Cat 5 Cable

Ethernet is a technology used to manage Local Area Networks (LANs) and follows IEE 802.3 standards. There are many types of cabling used for Ethernet: * 10 Base 5: Also called thicknet with maximum length of 500 meters. The bus topography is followed using 75 ohm coaxial cable. * 10 Base 2: Also called as thiknet with maximum length of 200 meters. The bus topography is followed using RJ-58 coaxial cable with each device having BNCT connectors. * 10 Base T: Follows star topography using twisted pair wires connecting each device to a hub. This type of cabling defines need for electrical properties of the entire wiring. These requirements are tested by using cable tester. * 10 Broad 36: Operates on closed-circuit cable television systems and is based on broadband Ethernet design.

The Ethernet cables are longer with lots of wires. To connect Ethernet cable to your system, connect the system to the Ethernet jack. Open the web browser and you will be asked to enter your authentication details. Initially Ethernet cabling involved coaxial cables acting as the mean of communication over a LAN. The network managed or made by using Ethernet cables used to be complex until the use of twisted pair cables to reduce the installation cost, to manage point-to-point connection and to increase reliability.

Ethernet cable color code The Ethernet cables follow certain color code for wiring, which if not arranged properly may cause loss of connectivity. There are two standards that are being followed , the TIA/EIA 568-A standard and the TIA/EIA 568-B standard. The TIA/EIA 568-B is an updated version of TIA/EIA 568-A. Both of them specify the T-568A and T-568B pin-outs to use unshielded twisted pair and RJ connectors. Normally standard straight through cables are used for Ethernet connections. One end of the cable should be wired using T-568A standard while the other end should be wired using T-568B standard in order to remember the color scheme.

To wire Ethernet cable To wire an Ethernet cable the various tools that are required are a CAT 5 cable, RJ45 connectors, a crimper, wire cutters, cable tester and wire stripper. The cable consists of eight wires covered with an outer sheath or a jacket. Each pair follows a particular color coding, i.e., a solid colored wire paired with a wire of white background with stripes of the same color. Four basic colors are orange, blue, green and brown.

Steps to wire the Ethernet cable:

1. Strip off the cable.

2. Untwist the wires but not beyond the exposed point.

3. Cut the wires equally and arrange the wires according to the color coding scheme.

4. Fit the wires inside the RJ45 end in a proper order.

5. Crimp the RJ45 end with a crimper tool.

6. The cable tester is used to check the proper connectivity.