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Cables can transmit information along their length. To actually get that information where it
needs to go, you need to make the right connections to an RJ45 connector. Your cable run needs
to terminate into a connector, and that connector needs a jack to plug into. Registered Jack 45
(RJ45) is a standard type of physical connector for network cables. RJ45 connectors are
commonly seen with Ethernet cables and networks. Modern Ethernet cables feature a small
plastic plug on each end of the cable. That plug is inserted into
RJ45 jacks of Ethernet devices. The term “plug” refers to the cable or “male” end of the
connection while the term “jack” refers to the port or “female” end.
STEP 1:
Using a Crimping Tool, trim the end of the cable you're terminating, to ensure that the ends of the
conducting wires are even.
Universal College of Engineering, Kaman
Department of Computer Engineering
Subject: Computer Network
STEP 2:
Being careful not to damage the inner conducting wires, strip off approximately 1 inch of the
cable's jacket, using a modular crimping tool or a UTP cable stripper.
STEP 3:
Separate the 4 twisted wire pairs from each other, and then unwind each pair, so that you end up
with 8 individual wires. Flatten the wires out as much as possible, since they'll need to be very
straight for proper insertion into the connector.
STEP 4:
Holding the cable with the wire ends facing away from you. Moving from left to right, arrange
the wires in a flat, side-by-side ribbon formation, placing them in the following order:
white/orange, solid orange, white/green, solid blue, white/blue, solid green, white/brown, solid
brown.
STEP 5:
Holding the RJ45 connector so that its pins are facing away from you and the plug-clip side is
facing down, carefully insert the flattened, arranged wires into the connector, pushing through
until the wire ends emerge from the pins. For strength of connection, also push as much of the
cable jacket as possible into the connector.
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Department of Computer Engineering
Subject: Computer Network
STEP 7:Insert the prepared connector/cable assembly into the RJ45 slot in your crimping tool.
Firmly squeeze the crimper's handles together until you can't go any further. Release the handles
and repeat this step to ensure a proper crimp.
STEP 8: If your crimper doesn't automatically trim the wire ends upon termination, carefully cut
wire ends to make them as flush with the connector's surface as possible. The closer the wire
ends are trimmed, the better your final plug-in connection will be.
STEP 9: After the first termination is complete, repeat process on the opposite end of your cable