Outdoor Low-Voltage SmartWire from Windy City Wire
Windy City Wire manufactures outdoor low-voltage SmartWire for commercial and industrial environments where reliability, code compliance, and installation efficiency matter. From perimeter security and access control to surveillance and outdoor networking, our outdoor cable constructions are built for UV exposure, moisture, and temperature swings, with options that are sunlight resistant, suitable for wet locations, and available in direct burial wire and cable designs.
As a U.S. manufacturer, we support project teams with consistent quality, fast availability, and a product portfolio designed to simplify specifying and installing low-voltage systems outdoors. All items in this category are provided in 1000 FT lengths; select items are also available in 500 FT and 5000 FT lengths to support large campuses and phased rollouts. SmartWire Glide lubrication is standard on stock SmartWire and helps crews pull faster with less friction—reducing labor and rework while protecting cable integrity in long or complex outdoor runs.
Built for Outdoor Performance
Our outdoor portfolio covers control, power-limited, fire alarm, video, and data applications with constructions that help resist water ingress, sunlight, and physical wear. You can choose from shielded or non-shielded designs, water-blocked tapes (WBT), overall aluminum shields (OAS), and braid shields, with bare copper or tinned copper conductors as needed. For network projects, we offer outdoor rated cat5e cables and outdoor rated cat6 cables, including direct burial network cable options for campus backbone, gate controls, and remote device connectivity. For surveillance, we carry RG59 Outdoor Cable, RG6, and Siamese camera/power constructions for clean, efficient camera installs. If your specification calls for Cat7 Outdoor Cable, contact our team to review availability and cross-references for your project requirements.
Applications
Why SmartWire for Outdoors
Available Constructions (summary)
Conductor and Shielding Options
Lengths
Standard put-ups are 1000 FT per item. Select constructions are also offered in 500 FT and 5000 FT to match project scale and reduce waste on site.
How We Add Value to Outdoor Projects
Plan Your Next Outdoor Install with Windy City Wire
Whether you need RG59 Outdoor Cable for CCTV, outdoor rated cat5e cables for edge devices, outdoor rated cat6 cables for higher bandwidth links, or direct burial wire and cable for rugged pathways, Windy City Wire’s SmartWire product line has a solution. Contact our team for specifications, submittals, and assistance aligning the right construction to your environment and code requirements.
Outdoor Low-Voltage Cable Solutions for Commercial and Industrial Projects
Windy City Wire supplies outdoor low-voltage cable engineered for durability, signal integrity, and code-conscious performance across demanding environments. From perimeter security to campus networking and facility automation, our portfolio spans multi-conductor control cable, coaxial video cable, and category network cable designed for wet locations, UV exposure, and underground routes. Options include shielded and non-shielded constructions, water-blocking elements for direct burial wire and cable, and conductor sizes ranging from 12–24 AWG to match distance, load, and application requirements.
Where Outdoor Low-Voltage Cable Is Used
Cable Types and Construction Options
Installation Methods and Environmental Considerations
Industries and Facilities We Serve
Why Spec Windy City Wire for Outdoor Runs
Selecting the Best Cable for Your Scope
Every outdoor route is unique. Talk with our team about distance, power budget, EMI exposure, conduit vs. trench, and code pathway (e.g., TC, PLTC, FPL) to select the best-fit outdoor cable—from flooded pairs to shielded coax and high-performance Ethernet. We can also review specifications that reference Cat7 Outdoor Cable and propose aligned solutions that meet performance and budget goals.
Available sizes include 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, and 24 AWG across various outdoor, direct-burial, shielded and non-shielded constructions.
Available conductor color codes include: Black/Red; Black/Red/Blue/Orange; Black/Red/Orange/Blue; Black/Red/Blue/Orange/Yellow/Brown; Black/Red/Blue/Orange/Yellow/Brown/Pink/Purple; Black/White; Black/Red, White/Green; Black/Red/White/Green; Black/Red, White/Green, Brown/Blue; Black/Red/White/Green/Brown/Blue; White-Blue/Blue, White-Orange/Orange; White-Blue/Blue, White-Orange/Orange, White-Green/Green, White-Brown/Brown.
