HOW TO MAKE AN ETHERNET CAT5 RJ45 CROSSOVER CABLE

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

1. SCISSORS

2. ETHERNET CABLING (CAT5)

3. CRIMPING TOOL

4. 2 RJ45 PLUGS

5. CABLE TESTER

MAKING THE CABLE

• STRIP ABOUT 1,5CM OF CABLING SHIELD FROM BOTH ENDS – USE THE ROUND AREA

ON THE CRIMPING TOOL

• UNTANGLE THE WIRE

• ARRANGE THE WIRES IN THIS ORDER: WHITE/GREEN STRIPE, GREEN,

WHITE/ORANGE STRIPE, WHITE/BROWN STRIPE AND BROWN (A SIDE)

• ARRANGE THE WIRES IN THIS ORDER: WHITE/ORANGE STRIPE, ORANGE,

WHITE/GREEN STRIPE, BLUE SOLID, WHITE/BLUE TRIPE, GREEN SOLID, WHITE /

BROWN STRIPE(B SIDE)

CRIMPING• WHEN YOU’VE GOT THE ORDER

CORRECT, BUNCH THEM TOGETHER IN A LINE. IF YOU HAVE SOME THAT STICK UP

BEYOND THE OTHERS, USE THE CRIMPING TOOL TO CROP THEM

BACK TO A UNIFORM LEVEL.

CRIMPING CONTINUED

THE HARDEST PART IS PLACING THESE INTO THE RJ45 PLUG

WITHOUT MESSING UP THE ORDER. HOLD THE PLUG WITH THE CLIP SIDE FACING AWAY FROM YOU; THE GOLD PINS SHOULD BE FACING TOWARDS

YOU.

THE HARDEST PART IS PLACING THESE INTO THE RJ45 PLUG

WITHOUT MESSING UP THE ORDER. HOLD THE PLUG WITH THE CLIP SIDE FACING AWAY FROM YOU; THE GOLD PINS SHOULD BE FACING TOWARDS

YOU.

CRIMPINGWHEN THE WIRES ARE SITTING TIGHTLY IN THE PLUG, INSERT IN

INTO THE END OF YOUR CRIMPING TOOL AND PUSH DOWN .

RESULT – THE LIGHT WHERE OUT OF SYNC INDICATING THE CROSSOVER