Wire Color Code Configuration for Data

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Ron discusses wire color code configurations for Data circuits. He covers the wiring and pairing in the cable and what pairs are being used and explains the 568A and 568B basic wire configurations.
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[@maryc8070]

Finally, an explanation of the 568A/B situation! And also WHY you shouldn't put phone and data on one cable. Your work is fantastic. Just the right amount of detail and history, lots of pertinent information, doesn't drag, never boring. Many thanks.

[@maryc8070]

I did some rude and crude maintenance and installations on a private island I managed but needed a refresher to do my house. Your channel is a goldmine. Thanks again, I'm learning heaps!

[@rumphius46]

Thank you Ron for this great foundational info. You present it so well. Attempting my first try at "terminating' a data cable to my modem....

[@joebob3011]

Thank you so much! This was very helpful and cut out any confusion I was having before. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar!

[@GrandWagJeep]

Hey Ron, thanks a bunch for making this video. I just got a job within my university working on and installing classroom technology (media systems & projectors, sound, etc). More and more frequently we aren't running individual VGA or HDMI cables but cat5e instead as a digital snake. We don't connect amplifiers or projectors directly to the network, they are indirectly controlled via RS232 via the video switcher (which is networked).

[@kuiperobject]

awesome explanation of the T568 protocols

[@AUUnboxer]

This is a great video Ron. It is important to understand the theory behind the colors when terminating these cables.

[@Marceliksan_HD]

I follow with great interest your exposures are full of lessons that I really useful in my work. Congratulations to the technical details of real help those living in this profession. Thank you!

[@GrandWagJeep]

Ran out of space there. Sorry for rambling. Anyway, while I'm well at home with AC wiring, power distribution and low voltage analog signals like balanced audio, I'd never done any data wiring. Your video has been great to learn the terminations and the reasons behind them. I really appreciate how much detail you included. I hope you keep making great videos like this.

[@terrannewb0]

Simple and informative. Glad I found this.

[@andrassy888]

Thankyou so much for your time in making this informative video, much appreciated. Very interesting and takes the mystery out of cabling.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

andrassy888 Hey I appreciate the comment!Thanks

[@AdCurves]

I don't see a wedding ring, hummmmm; I could listen to you all day, very clever, no bullshit style / my kinda man. I've learnt a lot from you in the past couple of months. When I get back to the States I'd like to meet you - can you show eli the computer guy just how to tute a tutorial - he's so knowledgeable but count how many times he tells us what we're doing in the first 10 mins, yep the 1st 10 mins - on average they're another 50 mins to go but I'm usually asleep by the end and forgotten what he was banging on about even though he reminded me a million times! Love your work Ron

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Great to hear from you and yes definitely married.........thanks for the comment. Ron

[@elijahkim9142]

Thankyou for this Awesome Presentation of how to color code!! Thankyou also for the refresher!!

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Thanks Ron!

[@gssuper1438]

Wow this video is a gold mine of valuable information!

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hey GS glad to help Ron

[@albertobanderas667]

Very good info, easy to understand, Thank you!

[@deanlottering5050]

Great video Ron thanks.

[@richardwolfley7655]

Excellent presentation. He makes it very clear.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Thanks you sir!

[@BillZodanga]

The last 15ish seconds answered my question. I had previously spent 45 min looking for the answer before almost randomly stumbling on your video at 11:00 the night before the wiring job I don't know what wire config is used between jack and p panel (though it should be A) so question was can I risk mixing configs by using B p cables from jack to computer. You answer yes, so I should be good to go. I didn't quite follow explanation as to why they can be mixed, but whatever as long as it works. ;-) . Thanks for the video and your time. Very nice.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Bill Zodanga Bill I am glad you could use the info. Thanks for watching!