Both are available, depending on the cable type. Many outdoor control/power SmartWire cables use stranded bare copper for flexibility, while certain coaxial constructions feature a solid copper center conductor. Category-rated outdoor cables commonly use solid bare copper conductors.
Windy City Wire manufactures and stocks SmartWire Outdoor cable in a standard 1,000 ft length. Select items are also available in 500 ft and 5,000 ft lengths, depending on the specific construction.
Our SmartWire Outdoor wire is packaged in our patented RackPack carton for streamlined pulls and jobsite efficiency. Learn more about our RackPack: https://windycitywire.com/solutions/rackpack-overview
Both are 75-ohm coaxial cables, but RG6 typically has a larger center conductor (often 18 AWG vs. 20 AWG for RG59) and thicker dielectric/shielding, delivering lower attenuation over distance and better performance at higher frequencies (CATV/satellite). RG59 is more flexible and commonly used for shorter baseband video/CCTV runs, while RG6 is preferred for longer runs and broadband signals. Connector styles differ by application (e.g., BNC for CCTV, F-type for CATV).
BACnet is a building automation protocol that often rides over RS485 (BACnet MS/TP) using a shielded twisted pair, or over Ethernet/IP on category cable. RS232 is a single-ended, point-to-point interface for short distances (typically a few meters) and generally uses a small conductor count. RS485 is a balanced, multi-drop differential interface supporting longer distances and multiple devices on a bus; it typically uses a 120-ohm shielded twisted pair with proper termination. Choose the construction that matches the protocol layer and environment (indoor/outdoor, direct burial, shielding).
Outdoor Low-Voltage SmartWire from Windy City Wire
Windy City Wire manufactures outdoor low-voltage SmartWire for commercial and industrial environments where reliability, code compliance, and installation efficiency matter. From perimeter security and access control to surveillance and outdoor networking, our outdoor cable constructions are built for UV exposure, moisture, and temperature swings, with options that are sunlight resistant, suitable for wet locations, and available in direct burial wire and cable designs.
Outdoor Low-Voltage SmartWire from Windy City Wire
Windy City Wire manufactures outdoor low-voltage SmartWire for commercial and industrial environments where reliability, code compliance, and installation efficiency matter. From perimeter security and access control to surveillance and outdoor networking, our outdoor cable constructions are built for UV exposure, moisture, and temperature swings, with options that are sunlight resistant, suitable for wet locations, and available in direct burial wire and cable designs.
As a U.S. manufacturer, we support project teams with consistent quality, fast availability, and a product portfolio designed to simplify specifying and installing low-voltage systems outdoors. All items in this category are provided in 1000 FT lengths; select items are also available in 500 FT and 5000 FT lengths to support large campuses and phased rollouts. SmartWire Glide lubrication is standard on stock SmartWire and helps crews pull faster with less friction—reducing labor and rework while protecting cable integrity in long or complex outdoor runs.
Built for Outdoor Performance
Our outdoor portfolio covers control, power-limited, fire alarm, video, and data applications with constructions that help resist water ingress, sunlight, and physical wear. You can choose from shielded or non-shielded designs, water-blocked tapes (WBT), overall aluminum shields (OAS), and braid shields, with bare copper or tinned copper conductors as needed. For network projects, we offer outdoor rated cat5e cables and outdoor rated cat6 cables, including direct burial network cable options for campus backbone, gate controls, and remote device connectivity. For surveillance, we carry RG59 Outdoor Cable, RG6, and Siamese camera/power constructions for clean, efficient camera installs. If your specification calls for Cat7 Outdoor Cable, contact our team to review availability and cross-references for your project requirements.
Applications
Why SmartWire for Outdoors
Available Constructions (summary)
Conductor and Shielding Options
Lengths
Standard put-ups are 1000 FT per item. Select constructions are also offered in 500 FT and 5000 FT to match project scale and reduce waste on site.
