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Terminating an Outdoor Network Cable with Shielded RJ45 Connectors
Prepare the following tools.
RJ45 connector crimping tool
Prepare an outdoor network cable and shielded RJ45 connectors.
Strip the cable.
a
b
Length of the stripped
Remove the outer jacket.
cable: 20 mm
When stripping off the outer jacket, take care not to damage the braid shield or aluminum foil.
Arrange the core wires according to the pin assignments and cut them neatly (exposing a length of 12 mm).
Length of each exposed core wire: 12 mm
12 mm
Cut the core
wires neatly.
Diagonal pliers
1.
Core wire
2.
Aluminum foil
3.
Braid shield
4.
Outer jacket
5.
Shielded RJ45 connector
c
Strip off the braid shield and
cut the aluminum foil and
unwanted materials.
8: brown
7: white and brown
6: green
5: white and blue
4: blue
3: white and green
2: orange
1: white and orange
Insert the arranged core wires into an RJ45 connector according to the pin assignments and crimp the connector with
the crimping tool.
Crimp the RJ45
connector.
Before crimping, ensure that the core wires are fully inserted in the RJ45 connector.
Use the crimping tool to crimp the connector with force.
After crimping, verify that the connector has been crimped tightly.
Cut off the exposed braid shield and materials along the edge of the connector.
Cut off the exposed braid shield and materials.
Terminate a connector on the other end of the network cable, and then test the cable for continuity using a network
cable tester.
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Optional: Use a multimeter to measure the impedance of core wires. The impedance difference between core wires
must be less than 5%.
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Pin assignments of an RJ45 connector
Outdoor network cable
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