2. Page 1 - © Richard L. Goldman RJ-45 Termination ©Richard L. Goldman June17, 2002

3. Page 2 - © Richard L. Goldman Terminating a Cat-5 Cable with RJ-45 Connector

4. Page 3 - © Richard L. Goldman 568-A A Category 5 cable may be terminated with RJ-45 connectors using either 568-A or 568-B wiring standards. Either standard works equally well. A standard cable will have the same type of wiring at each end of the cable. A crossover cable will have 568-A at one end and 568-B at the other end.

5. Page 4 - © Richard L. Goldman Making a 568-B Patch Cable When making a patch cable (a cable that will be handled) use stranded wire cable and RJ-45 connectors designed for stranded wire. When installing permanent cabling you may use solid wire cable with RJ-45 connectors designed for solid wire. Use plenum rated cable or metal conduit per code.

6. Page 5 - © Richard L. Goldman Strip cable jacket back about ¾ of an inch. Pair # 1 - Blue 2 - Orange 3 - Green 4 - Brown

7. Page 6 - © Richard L. Goldman Arrange wires in 568-B order. Orange Stripe Orange Solid Green Stripe Blue Solid Blue Stripe Green Solid Brown Stripe Brown Solid

8. Page 7 - © Richard L. Goldman Pin # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Trim wires squarely at ½ inch. Align connector with cable. ½ in. Send Receive

9. Page 8 - © Richard L. Goldman Insert cable into connector. Check to make sure all wires are flush and in proper order Check to make sure jacket is fully inserted and is in position to be gripped by the cable retainer. Cable Retainer

10. Page 9 - © Richard L. Goldman 568-A Wiring RJ-45 Connector

11. Page 10 - © Richard L. Goldman 568-A Wiring RJ-45 Connector

12. Page 11 - © Richard L. Goldman Crossover Cable 568-B 568-A A crossover cable is made by configuring one end of a cable as 568-A and the other end of the cable as 568-B. Green Stripe Green Solid Orange Stripe Blue Solid Blue Stripe Orange Solid Brown Stripe Brown Solid Orange Stripe Orange Solid Green Stripe Blue Solid Blue Stripe Green Solid Brown Stripe Brown Solid