Steps on how to make a Straight Through Cable ( Patch Cable)
Materials needed:
1. LAN cable/ UTP
2. Crimping tool
3. RJ 45
4. Stripper
5. LAN tester
STRAIGHT THROUGH CABLING
1. Inspection of cable
- Make sure that the body of the wire has not been damaged, feel for lumps or anything unusual while examining the cables, as this can cause errors and may not even let your cable work. Also, avoid bending the cable to far past its bend radius because this can cause the copper inside to be damaged and not work correctly.
2. Stripping the Cable
Start by only stripping off about an inch of the jacket, to expose approximately an inch of wires. Be sure not to take off too much of the jacket, because it will have to be clamped down inside of an RJ45 connector.
3. Organize them into the correct color order straight through
Start by White Orange, Orange, White Green, Blue, White Blue, Green, White Brown, Brown T568B-T568B
4. Putting the Wires in the Connectors
Once the wires are flat, in order, and can reach all the way to the end of the connector, start to put them into the RJ45 connectors. Make sure that the tab on the connector is facing down, and while holding the wires flat and in order, slide the wires down to the end of the connector, till you can see all of the copper wires at the end, through the end of the plastic.
5. Crimping the Connector
RJ45 wire crimpers will be required, to hold the connector onto the cable. If the cable so far, has got all the wires correctly inside of the RJ45 connector, along with a bit of the cable jacket, then it should be ready to crimp the wire inside of the connector. The crimpers push down a wire locking piece inside that cannot be undone.
6. Testing the Cable
Last, in order to test the wire, either try using it on the live machines or use a cable tester to get detailed information about the wire in specific such as, what wires are where and how long is the whole cable. A tester can also determine what wires are in incorrect spots.