How to crimp a network cable-How to Crimp Rj45 | Cat 5 | RJ45
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- Hey Everyone welcome to #UltimateHandyman. This video shows how to crimp a RJ45 plug onto the end of some Cat 5 network cable, this is useful if you want to install a video camera or a home network. Network sockets and patch leads are preferred but this video shows how to do it.
Hope you all enjoy this How to Crimp Rj45 cable video. There are two standards when wiring up network cables, T568A and T568B this requires that the wires be placed in different pin positions in the plug and sockets.
Pin number 1 is on the left of a RJ45 connector when the tab is facing down.
If you need to wire a network socket you can view that here- www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWxKf...
T568A-
1. Green and White
2. Green
3. Orange and White
4. Blue
5. Blue and White
6. Orange
7. Brown and White
8. Brown
T568B-
1. Orange and White
2. Orange
3. Green and White
4. Blue
5. Blue and White
6. Green
7. Brown and White
8. Brown
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hi, could you make a video on how to connect the different colour wires to a RJ45 Faceplate, so i can terminate to a wall socket instead of a connector.
cheers
Yes, I'll add it to my list of videos to make ;-)
Hi Scott,
Here is the network socket video- How to wire a network socket | Cat 5 | Cat 6
I hope it helps ;-)
When we moved into our new office building I helped with some of the networking. including making new cables. Honestly, those wires sliding into the correct channels was one of the most satisfying things ever.
Thanks for the comment ;-)
Many years ago i tried to crimp Rj45 for work and totally botch it. Now after watching this guide i manage finally did it for my home network.
Thanks for video .. make it look easy
Great to hear!
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Thanks for this mate. 9 years on and still helping people.... Brilliant.
thats crazy, im a cyber security analyst here in canada, we are studying this RJ-45,RJ-11 cables and yeah this video makes everything CLEAR , THANKS SIR
I'm glad the video helped
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+onewheelup
Yes you could use CAT 5 cable and then crimp the RJ45 connectors on, or you can buy patch leads the correct length. You can get patch leads in various lengths, some are 50 Metres long. I think the longest patch lead you can have for POE is 100 Metres (over 300 feet)
Thank you very much, I have watched your video twice and have made my first patch lead fully working and tested on my first attempt.Your video was very productive and easy to follow.
I'm glad the video helped.
Thanks for the comment ;-)
I have searched high and low and have not seen any instructable video on using the crimper tool for ethernet cables as comprehensive as this. Thanks sir for sharing.
You are welcome
Thanks for the comment
Thanks for an excellent video! waiting for next video...
Thanks for the video. 10 years ago I tried and it took me half a day. Today I used your video and got it on my first try!
I'm glad the video helped
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It took you 12 hours to do this the first time? OK.
This really is something that requires some finesse! I'm going blind trying to do it, but your video does help. Thanks!
It gets easier when you have done it a few times ;-)
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Thanks for an excellent video!
Thanks for this mate. Bought the same cheap crimping tool as you and got the job done in a few mins thanks to this vid.
Glad it helped 👍
That Ultimate Closeup on the Crimping helped me understand. Thanks!
Glad it helped 👍
That's for a straight through patch cable, though. Crossover cables have a slightly different wiring sequence. Thanks for making such an in-depth video!
That is correct, thanks for the comment ;-)
Sweet, thank you!
Two tries and now I'm making these like a pro.
The network cable tester says 8 by 8👍
Well done 👍
Thank you for you useful, clear and professional Demo :)
Hope we can see more videos like this.
You are welcome
Thanks for the comment
Great channel. A very neat termination and crimp there and I have seen and fixed some right states. One tip for unwinding the pairs on CAT 6 is to use the sheathing you've just cut off, place it between the one of the pairs, and gently push down whilst twisting and it will un twist the pairs with ease. It can cause an ache in your thumbs after doing too many of these.
Thanks for the tip and the comment ;-)
Thank you so much I got it on my first try. This will be my reference to everybody.
I'm glad the video helped
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cheers, mun, excellent vid! Just used my cheapo crimp tool and done my first two, thanks to you.
Glad it helped
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I've done this exact thing...bought all the stuff online and had a go...I used clear passthrough ends though and trimmed of afterwards using a very sharp Stanley knife or you could cut to exact length like in this video....I also had to have my glasses on and a large magnifying glass as all is pretty hard to see...top video..I also use a cheap rj45 cable/end/socket tester with pre bought leads....top video.
I'm glad the video helped ;-)
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Excellent instruction video. Thank you.
