Net 310 Week 2

NETW310, Professor: 

Lab #2, Terminating Category 5e and Category 6 UTP Cable

Lab Report

1. In the videos you just watched where is the color code to use for the jack shown?

CAT-5e: The color code is visible on the outer sides of the RJ-45 connector

CAT-6: The color code is only visible on the interior between the pair separation tower of the RJ-45 connector

2. For the wires how many possible termination color code methods are there? 2

3. How many wires are there in a UTP cable?

4 pairs which make up a total of 8 wires.

4. What colors are used on these wires?  

Orange/orange-white, green/green-white, brown/brown-white, blue/blue-white

5. The punch down tool used to insert the wires into a jack such as this does what two things to each wire? seat and trim the wires

6. What is the most critical part of the termination procedure to ensure low crosstalk on the connection? keep the twists in each of the 4 pairs

7. How is the outer insulation covering each wire cut through during the termination procedure? First the wire is seated with the punch down tool and then trimed

8. Which termination color code method is used in this example? T568B

9. In which video is the wire separation tower shown? Video 2

10. Where are the pin numbers shown on the jack with the wire separation towers?

2,1,3,5 & 7,8,6,4