Cable Type and Connector
Type
Category 3, 4, 5 UTP
Type
Category 5 UTP
RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments
Caution: DO-NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port.
An Ethernet or Fast Ethernet twisted-pair link segment requires two pairs
of wires. Each wire pair is identified by two different colors. For example,
one wire might be green and the other, green with a white stripe.
Each wire pair must be attached to the RJ-45 connector in a specific
orientation as detailed below.
C
ABLE
10BASE-T Cable
100BASE-TX Cable
Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that
conform with FCC standards.
S
PECIFICATIONS
Length
100 m (328 ft)
Length
100 m (328 ft)
C
S
ABLE
PECIFICATIONS
Connector
RJ-45
Connector
RJ-45
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