Name: Akshat Shah Roll No: 1902152

Batch: C31 Date: 03/08/2021

Experiment No. 01

Aim: Use of Crimping Tool for RJ45

Theory:
What is RJ45:
A registered jack (RJ) is a standardized physical network interface for
connecting telecommunications or data equipment. The physical
connectors that registered jacks use are mainly of the modular connector
and 50-pin miniature ribbon connector types. The most common twisted-
pair connector is an 8position, 8-contact (8P8C) modular plug and jack
commonly referred to as an RJ45 connector.
An 8-pin/8-position plug or jack is commonly used to connect computers
onto Ethernet-based local area networks (LAN).
Two wiring schemes–T568A and T568B–are used to terminate the
twisted-pair cable onto the connector interface.
This can be done with one, simple to use, tool known as RJ-45 crimping
tool. It is recommended to use the 3-in-1 tool so that you can strip, cut,
and crimp all with the same tool. You may need to use a standard wire
cutter to get the proper length of cable at the end. You want just enough
slack so the cable is not too tight but does not have too much excess
hanging down either.

RJ-45 Crimping Tool

Procedure:
Step 1. Outer Sheathe Stripping
After cutting the cable to proper length, the first step is to
unsheathe the cable. Using the stripper on your crimping tool, strip
the cable back 1” (inch) from the end. Insert the cable into the
stripper portion of the crimping tool and squeeze it tight. While
squeezed, rotate the crimp tool around the cable a full 360°. Pull
away and the sheathing will come off. Do not cut the twisted pair
wires under the outer sheathe. This may result in a decrease in or
no data transfer.

Step 2. Wire Untwisting and 568B scheme arrangement

Wire Untwisting and 568B scheme arrangement After stripping the
wire, the next step is to untwist the smaller wires and arrange them
into the proper wiring scheme for the RJ-45 connector. The
recommended scheme for the wiring is 568B. The scheme is as
follows: Pin 1 – Orange/White
Pin 2 – Orange
Pin 3 – Green/White
Pin 4 – Blue
Pin 5 – Blue/White
Pin 6 – Green
Pin 7 – Brown/White
Pin 8 – Brown
Step 3. Wire Preparation for RJ-45 Connector
Once the wire is arranged to the 568B scheme, it needs to be cut
down to fit in the connector. This is easily done with the cutting tool
on the 3-in-1 crimping tool. Bring the wires tighter together and cut
them down, in an even line, to ½” (inch) from the cut of the
sheathing.

Step 4. Inserting wire into RJ-45 Connector

With the wires cut to proper length for the RJ-45 connector, the
wires are ready to be inserted into the connector. With the RJ-45
connector facing up (securing clip on the underside). Insert the
wires into the connector.
Each wire will fit into each of the eight grooves in the connector.
The wires should be inserted until the sheathing is inside the
connector, just beyond the crimp portion of the connector. Make
sure that each of the wires is pushed in all the way into the
connector. The wires should be easily visible looking into the end of
the connector. Improper insertion may result in improper crimping
of the pins to the wire.
Step 5. Testing Proper Climp.
Finally, the RJ-45 connector needs to be crimped onto the wire.
When this happens, the eight pins (at the end of the connector) are
pushed down into the wires below. Insert the connector into the
crimping portion of the crimping tool until the connector cannot go
in any further.
Squeeze the crimping tool very tightly and release. Squeeze the
crimping tool a second time to make sure that all of the pins are
pushed down on the connector. When crimping is complete,
remove the wire (now with the connector crimped) from the tool
and check the pins to make sure that they are all down.
If the pins are all crimped down, give the connector a slight tug to
make sure that it is securely attached to the wire.
Procedure for Straight cable:

Straight-through cable is a type of CAT5 with RJ-45 connectors at each

end, and each has the same pin out. It is in accordance with either the
T568A or T568B standards. It uses the same colour code throughout
the LAN for consistency. This type of twisted-pair cable is used in LAN
to connect a computer or a network hub such as a router. It is one of
the most common types of network cable.

Procedure for Cross over Cable:

A Crossover cable is a type of CAT 5 where one end isT568A

configuration and the other end as T568BConfiguration. In this type of
cable connection, Pin 1 is crossed with Pin 3, and Pin 2 is crossed with
Pin 6. Crossover cable is used to connect two or more computing
devices.
The internal wiring of crossover cables reverses the transmission and
receive signals. It is widely used to connect two devices of the same
type: e.g., two computers or two switches to each other.
In regard to physical appearance, Crossover Ethernet cables are very
much similar to regular Ethernet cables. Still, they are different with
regard to the order with which the wires are arranged. This type of
Ethernet cable is made to connect to network devices of the same
kind over Ethernet directly. Crossover cables are mostly used to
connect two hosts directly.

Conclusion: Thus, we have studied the use of crimping tool for RJ-45