{
  "id": "shielding:shielding-ethernet-conversion",
  "collection": "shielding",
  "slug": "wired-conversion",
  "name": "Wired conversion (Ethernet, corded peripherals)",
  "summary": "Replacing radios with cable is the only measure that removes an RF source instead of attenuating it, and it is usually cheaper than shielding the room the source sits in.",
  "status": "verified",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-12",
  "data": {
    "aliases": [
      "hardwiring",
      "ethernet instead of wifi"
    ],
    "form": "filter",
    "targets": [
      "radiofrequency"
    ],
    "requiresGrounding": false,
    "failureModes": [
      "Devices often keep their radios on after being cabled; the radio must be explicitly disabled",
      "Power-line networking adapters replace an RF source with a conducted-harmonics source",
      "Unshielded patch cable near a bed can carry common-mode noise; use shielded cable and a single bonding point"
    ],
    "related": [
      "emitters:wifi-router",
      "emitters:wifi-security-camera"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "sbm-2024",
      "title": "Building Biology Evaluation Guidelines for Sleeping Areas (SBM-2024)",
      "publisher": "Institut für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit (IBN)",
      "url": "https://buildingbiology.com/site/downloads/SBM-2024_EVALUATION_GUIDELINES_EN.pdf",
      "year": 2024,
      "kind": "ngo",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "self": "https://emfbase.com/api/shielding/wired-conversion",
    "html": "https://emfbase.com/shielding/wired-conversion",
    "markdown": "https://emfbase.com/shielding/wired-conversion.md",
    "collection": "https://emfbase.com/api/shielding"
  }
}