[@akayiya5687]

Thank you Ron . Simple and understandable

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

A Kayiya That old video gets a lot of views. To look at it now is hard but the content is good.Thanks for watching

[@wanesweb]

very good Ron thank you

[@anthonymorello6214]

Great detailed explanation. Thank you

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hi Anthony nice to talk with you today. Ron

[@robertsteich7362]

Ironically I have done over 500 ends with the A color coding... all for data per say. It was in a casino environment built in the early 1990's. I don't know what the protocol was used back then. But a few years before I started, they switched to the Bally SDS system. Used the same wire and same color coding, which was A. But it was RS-232 communications over the wires. I don't recall which wires were used and how many. But it's just ironic that we used the A for data. I just recall all 8 wires were fused at the patch panel with a 0.6amp fuse.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

I think it is amazing we still use Rj-45 jacks and plugs seems like we would of needed to change them out but they are still around. Thanks for the comment. Ron

[@lenyfreeman3807]

Correction on your 10Base-T about 3:40. 1 and 2 are not Trans and Recv. They negative and positive, and together make up transmit. 3 and 6 are receive negative and positive. Assuming it's a DTE device. If it's DCE, trans and recv are reversed. pos and neg both put out the same voltage but it's the difference of voltage that is the signal that makes a bit. This guards against EMI where both wires get hit, the difference is still maintained.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hey Leny thanks for the info! Ron video getting a little old

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhh6742]

Such wisdom much intelligent thank you x)

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hey thanks for being out there. Have fun Ron

[@suzytsaab388]

Thanks very helpful and well explained

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Suzy Tsaab Thanks Suzy I appreciate you watching.Ron

[@nitosadahlstrom9605]

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[@shieldcracker]

Ron Cat5 cable pairs have different twists rates. Wouldn't connecting 568A lines with 568B patch cables possibly mate two pairs that have different twist rates. We know that the link will work but do we know how the performance is impacted? Are this connections permitted by EIA standards.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

At gigabit speeds and down I doubt the equipment will notice the differences in the twist rates and the standards don't addsress it that I know of. Ron

[@untermench3502]

One thing to remember about ethernet is tha a given pair is not connected directly to Rx or Tx, but is isloated bt a 'transformer' I have had no need to try it, but a given pair should work as long as it is connected to the appropriate coil, regarless of which color is which. This setup gives each pair electrical isolation from either end of the connection and provides a balanced load.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hello thanks for the input! Ron

[@successfullonglife674]

Great video, greatly appreciated👍....If you are using the B standard which colors would go the line two for the telephone (blacl&yellow)? I'm currently a student.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

That would be the orange pair. Have fun Ron

[@MrChitbowles]

Having trouble. The cat 5e cable colors. There is a violet and w/violet color scheme in my cat5e cable. All the other colors are the same except the violet pair. I’ve been trying to find the right color code in order to hook up a rj45 connector.. any suggestions?

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Charles I have never heard of violet colors in a Cat 5e cable. If the other colors lookn right I would say the violet pair is the one missing and wire it that way. Good luck Ron

[@martyf663]

Nice job and good explanation....

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Thanks Marty

[@bestofthebest1536]

I GOT A DVO JACK 568A(WALL PLATE)- WHERE WE USE PUNCH-DOWN TOOL AND OTHER END WOULD BE ETHERNET CONNCTER WHICH WILL GO INTO THE SWITCH.. WHAT WOULD BE THE COLOR CODE TO TRAVEL DATA THROUGH? let me know please thanks

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

+Bestof thebest If you wired the jack in 568A the wire the plug 568A as well. Both ends need to be wired the same way. Good Luck Ron

[@DrGuglea]

Thanks a bunch mate ! ... Easy and coherent.. that's why I like the 'Old school' , not the silly crap from 'facebook generation'.. Just keep up..

[@leetomlee7265]

Thank you for sharing. A and B has puzzled me for a long time. But if I have a T568B, I use pair one for phone line for sure. How about the second phone line, do i use pair 2/orange or pair 3/green?

