Ethernet Cable: Local Area Networks, 2009 Spring
Ethernet Cable: Local Area Networks, 2009 Spring
Ethernet Cable: Local Area Networks, 2009 Spring
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Introduction
Ethernet Cable
Category
How to wire
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Ethernet Cable
The name, Ethernet
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Category
Category Cat5 Cat5e Cat6 Cat6a Data Rate 100 Mbps 100 Mbps /1 Gbps 1Gbps / 10 Gbps 1Gbps / 10 Gbps Signal Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz 250 MHz 500 MHz Standard TIA/EIA TIA/EIA-568-B TIA/EIA-568-B ANSI/TIA/EIA568-B.2-10
TIA/EIA is a set of three telecommunications standards from the Telecommunications Industry Association.
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Ethernet Cable
Ethernet Cable
It is composed of 4-
Blue Brown
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Color White/Orange Orange White/Green Blue White/Blue Green White/Brown Brown Pin (T568B) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
You can use the order of rainbow colors to memorize the order of this wiring.
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Ethernet Cable
Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Usage Transmission (Tx+) Transmission (Tx-) Receive (Rx+) --Receive (Rx-) ---
We can use the concept to justify the order of the wiring colors of straight through and crossover.
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How to wire
Prepare the materials and tools.
Ethernet Cable
How to wire
Strip off suitable length of the cable sheath.
About 2-2.5 cm
You can mark the position first.
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How to wire
Align the colored wires according to the specific order.
1 2345 678
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Straight Through
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Straight Through
Host A Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Usage Tx+ TxRx+ --Rx--Color Host B Color Usage Tx+ TxRx+ --Rx--Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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How to wire
Crossover
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Crossover
Host A Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Usage Tx+ TxRx+ --Rx--Color Host B Color Usage Tx+ TxRx+ --Rx--Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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How to wire
Trim all the wires to the same length.
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How to wire
Insert the wires into the RJ45 plug.
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How to wire
Crimp the RJ45 plug with the crimping tool.
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How to wire
Verify the order of the wires is correct and all the wires
are correctly making good contact with the metal contacts in the RJ45 plug.
Correct
Incorrect
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How to wire
Cut the cable into suitable length and repeat the below
Straight Through
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Crossover
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Reference
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable Cat5e Cable http://www.cat5ecable.co.uk/ How to wire Ethernet Cables http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/ethernetcables.html
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