Yay for networking class in high school!
straightthrough:
colors:
W/O, O, W/G, B , W/B, G, W/Br, Br
tools:
RJ-45 crimper
Scissors (strong metal ones)
Wire Cutter
Wire Stripper
procedure:
1. strip the Cat5 cable
2. straighten the individual wires
an easy way to do this is to pinch them,bend them a bit and pull out on them, this should result in a perfectly straight wire with a little bend in the end of it.
3. arrange them by the colors needed (depends on the type of cable you need)
4. make sure you dont have wires wrapped around eachother, they should be able to lay flat easily.
5. once they are all arranged side-by-side straighten them all at the same time using the same method used to straighten earlier, except this time do it to all of them.
6. use your scissors and cut the wires (straight across) about 3/4 inch from the Cat5 sheath.
7. Push the wires into the RJ-45 until they all touch the end of it, it requires a bit of pressure but dont make them bend.
8. The blue sheath should be inside the RJ-45 far enough to be pinned inside when it is crimped.
9. crimp it.
Repeat for the other end
test it in a computer or by using a cable tester if you happen to have one.
