How To Make A Cat6 Network Ethernet Cable

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How to make a cat6 network ethernet cable.

The large part of the boot is to cover the connector so should be closets to the cut. Be sure the boots will be facing out towards the connector. Test the cable using a high quality four pair tester. Place the boots on the cable.

A key point to remember in making ethernet patch cords is that the twists in the individual pairs should remain entwined as long as possible until they reach the rj 45 plug termination. If you are interested in making an ethernet crossover cable just do an image search for ethernet crossover cable diagram to get a wire configuration diagram. See snagless boots. If you plan to use snagless boots this would be a good time to slide them on.

Making ethernet cables is easy with a box of bulk category 5e ethernet cable and rj 45 connectors that are attached to the cut ends of your preferred cable length. For crossover cables simply make one end of the cable a t568a and the other end a t568b. How to make an ethernet cable purchasing ethernet cables can be quite expensive and pre made lengths are not always the length you need. The twisting of the pairs in the network cable is what helps to ensure good connectivity and keeps cross talk interference to a minimum.

Notes regarding making category 6 patch cable. Cat 6 supports 10 gigabit ethernet only up to 164 feet of cable length. The category 6 augmented cable standard or cat 6a was created to further improve the performance of cat 6 ethernet cables using cat 6a enables 10 gigabit ethernet data rates over a single cable run up to 328 feet. This procedure generally applies to cat 6 rj45 connectors.

An alternate method is given for connectors utilizing a load bar. If you wish to make a crossover cable than use the other diagram in this case 568 a 14.