Cat5 Connector Wiring Diagram

If you are unsure which one to use then you should go with the 568b diagram.

Cat5 connector wiring diagram.

The only difference between 568a and 568b wiring is that pairs 2 and 3 orange and green are swapped. Click to check the right one for you or print as reference. However for the crossover wiring method the rj45 pinouts on each end of the cat5e are different. A good way of remembering how to wire a crossover ethernet cable is to wire one end using the t 568a standard and the other end using the t 568b standard.

Cat 5 network cable wiring configuration diagram straight thru. Wire both ends identical 568b or 568a. The following picture shows the wiring diagram of the two standards. Specifically switch the solid.

It is the 568b diagram that we demonstrate in this tutorial and the 568a wiring is shown in the diagrams below mainly for illustration. Another way of remembering the color coding is to simply switch the green set of wires in place with the orange set of wires. Remember the rj45 wiring order. Rj 45 crossover ethernet cable.

When you are doing the straight through wiring the cable pinout on the two ends of the cat5e cable should be the same. Click to find view print and more. Rj45 pinout diagram shows wiring for standard t568b t568a and crossover cable.