ARE YOU SICK OF BEEN CHARGED AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR ETHERNET PATCH CABLES? WHY NOT MAKE YOURS.

TOOLS NEEDED FOR MAKING NETWORK CABLES (ETHERNET PATCH CABLES)

1. An RJ-45 Crimp tool with wire stripper

2.RJ-45 Connectors

3.Cat5e cable

Note: Cable length Cable length should not exceed 100 meters (328 feet). This distance can be extended with a repeater or hub in the middle.

MAKING YOUR ETHERNET PATCH CABLES
First, start by pulling off the desired cable length from your Box or buy the desired length you will be needing. Remember the maximum length for a cat5 cable is approximately 300 ft. , after this, the performance degrades quickly. When you are satisfied with the length, cut the cable with your crimp tool or a cutter. Remove 1 inch of sheath or rubber jacket from both side. Use the wire stripper that's integrated with your crimp tool. Be careful! You must not cut the little wires inside! If you do, cut off your cable on the side where you messed up, and start again.
Now you should now see 4 pairs of wires sticking out from the blue jacket. Each wire of a solid color is twisted with another one that is striped white like in the diagrame below.

Separate the 4 wires and untwist them. Now arrange the wires following this simple coulor schema( With time when you become coversant with making cables you can create your own coulor schema)

For straight cables



For crossed cables














When you are satisfied with the result, cut the 8 wires leaving about half an inch of them sticking out of the blue jacket. Be sure that all the ends form a straight line; they have to be even if you want them to fit properly in the RJ-45 connector.
Finally, insert the 8 wires in the RJ-45 plug, making sure that the clip is facing down and the end were you are going to insert the cable through is facing you.


Push the wires into the connector. The wires must touch the end of each little corridor. If they don't, remove them, rearrange them, and try again. Be careful when you do this, the wires may end up in the wrong position if you are not careful. Inspect your connector to see if the wires are in the correct order, and if they are, stick the RJ-45 jack in the crimp tool, and crimp it as hard as you can. Now you have your straight or crossed cable.