Make crossover patch lead

The name Crossover tells users that the send and receive pairs are crossed, or flipped, from one end to the other. In comparison, a cable with a straight-through wiring scheme will have either a TB or TA on each end. A patch lead is typically a shorter segment of Ethernet cable used to connect similar devices.

For example, a Cat5e patch lead meets Category 5e standards. Then mark the wire at the point where it is even with the end of the connector. Push the assembly into the connector with a slight wiggling motion to make the ends of the wires go all the way to the end of the connector. It may be necessary to use moderately firm pushing to make this happen.

At this point it is advisable to use a magnifying glass or jeweler's loop to look directly into the face of the connector to see that the wires have gone all the way in. Boots are completely optional. Get everything you need to terminate a Cat 5e modular plug! Tool Case: These tool cases are great looking while being virtually indestructible. Perfect for Category 5 and Category 5 Enhanced applications.

Bag of pieces. The graphical interface with Length Test will simplify troubleshooting, and take away the guess work. It is very important to be sure that the plug that you use matches the conductor type. It is extremely difficult to tell the difference between the two by looking at them.

When you buy these plugs, be sure to categorize, and store them carefully. Using the wrong type can cause intermittent problems. The one exception to this rule is when crimping on RJ plugs.

It would be impossible to insert the wires into the channels without first untwisting and straightening them. Be sure not to extend the un-twisting, past the skin point. First try giving each end another crimp. If that does not work, then carefully examine each end. Are the wires in the proper order? Do all of the wires fully extend to the end of the connector? Are all of the pins pushed down fully. For this project, we will be cutting the colored wires green, orange, white-green, white-orange and leaving the other wires in place as usual.

Cut the green, orange, white-green and the white-orange. The other wires will be left as-is. With the wires cut, work now one-by-one. First, strip the orange wire on both cut sides down.

On Side "A" we will call it, connect the green stripped end to the orange stripped end on Side "B". Twist the wires together, and mend with electrical or another kind of tape.

If you have a soldering iron, you can optionally solder the leads together. You now have one step of your crossover wire completed. Lets continue on. Just as we connected the orange and green wires for one side of our crossover cable, lets now repeat the process with the final two wires. Start by stripping the green-white wires. On Side "A", join the green-white wire to the orange-white wire on Side "B". Twist the wires together and fix with tape. Again, if you prefer, you can solder the wires together as opposed to twisting them together.

Join the remaining wires. Join the orange-white wire on Side "A", with the green-white wire on Side "B". Fashion the wires with tape or solder. Clean the cable up. Note the direction that the wiring in the cable case is twisting.

No, you don't have to crimp anything. You can just solder or twist the wires, although I don't recommend twisting since the wires could get loose. Yes No.