanks
Hello mate, you have a nice video there. I would like to know that if i could connect a USB camera via the ethernet port to my laptop. I know that we get ethernet cameras which are available in the market. But can we not use a simple usb camera to connect it to the ethernet port of the pc. it would be very nice if you reply. Thanks
+Aashwin 127 Hi, I might be wrong but I don't think that would work because the Ethernet port will not recognise the USB signal. You may be able to use the Ethernet cable to extend the length of the USB lead on the camera by converting it on both ends.... USB to RJ45 and then RJ45 back to USB.
Thanks Vince.
what distance can you get with this ?
MR TELEPHONE PLEASE HELP ME. I have an laptop whose USB ports are damaged and it takes a lot of money to replace the board and I don't have that much money can I use the device that u showed in your VIDEO AS an usb
Have you tried wiring up the USB connectors directly to the cat5e/cat6 wire? Seems it would be more direct and as you pointed out reduce the number of connections that ultimately cause distortion.
That's what I was thinking...
Vince, I am trying to extend a USB webcam cable- Would it be possible to splice the original webcam USB cable to RJ45 from a spool and then merely terminate the tail end of the RJ45 (connecting end) with the original male USB connector to save $$ on couplers and material?
If it was, you'd see a ton of video's on people doing it, right? Not possible because time is sent on one of the wires, and USB can't cope with the delay the extra cable length introduces. Original USB Low-Speed probably works for 5-6 meters though.
Can some one tell me if i could make something like that without rj45 plugs? i have here is cat5 ethernet cable and male and female usb adaptor.... i want to directly connect the adaptor to cat5...?? is it okay? i want to do that because i dont have crimper and rj45 plugs
+Tadeyo “DOTAdeyo” and sadly im done with that and didnt work..... when i connect my phone the phone charge but when i connect a usb camera it didnt work....
+Tadeyo “DOTAdeyo” I wonder if the 2 data pins were connected in the USB adaptors or maybe the length of the cat5e cable was too long?
my cat5e bro is 8 meters long I already figure it out and it work now.... but my problem now is my webcam is a bit laggy not like when I connect it directly to laptop....Im thinking now to use two usb port for one webcam...the other usb cable is for boosting the power.is it possible bro????
+Tadeyo “DOTAdeyo” I'm trying to do like this one at you're video ruclips.net/video/CtyCiZ2LEWE/видео.html to use two usb port just to power a webcam without voltage drop or data loss.... and what I was gonna connect with the 2nd usb that i want to add on my existing ethernet cable? a very big thanks to u bro....
+Tadeyo “DOTAdeyo” Hi, yes you can get USB leads with 2 male connectors to help boost the power. I googled it and found this but I am sure Amazon or Ebay will have them. Look at www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812161008
I did it with PS3 and xbox one controllers successfully! But PS4 simply does not work... anybody was able to make it work for PS4 controllers?
Answer to an old question because I found out why when attempting to connect a PS4 controller via Ethernet/USB. The first version DuelShock controllers do not support play via USB, always connected via Bluetooth. Later version DuelShocks allow play via USB. Ordered and waiting for a new DuelShock to confirm this.
Hi I tried this last night, when I first plugged the cable to the xbox one and the controller, the controller vibrated and the X was blinking, and I was not able to turn the xbox one with the controller, as soon as I turned it manually, the controller connected. Soon after I got a message saying "low battery"
1. The micro usb cable had no markings regarding USB 2 or not but I figure since it is a micro usb, it has to be USB2.
2. Since the X was blinking, does that mean the controller was not really connected via USB, but still getting a small charge?
3. I did all this with a 5 ft ethernet cable.
thanks for making this video.
+Carlos Barreto Hi, if it was blinking it sounds like it is not getting the signal from the USB and it is searching for the WiFi signal.
+My Mate VINCE Do you also get a low battery message? I guess I need to make new ones and first test the USB before anything. Any idea why it might not be connecting from the USB? thanks...
Maybe try swapping out the Ethernet cable with another one in case it is faulty or try your USB/Ethernet cable setup on your PC with your mobile if it uses the micro USB to see if it charges and connects to allow transfer of photos etc.
+My Mate VINCE thanks...
+My Mate VINCE Thanks again for the videos. I got new parts and was still loosing connection. So I decided to bypass the RJ45 heads and couplers and wired the USB cables to RJ45 Punch-Down Keystone Jacks. Tested and it worked no problems.
I was thinking using the remaining cables in the Ethernet cable to run my PS4 controller.
Nash reeves
What game was that?
+Ryan Sammels Forza Horizon 2
no point sending vince a message he dont reply i e mailed him and sent him a message on fb he is a waste of time