How to make yourself a CAT5 Cable (high quality & close up)

[m149598]

Great vid, thanks a lot. I'm using a Platinum Tools Cat5 cable stripper, Draper Expert ratchet Cat5 crimping tool and Draper wire cutters. I hadn't realised about the 0.5m minimum length until too late but my short cable still seems to work (useful having the same tester too.. I tested before the end of vid and was worrying about the 'G' light not being lit!).

[m149598]

The brown and brown/white stay twisted then?

[atb486]

классное видео! хоть и на англ , но все понятно, вот это я понимаю американец сделал видак , не то что наши, с всякой тупой лишней пиздежью! спс за видео)

[Amariscav]

Absolutely fantastic!! Thanks so much :)

[surfinnetje]

Thanks to this video I now have wired internet! :)

[battenberg72]

@surfinnetje Superb... Well done!

[sdamian200]

is cross cable or patch cord ?

[wesman6960]

does anyone know what standard this is? ex T568-A or T568-B (basically the order in which you insert the wires)

[sakodak]

@wesman6960 this is B.

[dannyabq1]

Thank you! Great video... Can you please explain to me what the differences are between CAT-5, CAT5e and CAT 6 Cable??? They all seem to work the same way to me.. Thanks again!

[sakodak]

@dannyabq1 The main difference is the amount of twist in the pairs per inch. Twists reduce crosstalk between pairs.

[bachterman]

now let's see you do it in the least amount of time!

[gottistar]

that was the most non-retarded explanation , thanks, good vid

[battenberg72]

@gottistar Thanks, I like to think that im not a retard!

[gottistar]

@battenberg72

sorry no offence please , its just that i watched so many vids...they were all either poorly filmed and very poorly explained

[battenberg72]

@gottistar no offence taken, i took it as a complement!

[jtcarnahan78]

Excellent tutorial!! Finally able to make my own cables. Thank You!!!

[Zanislav100]

so... how fast my connection gets if i make a cable like this?

[battenberg72]

@Zanislav100 Go and study the 7 layer model, then come back again with the same question.

[Hughesy0922]

i was wondering. my instructor told me to start with green white green...is he wrong?

[LoXodonte1]

what would help me a lot is having the cable order in description, and more importantly what tools are used. I bought a trendnet crimper but it does a horrid job of striping the cable. it doesn't give me enough length to straighten the cables as you show. This weekend project has come to a close until I can get on newegg and find whatever stipper u got :(

[sexciredd69]

i would like to learn more for my class i take computer networking and one of my books is Network + Guide to Networks. THANX maklawinv@aol.com

[simenaa91]

tanks, your tutorial was great help

[computeruser2011]

Excellent Tutorial!!!

[keithsmokey1]

thank you



[ChrisWithACam]

Damn fine tutorial!

[vabs1211]

Very clear and helpful video. I was trying to clear the sheathing before crimping. thanks for the video!!!

[JJJanica]

Very good video thanks :)

[bobfl42]

I was getting so frustrated until I found your video and it worked. It seems making the ribbon is the main trick.

I wish I had looked at this the other day I have been going buying ready made cables.

[robinm11888]

That is a wonderfully clear and effective lesson. Just what I needed to know. Thank you!

[bmw575]

thanks a lot I had a cardboard cutout that told me what colors went where but I lost it your video help me a lot

[siggi757]

Great tutorial. Thanks for posting.

Cheers :)

[Andreas4281]

Thank you, that helped me alot!

[macsrule94]

Question, cant you just make them out straight and put in plug, and on the other side do the same thing so that orange on one side is orange on other side?

Does it really matter if they are a certain way on a straight thru cable?

[Trym1994]

@macsrule94 yea, it matters. cause the cables got different properties...

[battenberg72]

@macsrule94 they are twisted in this way to help cancel noise/crosstalk on the wires.

[zeus452gr]

thanx for this vid.

[Peerpl3xity]

Nice vid =)

[crazyoverit]

this video was the best, clearest, and easiest out of all I previewed!! info was presented plainly/exactly without mumbling or rambling...hey,! I'm using my new cable I did for my first time right now to leave you this comment! Thanks!

[eschreib]

Nice. Thanks very much for taking the time to post this.

Cheers -

Ed

[humbuck59]

thanks for this great tutorial

[sagirji]

I was looking some gud video for understanding ethernet cabling but it is the first which jst made my day.thank u vry vry much.thanks again......

[saschiver]

great vid mate. got my conectotrs, crimper and cable. this video showed me how to connect it all, thanku. good post

[bayandsl]

looks too easy :) i just need to remembe: whited orange orange whited green blue whited blue green whited brown brown are those correct?

[battenberg72]

@bayandsl yep,

White of Orange

Orange

White of Green

Blue

White of Blue

Green

White of Brown

Brown.

[ericbmwbmwbmw]

@battenberg72 I'm going to make sure that sticks in my head ... lol

[supernovax]

@bayandsl

Yeah it looks easy but once you do it and especially the first timers, the wires will go everywhere when you try to put it in the RJ45 and also getting those wires into the coppers is annoying. =[

[hardave17]

Thankyou for this sir! great video.

[Grilofuzeta]

THX for help

[jc10003]

Awesome!

[martinhillersweden]

Super educational clip. You're the first one to easily show how to divide the cables in a simple way to get the right order. Thanks ever so much mate. Greeting from sweden

[martinhillersweden]

Super Educational!!!!! Many many thanks from sweden :-) All others just quickly show how fast they are with the tools. You showed in a very smart way how to get right order in a simple way. Once again. Thanks and cheers mate.