You are welcome
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Thank you very much good sir!
Thank you so much. it is so clear, short and precise.
You are welcome
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Excellent!
Thanks make, simple and direct!
Glad it helped! 👍
Very good Video. I have learned a few tricks thank you, very clear directions.
+gee dee You are welcome.Thanks for the comment
This is a very good tutorial and it helped me execute this well in my first attempt. Thank you!
Glad it helped 👍
Thank you, that was very helpful.
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great video - thanks for taking the time to make it.
You are welcome.
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@ pete r
It's called a strain relief boot in the UK, it probably has a few different names around the world ;-)
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worked for me - thank you!
I'm glad the video helped
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oh wow i thought it was going to be harder lol.u made it easy for us.thanks buddy:)
+fpsfreak
Yeah, it's not difficult at all ;-)
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Absolutely perfect video!
Thank you very much!
Great guide..thanks mate !
Helpful.stuff..keep it up !!!
You are welcome
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great video mate,nice of you to sure your knowledge
You are welcome
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Nice video. You caution people not to make these unless you have to. You are so methodical and leave me wondering if I can do it as a novice.
You can certainly have a go. The big problem is the crimping pliers, I only have a cheap pair and they are not reliable. Professional crimping pliers work much better (I use these at work sometimes), but they are expensive for the home user.
Thanks for the comment 👍
@@ultimatehandyman I think the biggest challenge in this exercise is to keep the filaments all lined up in the correct order before you squeeze the handle on the tool. You have to make sure that all wires are visible and that none are half hidden by an adjacent wire before pushing them into the connector. That was my biggest takeaway.
Great video, I’ve just made my own Ethernet cable. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Thank You Sir...🙏
Love From India...❤️🇮🇳
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Very helpful.
Thanks
You are welcome
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Wow wow,,, thanks so much sir,,, great job
Thank you too!
Hi, I would highly recommend the RJ45 plugs with the guide pice. You get the cores straight and slide the guide over them. This keeps them in the right order. Found this method to work a lot faster than the plug on its own. Great video thanks
I think the ones with the guide piece are sold as CAT 6 RJ45 plugs, I did get some but have not used them yet. I'll give them a try next time ;-)
Thanks for the comment
***** Hi, you can get the 2 piece version in cat5 and cat6. The 2 piece are easier if it is your 1st time crimping but once you get used to it I think the one piece plugs are better. Cat6 plugs have stepped holes (Hi-Low) while cat5 are straight holes. I have done a boring video on this and the difference between stranded and solid core plugs over on my channel if you need to get off to sleep one night!!!!!!!!!! Great videos by the way, your range of knowledge is very impressive. Well done.
Thanks Vince
My Mate VINCE
Thanks Vince, I'll check it out when I have some time ;-)
Thanks for the comment
Definitely a great video. Looking for material to share with my virtual class. Only thing I suggest (unless your not in IT) is not to waste so much cable. I've had clients rip staff apart over overly wasting cables during prep. Cause if you clip THAT MUCH off, and a mistake is made you now have to start over and you've wasted at least 2-3 connections worth of cable already
I'm not in IT
I have hundreds of meters of cable in my loft 😂
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Thank you You Get me Mark 🙂‼️ today I am on Assignment 🙂
Best of luck with it
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Thank you so much man! I'm only 17 and I managed to do it 1st try!
You are welcome.
Thanks for the comment
Only 17 lol. That's not exactly young. Had you said you were 7, you'd get a high five. 17 gets you a shrug.
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH man at least he achieved something he is proud of, just be happy for him.
You make it look so easy. I thought that there was another special tool to get the wires in order.
Thanks John 👍
Great
thank you for this video
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5:35 You can see that the cheap crimping tool is not lining up properly with the pins in the plug. This will be an intermittent connection at some point. Also there are two types of plug, one for stranded wires and one for solid wires. If you use the stranded plugs on solid wires, then you will have an unreliable connection.
Really helpful, thanks
Glad it was helpful!
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That was awesome.
Thanks ;-)
10/10 tutorial
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Thank you!
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For me this video of presentation really help students like me, and thanks for this,
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Thank you very much brother
Welcome
Great video! Thanks! I love TH-cam!
+David Carpenter
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Nice explanation
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I have done this successfully even though I never tried it before, thanks for the video. What is that accent, which part of the UK?
