Activity 0

Terminating Cables

Cable Color Coding Schemes

What we want

Materials we need

Step 1: Cut the wire

Step 2: Strip Wire and arrange as follows (Straight

Through Cable)

Step 3: Insert the wires into the RJ-45

Step 4: Permanently attach the RJ45 to the CAT5 cable.

Finished

Crossover cable

Follow the same steps to terminate a crossover

cable with one key difference
Use the diagram on next slide for step 2

Crossover Cable

Remember

Maximum Cable length for including connectors is 100 meters

(or about 328 feet)
Do not allow the cable to be sharply bent, or kinked, at any
time. This can cause permanent damage to the cables'
interior
Do not over-tighten cable ties
Do not use excessive force when pulling cable through floors,
walls or ceilings
Do not use staples to secure category-5 cable, use the proper
hangers, which can be found at most hardware stores