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The standard cable, RJ-45 pin assignment
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 cable and crossover cable
connection:
Straight Cable
1
2
3
1
2
3
Crossover 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 same pin assignment and color
as above picture before deploying the cables into your network.
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The standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector
1 = White/Orange
4
5
6
7
8
SIDE 1
2 = Orange
3 = White/Green
4 = Blue
5 = White/Blue
6 = Green
SIDE 2
4
5
6
7
8
7 = White/Brown
8 = Brown
1 = White/Orange
SIDE 1
2 = Orange
3 = White/Green
4 = Blue
5 = White/Blue
6 = Green
SIDE 2
7 = White/Brown
8 = Brown
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
1 = White/Orange
2 = Orange
3 = White/Green
4 = Blue
5 = White/Blue
6 = Green
7 = White/Brown
8 = Brown
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
1 = White/Green
2 = Green
3 = White/Orange
4 = Blue
5 = White/Blue
6 = Orange
7 = White/Brown
8 = Brown
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