How to Wire Up Ethernet Plugs the EASY WAY! (Cat5e / Cat6 RJ45 Pass Through Connectors)
Switched On Network・2 minutes read
Cut, arrange, and crimp Ethernet cable wires using pass-through plugs and specific tools for error-free network cable connections. Test the cable to ensure proper functionality and avoid wasted plugs and mistakes.
Insights
- Traditional RJ45 plug installation methods are error-prone and wasteful due to the complexity of measuring, aligning, and crimping, often resulting in mistakes and unused plugs.
- Utilizing pass-through RJ45 plugs, along with specific tools like a crimping tool, wire cutters, and a cable tester, streamlines the process by simplifying wire arrangement, ensuring correct connections, and reducing the chances of errors, leading to efficiently functioning Ethernet cables.
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Recent questions
How can I properly put RJ45 plugs on Ethernet cables?
By using pass-through RJ45 plugs, a crimping tool with a blade for snap plugs, strain relief boots, wire cutters, snips, wire stripper, and a cable tester.
What are the benefits of using pass-through RJ45 plugs?
Pass-through RJ45 plugs reduce mistakes and wasted plugs.
Why is it important to follow T568A or T568B standards when arranging wires?
Following T568A or T568B standards ensures proper wire arrangement.
What tools are necessary for putting RJ45 plugs on Ethernet cables?
Tools required include wire cutters, snips, wire stripper, and a cable tester.
How can I test the functionality of an Ethernet cable?
Use a cable tester to ensure all eight connections are correct.
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Summary
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Efficiently create Ethernet cables with pass-through plugs.
- Traditional method of putting RJ45 plugs on Ethernet cables involves measuring, aligning, and crimping with standard tools, often leading to mistakes and wasted plugs.
- A better method involves using pass-through RJ45 plugs, a crimping tool with a blade for snap plugs, strain relief boots, wire cutters, snips, wire stripper, and a cable tester.
- Cut the Ethernet cable to the required length, leaving excess, strip the outer jacket, untwist and straighten the eight wires, arrange them in the correct order following T568A or T568B standards.
- Slide the arranged wires into the pass-through plug, ensuring they pass through fully, check the order, crimp the plug with the tool to splice and trim excess, slide on the strain relief boot.
- Repeat the process for the other end, test the cable with a cable tester to ensure all eight connections are correct and in the right order, allowing for a perfectly functioning Ethernet cable.
