Re: installing ethernet RJ45 and faceplate

["ABLE_1" <able1no@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What you want to make sure of is to have the wiring scheme of 568B on both
jacks.  On the jack there is a color scheme one is marked A and the other B.
Actually either will work but I prefer B and use it all the time.  This will
give you a straight thru configuration.

As for the punch down tool it would be best to use one for a good quick
connection.  However if you are not doing more than two jacks it is not cost
effective.  The punch down tool looks similar to the tool that you have
shown except that it has a sharp blade on one side that trims off the wire
at the block to make it neat.  Also the 110 punch down tool as a thinner
center portion that will push the wire between the connection wedge.  If you
are using the wider tool it may be spreading the connection wedge so much
that it is not cutting the insulation on the wire thus not connecting with
the conductor.

You may want to start over by stripping the outer sheath about 4"-5" and
then un-twist and straighten the pairs.  Then lay out the pattern being sure
to follow the 568B configuration pattern.  SOLID BLUE to SOLID BLUE  and
WHITE with BLUE to the WHITE with BLUE and so on for all the pairs.
Depending on your wire and its colors this can some times be a little
challenging.  Place the end of the sheath as close to the jack as you can
and start laying in the wires.

Once they are all in the proper position pull each individual wire down into
the slot.  You will see that (if you look closely) that it will make contact
with the small wedge connector.  As the wire is pushed or pulled into the
wedge it will start to cut into the insulation and separate.  If you have
not damaged it with your tool it should grip it tight.

If you have a small screwdriver with a thin blade you can apply pressure on
the wire only and push it into the wedge.  Once all wires are in and secure
cut off the excess and you should be done.

There is a possibility that by using you first tool you may have damaged the
wedge and the jack is trashed.  Except it as payment for your education.

If you are using a switch then be sure to use straight thru patch cords.

Hope the above helps.  Let me know if what I wrote is confusing.  From my
location it looks very clear but
sometimes........................................

Good luck.

Les


>   I'm not trying to loop it. I want to make an extension. The wiring
> will go from the Switch to faceplate 1 to faceplate 2 to the Wireless
> access point. It would be the same as if I ran a single Ethernet cable
> direct from the Switch to the Wireless access point.
>
> So with this kind of wiring scheme, I'm not sure how to connect the two
> faceplates. Would it be a cross-over or straight through?
>
> right now I'm using straight through. So I'll try a cross-over next and
> see if that does it.
>
> Of course, I think I will need a punchdown tool. It's funny, I found
> this punchdown tool http://www.hometech.com/tools/tppunch.html#ID-35485
> and it looks just like the bit that I am using. Is a punchtool a kind
> of razor blade? Or is it a blunt tool? I should think that as long as
> the wires get down into the slots on the RJ45 receptacvle that it
> should work. Does the punchdown tool do something else to the wires
> besides simply pushing the wire into the slot?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
>
> Neil J. Hubbard wrote:
>> <xucaen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1151262466.115891.174020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi, I am trying to install two RJ45 IDC receptacles from Belkin.
>> >
>> > Product number is R6D022-AB5
>> > http://www.provantage.com/belkin-r6d022-ab5-blu~7BELN09C.htm
>> >
>> > I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. I think maybe I wired it
>> > incorrectly.
>> >
>> > Here's what I need to do:
>> >
>> > I am installing a faceplate next to my cable router and switch and
>> > another one upstairs. I ran a cat5 cable from the second faceplate down
>> > to the first faceplate. So, now I have two faceplates connected to each
>> > other. Basically this is just an ethernet extension.
>> >
>> > I want to connect the first faceplate to my switch.
>> >
>> > Then upstairs, I want to plug in a wireless access point into the
>> > second faceplate.
>> >
>> > But when I turn everything on, I get no connection between my wireless
>> > access point and the switch.
>> >
>> > Is there a wiring diagram somewhere that will show me the proper
>> > wiring? I followed the color coding on the RJ45 itself but that didn't
>> > seem to work.
>> > All I can find are instructions for making etehrnet cables
>> > (http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable5.htm) but they
>> > don't describe how to build an ethernet extension cable.
>> >
>> > During my searches I came across references to a "pushdown" tool. When
>> > I searched for one, the pictures were not very clear so I'm not sure
>> > what one looks like.
>> >
>> > I used a screw-driver bit shaped like a "U" out of this 32 piece set:
>> > http://www.mcminone.com/product.asp?catalog_name=MCMProducts&product_id=22-1875&banner=22-1875
>> > and it seemed to work well enough.
>> >
>> > Any help is appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>>
>>
>> Hi Jim;
>>
>> The RJ45 IDC jacks require a 110 punchdown tool (not included). A
>> screwdriver will not do.
>> No offence meant, but ethernet does not work like an analog phone line;
>> you
>> can't loop it from one jack to another. Unless, of course, you use the
>> orange and green wires for one jack and blue and brown for the other. Or
>> you
>> could run a wire from the second faceplate to your router, so you have
>> separate cables (best solution if it's an easy run.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Neil
>