Cat 5 Cable Termination

In this instructable i will teach you how to terminate cat 5 cable with an rj 45 connector.

Cat 5 cable termination.

Category 5 cable cat 5 is a twisted pair cable for computer networks since 2001 the variant commonly in use is the category 5e specification cat 5e the cable standard provides performance of up to 100 mhz and is suitable for most varieties of ethernet over twisted pair up to 1000base t gigabit ethernet. Cat 5 is also used to carry other signals such as telephony and video. After you learn to terminate cat 5 cable you will be well on the road to terminate 4 6 wire telephone cable and have a slight idea about coaxial terminations. So when shopping for ethernet cabling.

You can also choose from plenum or riser rated. Alright the average person may not ever need to terminate crimp a connector onto the end of a category cat 5 cable but perhaps you will someday. Strip off only as much cable jacket needed to properly terminate the pairs 1 to 1 5 inches should be sufficient to terminate pairs. All category 5 6 types are terminated in one of two ways.

For in wall use you want solid wiring with a diameter awg23 for patch cabling it s matters far less and usually just a couple feet long. Lanshack offers cat 5 patch cables cat 6 patch cables and cat 6a patch cables in shielded and unshielded types. A crossover cable crosses over transmit and receive data. Holding the cable near the tool rotate the tool around the cable several times.

Terminating an ethernet cat5e cat6 cable. How to terminate a cat 5 cable. Terminating an ethernet or cat5e cat6 cable is an easy and useful skill particularly for those interested in home networking or those in the networking field. For this installation you will need a cat 7 cable a strip tool sci.

When you learn to terminate cables yourself you can save money space and frustration. This is easy when you get the hang of it and becomes second nature after about 15 20 minutes. To build a crossover cable simply wire one side according to specification t 568 b and wire the other side according to t 568 a. This video shows how to diy terminate the cat7 installation cable with a male connector.

The custom quicktrex line of cables allows you to choose an exact type length and color of fiber or copper cabling.