Figure 2 Straight-through cable
Straight-through cable
Figure 3 Crossover cable
Crossover cable
Pin assignments
Select an Ethernet twisted pair cable according to the RJ-45 Ethernet interface type on your device.
An RJ-45 Ethernet interface can be MDI (for routers and PCs) or MDIX (for routers). For the pinouts
of RJ-45 Ethernet interfaces, see
1
white/orange
2
orange
white/green
3
4
blue
5
white/blue
green
6
white/brown
7
8
brown
1
white/orange
orange
2
white/green
3
4
blue
5
white/blue
6
green
7
white/brown
8
brown
white/orange
1
orange
2
white/green
3
4
blue
5
white/blue
6
green
7
white/brown
8
brown
1
white/green
green
2
3
white/orange
4
blue
5
white/blue
orange
6
7
white/brown
8
brown
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