Seth Vishambhar Nath Institute of Engineering &
Technology
Affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Approved by
AICTE, New Delhi
Lucknow-Barabanki Highway, Safedabad, Barabanki (U.P.) - 225003 Website:
http://www.svn.ac.in
Experiment-1
Aim: Cable Construction and testing
Build a Category 6(CAT 6) Straight-Through Ethernet network cable
Test the cable for good connection
Build a Category 6(CAT 6) Cross-Over Ethernet network cable
Test the cable for good connection
Apparatus: CAT 6 network cable, RJ-45 Connectors, Crimping tool, Cable tester.
Theory: The wire has two sides. Let one side is Side A and the other side is Side B. Do the
following steps with
Side A of the wire-
Step1. Remove the plastic cover from the cable up to two inches. You will see 4 twisted pairs
(total 8Wires). In each twisted pair one wire will be colored and the other will be white.
For example one will be Green and the other will be White having Green marks. The latter is
called Green-White. Similarly there
Will be Brown wire twisted with Brown-White, Blue wire twister with Blue-White, Orange
twisted with
Orange- White.
Step2. Untwist the wires and make them smooth (don’t remove the plastic covers from the metal
wires).
Step3. Arrange the wires in the order: Orange-White, Orange, Green-White, Blue, Blue-White,
Green,
Brown- White, Brown.
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Seth Vishambhar Nath Institute of Engineering &
Technology
Affiliated to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Approved by
AICTE, New Delhi
Lucknow-Barabanki Highway, Safedabad, Barabanki (U.P.) - 225003 Website:
http://www.svn.ac.in
Step4. Cut the wires in straight fashion and insert in the RJ-45 Jack.
Step5. Using the Crimping tool, punch it properly.
For Side B: Perform Step 1-5 for Side B
Cross Over cable
Equipments /Tools: CAT 6 network cable, RJ-45 Connectors, Crimping tool, Cable tester.
Procedure:
Side A-
Repeat Steps 1 to 5 for side A similar to the process for straight through cable.
Side B-
Arrange the wires as: green-white, green, orange-white, blue, blue-white, orange, brown-white,
brown.
And punch it properly.
A straight cable is used to connect a computer to a hub (other networking devices):
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