I'm from Darwen, Lancashire
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thank you
You're welcome
Thank yu uncle
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is this what i would need to do to get a poe set up video camera out at my front gate,which is pretty far? I've looked everywhere to see how long poe cables come,but nothing yet.thanks
Is it just me that i try doing my cable thru a photo then i test it and it works now i am watching a tutorial to make it perfect thanks for the tips 😊
I think I've done that in the past 👍
Before this video I didnt know that you could crimp the rj45 connectors lol :D
LoL, thanks for the comment
Nice and simple thanks bro now I got 500 to go do 😇
500- good luck with that 😱
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my teacher watching you
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I noticed that the crimp tool did a bad job of pressing in the pins... The outer most pin on the right as we look at the video, skewed to the right and didn't pierce the corresponding wire.
My crimping pliers are only a cheap pair. If you are doing a lot of crimps it is best to buy a decent pair.
Thanks for the comment 👍
Great demonstration, thanks. Really helpful! Just a quick question: I'm planning on terminating my own cabling too soon for the purpose of cascading two routers together, they're both from EE (brightBox routers)
Was wondering what method of cabling would be required to achieve this setup i.e. crossover or straight trough cabling? I am aware of some of the new routers have the capability to auto sense the cabling setup and automatically select the pairs it needs to use, regardless of the method of cabling.
Would appreciate if someone could shed some light on my initial query. Thanks
I have two network routers plugged into my main router and have just used straight network cabling (no cross overs etc. ).
I found it was easier to terminate some of the cables into sockets and then use patch leads as the cable I got was solid and quite difficult to terminate into a plug.
You will almost never need a crossover cable. I think in 20 years, I have only used one once, and that was with very old equipment. The new stuff is all autosense. Straight through is standard.
que maquina
Usé una herramienta de crimpado RJ45
From a cabinet maker, Thanks
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top vid as always! just wondering though, is the wife left handed? that's quite a bruise
It's not a bruise, those marks on my face get worse when the sun comes out- must be skin damage. Everyone asks if I have been punched LOL
brilliant.......this is going to sort out my sons on-line connection to xbox live
clear, well explained
how would you test the cables with a multimeter? - is this simply testing continuity/resistance between each wire end point?
Paul
Thanks Paul,
Yes you can test the continuity using a multi-meter by doing each set of pins, or you can buy a dedicated tester for about £10
Thanks for the comment
Great video sir. Just one question, if you don't mind answering. I'm struggling to connect wires into plastic clip using a flat Ethernet cable. the copper wires much thinner and it's frustratingly fiddly. I've crimped successfully on normal round cable without much problem. any tips for flat cable termination?
+Lugano27
I think you can get special RJ45 connectors for flat cable, that might make it easier?
Hey man! Great video! I am following best I can, but my cable seems to have a ninth, bare copper wire running along with the others, as well as some aluminum-foil-like cladding around all nine, inside the plastic insulation. What should I do with the ninth wire?
That sounds like audio cable.
Are all of the colours correct for the 4 pairs of wires?
If they are I would just not use the 9th wire.
Thank you a lot-.) Hope I'll get 1 from computer networks at my school, u teached more than my fcking teacher in 3 hours
I'm glad the video helped
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do u know if ubiquiti toughcable or stp should be used for hikvision cameras?
+fpsfreak
Don't know, sorry.
Normally I pull a list of videos such as this and spend several hours viewing and enjoying the various approaches. Not going to bother with the others in this case.
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Is it ok if I download this for offline study?
Pass through connectors are easier to work as you can easily check the order of the wires is correct after crimping. Also it's vital to check the cable works as expected by using a cable tester.
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I'm trying to crimp RJ45 plugs (with 8 metal connectors) onto a cable with 4 small cables inside because i want to use it for an ISDN phone. Doesn't work though. Is it because of the 8 connectors? Because that's the only difference i can spot to a working cable.
Probably, unless it's a cheap pair of crimpers. I have a pair of crimpers that can't crimp correctly!
Brilliant thanks..Lancashire Fella...?
Yes, Darwen ;-)
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Hi mate, where do you purchase your cable from? I purchased a box of cat5e cable from Cabling4Less.co.uk but found the "copper" wire to be very thin and VERY uneasy to work with. I think it's not full copper and possible CCS or CCA.
the blades in the handle of the $5 crimping tool do all the cutting you need - one side strips the outer cover off, the inner blades give you a fixed length, even trim, of the wire that is already sized for rj-45 jacks - no need for extra tools and no need to measure the required cable length. Use the tool properly and it's a lot easier!
