How do you connect the pins in an CAT5 or CAT6 cable? There a several standards, here are a few explained
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TP CABLE IN BREIF:
- TP is short for Twisted Pair.
- UTP is unshielded. STP is shielded.
- CAT5 maximum lenght for cable is 100M.
- The wires should not be untwisted more the 1cm at the terminations points.
- The bending radius should not be less than 4 times the diameter of the cable
- Max tensile load while installing is 10KG
- Solid color wire alwas connects to even numbered pin
To make an crossover cabel, wire one and according to T-568A, the other according to T-568B. |
| Patch cables – RJ-45 plug |
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 T-568A Normal cat5 cable
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T-568B – Used in EuropeUsed in the most pre-assembled CAT 5-cables. Also used in CAT 6
cables. |
| Pin |
Color |
Par |
|
| 1 |
Green/white |
3 |
SendData + |
| 2 |
Green |
3 |
SendData – |
| 3 |
Orange/white |
2 |
ReceiveData + |
| 4 |
Blue |
1 |
-unused- |
| 5 |
Blue/white |
1 |
-unused- |
| 6 |
Orange |
2 |
ReceiveData – |
| 7 |
Brown/white |
4 |
-unused- |
| 8 |
Brown |
4 |
-unused- |
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| Pin |
Color |
Pair |
|
| 1 |
Orange/white |
2 |
SendData + |
| 2 |
Orange |
2 |
SendData – |
| 3 |
Green/white |
3 |
ReceiveData + |
| 4 |
Blue |
1 |
-unused- |
| 5 |
Blue/white |
1 |
-unused- |
| 6 |
Green |
3 |
ReceiveData – |
| 7 |
Brown/white |
4 |
-unused- |
| 8 |
Brown |
4 |
-unused- |
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