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RJ-45 connectors are normally used in telephone and network cables. Occasionally they are
used for serial network connections. When the RJ-45 connectors first came into use, they were
primarily used for telephones. The great advances in technology created a need for another

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want to know about crimping.Thank you.

size connector and the RJ-45 was adapted to fit. Today there are 2 different RJ-45 connector

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sizes available, 1 for Cat 5 cable and 1 for Cat 6 cable. The user has to make sure they have

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the one suited to their job. The easiest way to tell them apart is to compare them side by side.
The Cat 6 connector is larger than the Cat 5 connector. Below are instructions for crimping RJ45 connectors to a cable.

Steps

Purchase your cable and your RJ-45 connectors. Most ethernet cable is sold on
spools of varying lengths, so you might have to measure and cut the amount you

need when you get home.

Strip 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) of the outer skin at the end of the cable wire
by making a shallow cut in the skin with a utility knife. Run the knife around the

cable, and the jacket should slide off easily. There will be 4 pairs of twisted wires exposed,
each of them a different color or color combination.
Orange-white striped and solid orange
Green-white striped and solid green
Blue-white striped and solid blue
Brown-white striped and solid brown

Fold each pair of wires backwards to expose the core of the cable.

Cut off the core and discard.

Straighten the twisted wires using 2 pair of tweezers. Grasp a wire beneath a
bend with 1 pair of tweezers, and use the other pair to gently straighten the bend. The

straighter your wires, the easier your job will be.

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Arrange the untwisted wires in a row, placing them into the position, running
from right to left, in which they will go into the RJ-45 connector:
Orange with a white stripe
Orange
Green with a white stripe
Blue
Blue with a white strip
Green
Brown with a white stripe
Brown

Trim the untwisted wires to a suitable length by holding the RJ-45 connector
next to the wires. The insulation on the cable should be just inside the bottom of the

RJ-45 connector. The wires should be trimmed so that they line up evenly with the top of
the RJ-45 connector.
Trim the wires in small increments, checking frequently to ensure a correct fit. It's
better to cut the untwisted wires a few times than have to go back and start all over
again because you trimmed off too much.

Insert the wires into the RJ-45 connector, making sure that they stay aligned
and each color goes into its appropriate channel. Make sure that each wire goes

all the way to the top of the RJ-45 connector. If you don't make these checks, you will find
that your newly crimped RJ-45 connector is useless.

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Use the crimping tool to crimp the RJ-45 connector to the cable by pressing the
jacket and cable into the connector so that the wedge at the bottom of the

connector is pressed into the jacket. Recrimp the cable once more to ensure proper
connection.

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Follow the instructions above to crimp an RJ-45 connector to the opposite

end of the cable.

Use a cable tester to assure that your cable is working properly when both

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ends are crimped.

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What are the picture representations of the color codes while in the RJ45?
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The colors are arranged in a similar fashion so that the computers know what they are
sending/receiving. The lines don't specifically carry an arranged data line, but there are data+,
data-, data2+ and data2+ in there. Wikipedia would help you with that. Fun fact: as long as the
colors match at both ends you should be fine, if you messed up a color. However, the pairs
ARE twisted still. There are two extra pairs in the cable which aren't used until cat6, with
Gigabit. You can do perfectly fine without the extra pair for c5 and 5e.
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What are the uses of the network cable?
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Ethernet cables are used to connect hard-wired network devices (computers, printers, game
consoles, etc.) to a central point instead of using WiFi.
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How do I determine how many centimeters to cut when trying to crimp one?
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You can use the length of the RJ-45 connector itself. I use the width of my thumb. You will
figure out a way that's good for you have you have done a few. Make sure the individual wire
pairs maintain their twist right up to the crimp mechanism in the connector. If you have too
much of the twisted wires showing prior to the crimp put both hands a foot down the cable and
with one hand grip the cable loosely and gently slide the cable cover towards the crimp. The
neoprene cover will stretch a little and make a nice looking crimp job.
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When inserting the untwisted wires into the RJ-45 connector, press the cord beneath the
untwisted wires between your thumb and forefinger to help keep the wires straight.

Things You'll Need

Cable
RJ-45 connectors
Utility knife

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Crimping tool
Cable tester
2 pairs of tweezers

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