+Yixin Qian
I know but it's hard to cut the wires straight with the $5 crimping tool as it is poor quality (made in China garbage), which is they they don't always work for crimping ;-)
2:20 I assume the cable layout is universal based on "standards"? I only have 4 cables (Black, White, Red, Yellow). the cable was ripped out but luckily pieces of the wire color remained in the old RJ45.
Yes, but there is more than one standard 👍
Straight forward video, dropped a like👍. However I incorrectly lined up one of the wires while crimping, I wasn’t aware of this and plugged the Ethernet cable into the PS5 and now my device won’t correct to any Ethernet cable. Can messing up the order of the wires cause a device to malfunction?
I'm not sure about that, sorry.
Hey, do network eng for work. By right it shouldn't happend . I suggest to get Network cable tester and connecter broadcaster to the PS5 and try get reading there.
Can I take the termination end off of an existing cat8, shorten the cable, and crimp it at a shorter length?
I don't see a problem with doing that.
Thanks for the comment 👍
The tool you used to strip the outer jacket what is it called.. or do u have a link for it.
It's a cat 5 stripping tool, these have several different names, here is a link to one on ebay- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-in-1-Network-RJ45-CAT5-CAT6-Cable-Stripper-Wire-Cutter-IDC-Punch-Down-Tool-UK-/371223824398?pt=UK_Computing_NetworkingTools_Accessories_SM&hash=item566eaa080e
What's the easier alternative solution i.e how to you plug the cat5e into a socket?
You can wire it into a socket, and it is often much easier than crimping a plug on the end- th-cam.com/video/TWxKfHhqN2Y/w-d-xo.html
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Just a silly question is there a reason why wire has to be specific order like type A and type B.. shouldnt the thing would work anyway if cable are connected to the same pins of both side regardless of colour.
I don't think it matters for a patch lead, but if you are wiring a network socket in "B" standard and the other sockets in the property are "A" standard, then you connect one to the other, it will not work.
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I think the solid core CAT5 or CAT6 cables are only supposed to be terminated into sockets. There are sockets with insulation displacement connections and other ones with screw terminals.
The RJ45 jacks are supposed to be crimped onto cables with stranded multi-core wires. If you crimp the RJ45 jack on the solid core wires, you can see the eight "knives" are actually slightly slanted and this could cause bad contacts.
Thanks for the comment, I did manage to crimp one CAT 6 cable but as you say it doesn't work well so the rest were terminated into sockets.
There are specific 8P8C (RJ45) connectors used for crimping solid core CAT5 cabling that will prevent damage. The contacts differ slightly so they don't end up breaking the copper core.
What type/brand of connector do you use? The ones in this video seem to have little channels/guides to help funnel the wires into the proper slots, but my connectors don't have those. Creating a cable is a nightmare without them.
I'm not sure of the brand to be honest as I just bought them from a seller on ebay, they just came in a plastic bag with no branding!
Hi, I have a question - pin positions on both sides are the same ?
Yes
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Can we use rj45 wire in 240v ac? Please reply🙏🙏🙏
No, definitely not!
This seems really finnicky to me. Wouldn't it be best drilling a larger hole and use a cable already set up?
+Argyll1000
You can do that if you prefer, but you do have to make rather large holes to get the RJ45 connector through.
Thanks for the comment
Hi, does the brand of crimping tool matter or will any cheap crimper on eBay do the trick? Thanks.
Cheaper ones are more difficult to use and can often not crimp correctly, having said that, my pair are not an expensive pair!
@@ultimatehandyman thanks!
the 8th position didn't crimp correctly because the crimper is fucked up, it is also my problem sometimes when crimping. can u suggest other brand of crimping tool that has a very good quality?thanks.
I'm no expert on crimping pliers and some of them can cost over £500 a pair, but RS components normally sell decent quality gear such as this pair for about £70 uk.rs-online.com/web/p/crimp-tools/4726762/
I would imagine they would be suitable for most people.
Thanks for the comment
thanks... :-)
Daniel Arquiza
You are welcome ;-)
i tried it but now the cables never stripped,could my crimping tool be having a problem
Emmanuel Wekesa
Yes, it could be the crimping tool. Cheap ones are almost useless and rarely work!
Orange white, Orange, green white, blue, blue white, green, brown white, brown
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rightmost pin didn't connect properly, nevertheless the video explains it well
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***** what order do you crimp the other end? is it the same on each end or the opposite?
It's the same at each end for a network cable/patch lead ;-)
is there much difference between CAT5 and CAT5E ?
There is supposed to be a speed improvement, but I'm not sure if you would really notice in many homes. I installed a home network and used CAT5E as it should help future proof the installation for years to come.