How to Crimp Cat5 / Cat6 Network Patch Cables (RJ45 plugs)

How to make up CAT5e or CAT6 ethernet patch cables from scratch and terminate using RJ45 plugs.

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How to Crimp Ethernet Cable: If you need to learn how to make ethernet cables, this network cable crimping will show you how to arrange the 8 twisted pairs of wires in the correct order and then how to crimp RJ45 cable before verifying your new Cat6 crimping skills with a cable tester.

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Learn how to make a network cable (patch lead) and fit an RJ45 connector using an RJ45 crimping tool. Be sure to check the correct order of the coloured wires (T-568A or T-568B) and perfect placement inside the jack before crimping.

Now you know how to crimp RJ45 cable!

If you struggle to get the 8 wires into the RJ45 plug neatly, you can also try pass-through RJ45 plugs (also called "EZ Plugs" or "Snap Plugs") and there's a video showing how to make ethernet cable with passthrough connectors here:    • How to Wire Up Ethernet Plugs the EASY WAY...  

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00:00 - Intro & why it's a useful skill
01:19 - Stripping the outer sheathing from the network cable
01:34 - Untwist and straighten out all 8 wires
01:53 - Organising the colour-coded wires in the correct order
03:14 - Trimming all 8 wires to the correct length
03:49 - Sliding on the RJ45 Plug
04:05 - Cat5e / Cat6 Cable Crimping
04:29 - Testing your home made ethernet cable with network cable tester

** RJ45 Wiring Diagram **
Here's the RJ45 Pinout T-568B diagram which was the first result in Google Images in the video demo: https://www.showmecables.com/blog/pos...

More reading, T-568A vs T-568B: https://www.canford.co.uk/TechZone/Ar...

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