How We Add Value to Outdoor Projects
Plan Your Next Outdoor Install with Windy City Wire
Whether you need RG59 Outdoor Cable for CCTV, outdoor rated cat5e cables for edge devices, outdoor rated cat6 cables for higher bandwidth links, or direct burial wire and cable for rugged pathways, Windy City Wire’s SmartWire product line has a solution. Contact our team for specifications, submittals, and assistance aligning the right construction to your environment and code requirements.
Outdoor Low-Voltage Cable Solutions for Commercial and Industrial Projects
Windy City Wire supplies outdoor low-voltage cable engineered for durability, signal integrity, and code-conscious performance across demanding environments. From perimeter security to campus networking and facility automation, our portfolio spans multi-conductor control cable, coaxial video cable, and category network cable designed for wet locations, UV exposure, and underground routes. Options include shielded and non-shielded constructions, water-blocking elements for direct burial wire and cable, and conductor sizes ranging from 12–24 AWG to match distance, load, and application requirements.
Where Outdoor Low-Voltage Cable Is Used
Cable Types and Construction Options
Installation Methods and Environmental Considerations
Industries and Facilities We Serve
Why Spec Windy City Wire for Outdoor Runs
Selecting the Best Cable for Your Scope
Every outdoor route is unique. Talk with our team about distance, power budget, EMI exposure, conduit vs. trench, and code pathway (e.g., TC, PLTC, FPL) to select the best-fit outdoor cable—from flooded pairs to shielded coax and high-performance Ethernet. We can also review specifications that reference Cat7 Outdoor Cable and propose aligned solutions that meet performance and budget goals.
Available sizes include 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, and 24 AWG across various outdoor, direct-burial, shielded and non-shielded constructions.
Available conductor color codes include: Black/Red; Black/Red/Blue/Orange; Black/Red/Orange/Blue; Black/Red/Blue/Orange/Yellow/Brown; Black/Red/Blue/Orange/Yellow/Brown/Pink/Purple; Black/White; Black/Red, White/Green; Black/Red/White/Green; Black/Red, White/Green, Brown/Blue; Black/Red/White/Green/Brown/Blue; White-Blue/Blue, White-Orange/Orange; White-Blue/Blue, White-Orange/Orange, White-Green/Green, White-Brown/Brown.
Both are available, depending on the cable type. Many outdoor control/power SmartWire cables use stranded bare copper for flexibility, while certain coaxial constructions feature a solid copper center conductor. Category-rated outdoor cables commonly use solid bare copper conductors.
Windy City Wire manufactures and stocks SmartWire Outdoor cable in a standard 1,000 ft length. Select items are also available in 500 ft and 5,000 ft lengths, depending on the specific construction.
Our SmartWire Outdoor wire is packaged in our patented RackPack carton for streamlined pulls and jobsite efficiency. Learn more about our RackPack: https://windycitywire.com/solutions/rackpack-overview
Both are 75-ohm coaxial cables, but RG6 typically has a larger center conductor (often 18 AWG vs. 20 AWG for RG59) and thicker dielectric/shielding, delivering lower attenuation over distance and better performance at higher frequencies (CATV/satellite). RG59 is more flexible and commonly used for shorter baseband video/CCTV runs, while RG6 is preferred for longer runs and broadband signals. Connector styles differ by application (e.g., BNC for CCTV, F-type for CATV).
BACnet is a building automation protocol that often rides over RS485 (BACnet MS/TP) using a shielded twisted pair, or over Ethernet/IP on category cable. RS232 is a single-ended, point-to-point interface for short distances (typically a few meters) and generally uses a small conductor count. RS485 is a balanced, multi-drop differential interface supporting longer distances and multiple devices on a bus; it typically uses a 120-ohm shielded twisted pair with proper termination. Choose the construction that matches the protocol layer and environment (indoor/outdoor, direct burial, shielding).