There are 8 wires on a standard UTP/STP cable and each wire is color-coded. The
following shows the pin allocation and color of straight-through cable and crossover
cable connection:
Straight Cable
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Cross Over Cable
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Figure A-1: Straight-through and Crossover Cable
Please make sure your connected cables are with the same pin assignment and
color as the above description before deploying the cables into your network.
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SIDE 1
SIDE 1
1 = White/Orange
2 = Orange
3 = White/Green
4 = Blue
5 = White/Blue
SIDE 2
6 = Green
7 = White/Brown
8 = Brown
SIDE 1
SIDE 1
1 = White/Orange
2 = Orange
3 = White/Green
4 = Blue
5 = White/Blue
SIDE 2
6 = Green
7 = White/Brown
8 = Brown
SIDE 2
1 = White/Orange
2 = Orange
3 = White/Green
4 = Blue
5 = White/Blue
6 = Green
7 = White/Brown
8 = Brown
SIDE 2
1 = White/Green
2 = Green
3 = White/Orange
4 = Blue
5 = White/Blue
6 = Orange
7 = White/Brown
8 = Brown