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Step 4Wire the Keystone Jack
Your keystone jack should have some sort of legend that will show you how to wire it up. To wire this jack 568A I had to wire:
Green / White to pin 1
Green to pin 2
Orange / White to pin 3
Blue to pin 4
Blue / White to pin 5
Orange to pin 6
Brown / White to pin 7
Brown to pin 8
Wait a minute, that's exactly how the diagram shows 568A is wired! What a strange coincidence...
**Again, in order to utilize gigabit transfer rates you will need to swap the blue and brown pairs, so instead of the above it would be: Brown / White to pin 4, Brown to pin 5, Blue to pin 7, and Blue / White to pin 8.
If you've got a shop that you can pilfer other people's tools from, then go steal... err, borrow a nice push down tool, which cuts the wire for you automatically.
Some keystone jacks come with their own tool, but it doesn't cut the wire for you. For that you'll need a pair of diagonal cutters, or just use a knife.
Green / White to pin 1
Green to pin 2
Orange / White to pin 3
Blue to pin 4
Blue / White to pin 5
Orange to pin 6
Brown / White to pin 7
Brown to pin 8
Wait a minute, that's exactly how the diagram shows 568A is wired! What a strange coincidence...
**Again, in order to utilize gigabit transfer rates you will need to swap the blue and brown pairs, so instead of the above it would be: Brown / White to pin 4, Brown to pin 5, Blue to pin 7, and Blue / White to pin 8.
If you've got a shop that you can pilfer other people's tools from, then go steal... err, borrow a nice push down tool, which cuts the wire for you automatically.
Some keystone jacks come with their own tool, but it doesn't cut the wire for you. For that you'll need a pair of diagonal cutters, or just use a knife.
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