STEP 1: Choose the right cable…1. To Connect PC to PC à Cross Cable.
2. To Connect PC to HUB/SWITCH/ROUTER à Straight Cable.
3. To Connect HUB/SWITCH/ROUTER to HUB/SWITCH/ROUTER àStraightCable
STEP 2: Understanding CAT 5 Cables…
Wires: CAT 5 Cable has 4 pairs of copper wire inside it.
Colors: Standard cables has BROWN, BROWN WHITE, GREEN, GREEN-WHITE, BLUE, BLUE WHITE, ORANGE, ORANGE WHITE.
STEP 3: Making Straight Cable…
Nomenclature: let us first give a number scheme for cabling which we willfollow throughout this tuto. BROWN (8), BROWN WHITE (7),GREEN (6), GREEN WHITE (3), BLUE (4), BLUE WHITE (5),ORANGE (2), ORANGE WHITE (1)
Requirements: Two RJ45 Connectors, Crimping tool & CAT 5 cable of desiredlength(less than 250 meters).
STEP 3.1:
There are two standards adopted for Cabling EIA/TIA 568A & EIA/TIA 568B.
When you use single standard (either EIA/TIA 568A or EIA/TIA 568B) on both the end of cable then the resulting cable is STRAIGHT CABLE.
On the other hand if you use different cabling standard on the ends of cable then the resulting cable is CROSS CABLE
I’ll use EIA/TIA 568B standard for creating cross and straight cable
The figure below very well define the EIA/TIA 568B standard…