Advantages And Disadvantages Of LAN Cable

DINTEK Electronic Limited
3 min readNov 5, 2019

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Are you aware of what LAN is? No worries if you are uninformed of this, let us start with the description of LAN? LAN stands for Local Area Network. This has surely given you some idea that what type of network system we are going to talk about. This type of networking system covers a small restricted area where the connection needs to be established. In general, these connections are those which are usually built within a house or building.

With this, the computers and its accessories like printers, scanners, game consoles, etc are connected. For making the strong and safe connection fiber optic connectors are required such as hubs, switches, and routers. Cabling wires are required to connect all the connectors. LAN cabling has various advantages and few disadvantages too, that you need to know before installing them in your respective local area.

Advantages Of LAN Cabling:

  • Form Better Client And Server Relationship: Avoiding the technical explanation, if explained in general; by making LAN connection you can share stuff like movies, songs or other data easily. All the data that is stored on a server can be accessed anytime by any authorized user.
  • Resources Can Be Shared Easily: While making LAN connections using category 6a cable, there is no need to acquire separate DVD drives, printers, scanners, modems and hard drives for different computers. This save money and simplicity in functioning.
  • Data Gets More Secured: When the data is stored on the server there are very fewer chances of data corruption or any other security issues. Updating it, too is very simple and all other authorized users can access this simply. The host can retain or deny the access of any particular user, to maintain the security of data.
  • Internet Could Be Shared Easily: We often see that in a cafe or in any company all computers are connected with a single internet connection, this is also due to the LAN connection only.

Disadvantages Of LAN Cabling:

  • Limitation of Distance: The LAN cabling system can’t be extended to a wide area, it is restricted to only a small area. It mainly covers only a single building or a nearby building, not more than that.
  • Functioning of Server Effects Other Attached Computers: The files present on the server if they get corrupt due to any reason, then it can create a problem, with the data of the attached computers too. The Ezi-PANEL cassette is based on the standard patch panel, that permits the IT administrator to seamlessly and handily integrate instrumentality with 10Gb, 40Gb, and 100Gb speeds.
  • Setting up of LAN Is Quite Expensive: Hubs, switches, routers, cables are required to make the connections while installing LAN. These all are quite expensive, and there is a need for special software for the server that is quite costly. The handheld optical power meter is required, these all need to install by a special administrator.

Conclusion:

The LAN is a small area networks connection, which is quite strong and flexible. The fiber optic connectors, that are required should be of high quality so that once you install the system it will work for a long time without creating any sort of problem. For getting any sort of cabling system, just visit “Dintek”, here you get all the LAN cabling solutions.

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DINTEK Electronic Limited
DINTEK Electronic Limited

Written by DINTEK Electronic Limited

DINTEK Electronic Limited is the best LAN products manufacturing company that provides high-quality LAN cabling systems in all over countries. www.dintek.com.tw

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