How to Wire a Cat5 Female Connector
Cat5 cabling allows multiple computers and computer users to be connected to a shared network with access to the intranet. Cat5 connectivity requires that a male RJ-45 Ethernet cable be plugged into a female RJ-45 jack. Wire a Cat5 RJ-45 female jack by stripping a Cat5 cable, assigning the colored wires to the proper jack slots and punching them into the jack.
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Instructions
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Wire an RJ-45 Ethernet Jack
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Strip two inches from the RJ-45 cable sheath.
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Separate the colored wire pairs of the Cat5 cable.
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Place the RJ-45 female jack on a table with the "B" colors facing upward.
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Separate the orange and orange-white wires and place the RJ-45 cable above the RJ-45 female jack. Ensure that the sleeve of the cable is flush with the edge of the jack.
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Match the orange wire to the orange slot on the RJ-45 female jack. Use the punch tool to press the orange wire into the slot.
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Unwind and punch in the remaining colored wires into their appropriate slots on the jack, moving down the left side of the RJ-45 jack first.
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Trim the excess colored wires with a pair of wire cutters.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not to allow kinks in your colored wires as this may cause data interruption.
References
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