Appendix a crimping an rj-45 connector – H3C Technologies H3C WA2600 Series WLAN Access Points User Manual
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Appendix A Crimping an RJ-45 connector
You must insert the Ethernet cable through the liquid tight adapter before crimping an RJ-45 connector on
the end of the cable (usually category 5 or category 5E cable).
Figure 19 RJ-45 connector
The following describes two common types of cables and how to make them.
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Straight-through cable: The colored wires are of the same sequence at the two ends of the cable. A
straight-through cable is usually used to connect these devices: PC to hub or switch, router to hub or
switch.
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Crossover cable: The colored wires are of different sequences at the two ends of the cable. A
crossover cable is usually used to connect these devices: PC to PC, router to router, or PC to router.
Table 8 Straight-through cable pin-outs
RJ45 pin
Signal
Wire
Signal direction
RJ45 pin
1 TX+
White-orange
Æ
1
2 TX- Orange Æ
2
3 RX+
White-green
Å
3
4 — Blue
— 4
5 — White-blue
— 5
6 RX- Green Å
6
7 — White-brown
— 7
8 — Brown — 8
Table 9 Crossover cable pin-outs
RJ45 pin
Signal
Wire
Signal direction
RJ45 pin
1 TX+
White-orange
Æ
3