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Tom use orange for the second phone line. Don't be mixing data and phone use separate jacks. Good luck. Ron

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Tom sorry I meant the green pair. Ron

[@leetomlee7265]

Thanks.

[@leetomlee7265]

thanks

[@muhammadyounas7249]

Thanks Sir

[@Hectorgonzalez-wk3tp]

i just made one with one end 568A and the other 568B thinking thats what it meant by A and B did i mess up or will it work

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hector you made what is called a cross-over cable which was used to connect a couple switches together but will not work for most systems today. A standard patchcord is wired the same on both ends and most of them are wired in 568B. Hope that helps Ron

[@ammaralssayh9379]

you just get a cross over cable

[@DellAnderson]

Excellent explanations of all but one thing around T=8:00. I may be dense, but after watching video 3 times, and reading online for several hours, I'm still not sure how how renaming the pairs 2 & 3 (or changing colors as you say) could possibly prevent the type of accidental ringer voltage NIC damage to computer! I'd love to use RJ11, but Home Depot doesn't carry it* and I'm simply trying to add some LAN cables between some rooms of my house and need to have phone as well. Which configuration (T568A or T568B) is less likely to cause equipment damage? 568A seems backward compatible with USOC phone lines, would that be safest? It seems either 568A or B should work fine for single line, but I may add a second line at some time in the future, so it looks like a pair will always overlap between data & phone and cause potential damage. *HD carries RJ11 but would have to cut a separate junction box hole in my wall for each outlet -- was trying to use the modular system that allow you to use 2-6 jacks per wall plate

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

+Dell Anderson Hey Dell you are right either wiring configuration will not fix the problem of the ringer voltage damaging a computer. You can find online manufacturers like Leviton that make the RJ-11 jacks but I thought HD still had them. Good luck with your project. Ron

[@DellAnderson]

Hey thanks for quick response. Relieved to know I was not more confused than I thought (somewhere somehow I had gotten the idea that one difference between 568A & B was that one was safer to mix with phone. Since they're effectively the same, with neither being esp. safe to mix with phone voice, I decided to go with "A" (for home future proofing) and color code the 'phone' jacks Orange (for potential 'hot' ringer voltage) and 'Blue' (for Ethernet direct from modem) and the rest will be neutral color to mix and match ad lib from various routers and room-to-room connections (well, two rooms that is!) Your video was one of the best online (and I watched quite a few) and really helpful in building my confidence. I'm writing over the first push down Jack connections I've ever made, so something apparently went right! Thanks again for clarifying ;-)

[@DellAnderson]

Forgot to mention: Home Depot no longer carries any Leviton Ethernet stuff that I could find. All CenTech or something like that. Lowes carries LaGrande. Even a DSL filter is 'special order'

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

+Dell Anderson Yes HD and Lowes really carry just the basics for home low voltage wiring today. You can special order stuff from them but you need to know what you want. take care. Ron

[@riverbottomband]

Thanks for this video. I have a burning question and I think I know the answer, but I want to ask an expert, and you certainly are. I come from an electrical background and I can't wrap my head around why color even maters all except for getting one end configured exactly like the other end. Is this a correct statement?As long as I do both ends the same shouldn't it work? Thanks

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

+riverbottomband Hey man that is close as long as 12, 36, 45, and 78 make the pairs used than yes the color does not really matter other than someone coming in behind is expecting blue is line 1 and pins 45. Thanks for the comment and take care. Ron

[@ammaralssayh9379]

Ron, thanks for the video and your comments, I learned a lot, especially here, that's what I want to hear.

[@muhammadyounas7249]

Hi,sir i explained you my old modem is configured to WiFi router it mean my old router is configured to WiFi access point simple word how to used cable straight & cross cables connectors RJ-45 my cable is CAT 5e replay me ?????

