CAT 5:
- CAT 5 is nothing but category 5.
- CAT 5 is used for network communication.
- CAT 5 consists of 8 wires with 8 different colors.
Types of Cables:
Straight Cable : Used to connect two different devices in the network, mostly used cable.
Cross Cable : Used to connect two same devices.
Crimping:
Crimping is nothing but connecting RJ45 to plain CAT 5 cable.
Need Objects:
Crimping Tool
RJ45
CAT 5 Cable
Color Code:
| STRAIGHT CABLE | CROSS CABLE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| One End | Other End | One End | Other End |
| White-Orange | White-Orange | White-Orange | White-Green |
| Orange | Orange | Orange | Green |
| White-Green | White-Green | White-Green | White-Orange |
| Blue | Blue | Blue | Blue |
| White-Blue | White-Blue | White-Blue | White-Blue |
| Green | Green | Green | Orange |
| White-Brown | White-Brown | White-Brown | White-Brown |
| Brown | Brown | Brown | Brown |
Steps for Crimping:
- Cut top plastic seal of wire.
- Arrange the wires according to default color code.
- Straight the cables and push into RJ45.
- Press the RJ45 to crimp pins to the wire.
