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DIY CAT 5 cable

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5/25/08 at 9:57am
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I am attempting to run cat 5 cable to my Toshiba HD DVD player, to do firmware updates. I've diagrams for crimping the cable to the jack...but I don't have any diagrams for connecting the cable to the wall-jack (I'm running it in wall from my office to the AV cabinet). Anyone have a website they can recommend that has such a diagram?

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5/25/08 at 1:23pm
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Re: DIY CAT 5 cable

well I asume what you want is to know if there is a difference between crimping a male, or a female (the wall outlet) diy cat cable?
I have no personal experience but i found a few pics, it looks simple enough, the female adapters are laid out in a simple and very seperated format, I would assume it is easier to do the femal wall adapter than the male end adapter heres a few pics


heres the article, its not very specific or detailed but I assume it will assist you somewhat, seeing as how you obviously have some knowledge on the subject
MAVROMATIC - HOW TO: Wire An Ethernet And Phone Jack Using A Single Cat5e Cable

EDIT: If i have misunderstood you, and you already know how to do the jack, and you just want the cable, I would suggest simply buying the diy cat 5 cable, capped with plugs in the proper length rather than making it yourself, just for convenience sake but heres this diagram anyway Ethernet Crossover Cable - DIY How-to Guide
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5/25/08 at 7:18pm
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Re: DIY CAT 5 cable

Yeah, I'm not being clear. My installer ran cat 5 cable FROM my AV cabinet, TO a hole in the hole in my office. I can get the crimper and the jack for the end that is going to the HD DVD player. What I would *like* to do is connect the other end of the cat 5 cable to a wall jack; then use a standard cat 5 cable (with pre-made ends) to run from the router, to the wall jack. so the wall jack looks like a standard telephone wall jack, just (of course) bigger. What I want is to know *which* colour on the cable, do I connect to what screw on the BACK of the wall jack.

David
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5/26/08 at 3:30pm
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Re: DIY CAT 5 cable

Seems there are 2 different standards for the wire set up, 568A and 568B. Looks like 568A is the one to use. Google 568A and you should be able to find what you need.

Lew
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5/26/08 at 11:43pm
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Re: DIY CAT 5 cable

You wire and crimp both jacks using the same wiring scheme. Either 568A or 568B. Doesn't matter which as long as you use the same at both ends. The back of the jack itself should have the connecting info on it for both schemes, as seen in the photo above.

A and B only make a difference in crossover cables, where you would use one of each wiring scheme. Crossover cables aren't needed much these days, but I always keep one around just in case.
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5/27/08 at 1:21am
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Re: DIY CAT 5 cable

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Originally Posted by Devilish21ca
Yeah, I'm not being clear. My installer ran cat 5 cable FROM my AV cabinet, TO a hole in the hole in my office. I can get the crimper and the jack for the end that is going to the HD DVD player. What I would *like* to do is connect the other end of the cat 5 cable to a wall jack; then use a standard cat 5 cable (with pre-made ends) to run from the router, to the wall jack. so the wall jack looks like a standard telephone wall jack, just (of course) bigger. What I want is to know *which* colour on the cable, do I connect to what screw on the BACK of the wall jack.

David

I would suggest you install cat5 jacks on both end of the cable your installer ran using the same pin out color scheme on both ends, punch down all four pairs following the color code chart attached to the side of each jacks,(either 568a or 568b) is best to do it this way even if one end won't be installed on a wall faceplate. (you could get a 'surface mount' box to lay on the floor.

Then use pre-fab cat 5 patches and connect one end to the HD-DVD and the other end to the router.

using one jack only on one end and the RJ45 crimp plug on the other end is going to be a nightmare for you since you are not handy with the color codes and crimping. (you'll also need 'Solid cable crimp plugs' to use directly on Solid Cat5 cable, plugs designed for stranded cable are readily available but those for solid cable are hard to find, if you use RJ45 plugs intended for 'stranded' cable on Solid cable they may or may not work properly)

Crimping requires that each wire ( 8) is crimped on the 'correct' pin (on the plug) otherwise it won't match the jack's end pin out and you will most likely spent hours troubleshooting the problem, believe me, save yourself the headache and use cat5 jacks at both ends, You have no idea how many times I've had to troubleshoot this problem for DIY Network installers through the years.

PS: 568A and 568B use different pair colors assignments standards, "crossover cables" transpose pins/pairs 1-2 and 3 -6 (transmit and receive pairs) on one end of the patch cable.(whether 568A or B)
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5/27/08 at 10:45am
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Re: DIY CAT 5 cable

Thanks guys; I'll go for the jacks at both ends, and line them up to crimp them. Appreciate the feedback.

David Sheedy
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5/27/08 at 12:14pm
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Re: DIY CAT 5 cable

The jacks pictured above are the Leviton brand, this are sold everywhere.

Pick either 568A (bottom color code) or 568B (top color code on jack's side) then strip back the jacket leaving enough excess to work with, (about an inch extra) then work the pairs through the center of the jack while holding them in place with your thumb, using your other hand split and position the individual colors strands to their corresponding color wells and pull down on each strand as you move along until all the strands ‘bite’ in place, (avoid un-twisting the pairs to much) then position over the wire strands on the jack the black 'stuffers' (2) supplied with the jacks, and crimp them both straight down with a pair of regular pliers, cut the excess wire off and that's it, you don’t' even need a 110 punch down tool for this jacks.

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