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hi Muhammad man I am just not sure what you are asking me. It sounds like you are wanting to make a cross-over cable? Ifr so just wire one end in 568A and the other in 568B. Ron

[@faustintemu8391]

halo i want to use one cable in two devices is it possible

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

If you are using 10 or 100 BaseT data yes you could use on cable for two computers because they only use 2 of the 4 pairs to communicate. You just have to use separate jacks on either end of the cable and terminate pins 1,2 and 3,6 using 2 of the pairs for one jack and the other pairs for the second. It should work good luck Ron

[@lenyfreeman3807]

A patch cord T568A at one end and B at the other is a crossover cable that was ONCE required when connecting two like devices such as DTE to DTE, or DCE to DCE. Now days most devices are auto sensing and it doesn't make any difference.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hey Leny yep crossovers are no longer used. It would be nice if the industry just got down to one standard Ron

[@spywell6970]

I am a systems engineer and previously a phone guy and I prefer to wire everything in A. All the time I run into people who see A and have a stroke and spend all day changing it to B. I think it's so stupid and literally a waste of time. I prefer A because I always want my phone/voltage to be on Blue and Orange. Most if not all of these people are still lost in the past with "crossover" cables, well for the last 20 years computers have been smart enough to identify crossover and automatically correct so that doesn't even matter if you mix a whole lot of A or B up. It all still comes in as 1's and 0's on pins 1, 2, 3, and 6.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Spywell thanks for the comments as you know the cable can be wired either way and as long as both ends are the same A or B everything should work fine. Take care Ron

[@UPyoursLV]

Could you also explain PoE please. Thanks.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Good suggestion I will add it to the list of videos to do. Ron

[@KevinHallSurfing]

As an electronics engineer I remember the 70's and 80's and the old systems being swapped and combined, trying desperately to squeeze out speeds above 56K on the telco 32K/64Kbps switchable modems through phone lines. Seems laughable now. Hang on, I live in Australia and we are still using the old corroded water-filled pits copper telephone network! To quote our brilliant now ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott who stopped the broadband optical cable roll-out. "Isn't the Internet just used for video games?"

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

+Kevin Hall Hell getting old...........just wait another 50 years no telling what they will be doing with it and by then hopefully you guys have updated the system! Thanks for watching. Ron

[@krausshusha2694]

So I guess the only problem between the two is if someone decided to split off the pairs on an RJ45 into two RJ11 jacks?

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Kraus not sure why you would split it to 2 RJ11's if I can help let me know. Ron

[@LuficariusRatspeed]

@@RonKipperDatacomm1 I'm thinknig back to the USOC days? I guess what I meant to say is to terminate the pairs at a patchboard? Basically what I meant was when these used to be configured for phone connections instead of data, it made more sense to do it this way. Barely learning about the basics of this, sorry!

[@johncalvert5700]

Think my brain might still be running on the old ethernet cables, lol might need an upgrade, haha

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Hey John some of those videos are getting a little old have fun Ron

[@nitosadahlstrom9605]

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[@larryroyovitz7829]

Sorry for this question, but are you saying category funny, or just so fast it sounds like your saying "catory"?

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

Sorry Larry that is my Kansas drawl...Ron

[@larryroyovitz7829]

@@RonKipperDatacomm1 Oh, ha, please don't be sorry! I thought it might be my ears!

[@MarkMarquez]

George Lucas's doppelganger.

[@RonKipperDatacomm1]

OH Yeah...Ron

[@Satchmoeddie]

I remember .ooo9 bit/baud modems, and when they cost an arm & a leg. You will get "crosstalk" out the wazoo sharing voice & data. I had some condescending jerk leave a phone off the hook & scream at me about non working phone. I wired his whole house so crosstalk would make any transmissions iffy at best. His house was a pig stye & he left a phone off the hook under a pile of clothes. Yes it was petty & unprofessional, but some people deserve it! He deserved worse. I was already quittin anyway.

[@davidlamacchia2963]

NBN what a waste of taxpayers money