[martinhillersweden]

Super Educational!!!!! Many many thanks from sweden :-) All others just quickly show how fast they are with the tools. You showed in a very smart way how to get right order in a simple way. Once again. Thanks and cheers mate.

[utvgo2]

Is this suitable to sell on eBay? (but with a rj-45 boot)

[yanicklandry]

Making my first working ethernet cable is cool. But doing it with a nice british accent is even cooler ! Thanks a lot.

[CeperaHAX]

that movie fore idiots...

[fortworthtechs]

Nice video. It is very straight forward and to the point.

[bigny56]

nice video...stupid question, are you making a straight through cable or cross over cable?

[TheMikimel]

@bigny56 its straight, isnt it?

[MrFryfish]

@bigny56 to make a cross over cable all you have to do is to REPLACE position on ONE END of the cable patch ONLY of the pair orange with pair green (including their withes)

[seeker9969]

Very nice Video! :)

[ZeroWhim]

Great video! Thanks for making it and sharing.

[parkerjh]

thanks a million for this informative, well filmed, and well narrated video.

5 stars.

[dobramarmelada]

thank you a lot :)

[criscros7]

Good video Thanks.

[Nazmi0794]

So awesome!

[iitzkevini]

nice tut ;)

[UfreaksAnimeclub]

thanx for the tutorial hun now I dont gotta lie to my boss anymore lol

[go1983go]

nice one fella was just wondering how it was done and so cheap to do as well :O)

[JustWonderingHowToDo]

What is the brand of the krimp-tool you are using?

[battenberg72]

@JustWonderingHowToDo ... Dont get hung up on brands or fancy tools or fancy plugs, this is the most basic cheapest crimp tool you can buy and still going strong after over 15years, I couldn't count the number of cables I have made with it..! .The quality of the cable is in your chosen cable route and in your ability to terminate the ends correctly and within the tollerances of the CAT5 standard. If you follow the method carefully in this video you will NEVER make a duff cable...period..!

[coelhen]

Thanks a lot for this video, really well presented and really useful

[CountStrangulaX]

Thanks mate! Used this info to fix my home network after my bastard cat chewed through a cable. Many thanks!!!!

[sarmadalani]

thank you very much, am a beginer so i want to know if this connection differ from CAT5e and CAT6? and also whats the main difference between these 3 cables? thanks again

[jackbauer245s]

hey man thanks a lot for uploading this because im in a networking class getting certified on copper cabling and with this video studying it every night i can get this down pat hey do you think you could make a video of a shielded twisted pair cable with the same wire coding 568b

[tophat1995]

thank you - good demonstration

[YTavish141]

am gona work as a newbie net-worker, this is my first lec on how to net..

[vindeegm]

Thank you! Instructions were good enough for a absolute novice.

[longbeach225]

This looks like a T568B type CAT 5 cable.

[berialsowa123]

Great movie

[scannerafg]

tankx i learned a lot of things from it. :)

[inc2000glw]

i really need to get my hands to stop shaking waayyy to much for that.otherwise i rokd!!!

[sslicker1]

my friend ,,,,,wt is the minimum and maximum lenth for ethernet cable u can make.

[inc2000glw]

@sslicker1 200ft

[Jessieblueyu]

@sslicker1 ‚ Minimum is around 40 cm and the max should be around 100 m

[samfengye]

Most clearest and best tutorial ever! Thank you sooo much!

[keepingthefaith72]

Very well demonstrated and explained ... 5 ***** ...

[h8macintosh]

thank you. your guide helped alot

5 stars. (I would rate it if youtube didin't screw themselves with the new layout...)

[xxralph18bluexx]

nice one!!!! got so much tips from you.. tnx!!! 10/10 :D

[mvandeven]

this is by far the best video i've found around here on this subject. also, a british accent always lends more credibility.

[Punkzappa]

thank you very much!! very well instructed!!

[loversdigest]

do you need the crimping tool can you do this without it

[jovie0150]

10/10 Thanks!

[barnierk]

this helped me so much! 5 stars!

[budiwest]

thanks for the help

:)

[budiwest]

Thanks for the Video..

[Suljacina]

Erm, so I bought all the equipment showed in this video, I even orderd that cable checker off eBay. Any idea why the checker skips the first number when checking? I even checked a factory made patch cable and it does the same with it. I know the light works because it lights up when testing a crossover cable. Any ideas?

[acasey2001]

you prob messed up one of the ends check each end to make sure the wires are pushed all the way pushed in.

[MrFryfish]

@Suljacina no light on the tester means one of the pair (wires) inside the plug (remember you have two plugs) is not touching (not making physical contact) with "the blade" of the plug, so no light present! You might have to redo the connector again.

[DyRichards]

Great job! I install network cabling and needed to explain how it's done to a friend of mine and yours is by far the best !!

[PSR2100inUSE]

Good Job man! Now i can make a cat5 cable myself :) *happy*

[MSDOS6]

Thank you for this video it was very helpful.

This text has passed through a cable I made after I watched this!

[acadusle]

oh my goodness, I wanted all my life to " Make myself a CAT" , even though I love DOGS.

[quicksite]

Great job... After reading a bunch of very good how-to's, and practicing a few times, I had the hardest time completing what should be, as you've show, such a simple task.

Now I see why: (a) your tools are better than mine. My hardware store sold supposedly a high quality crimper to me, and I had them show me the various elements.

(b) HUGE difference: You have a wire stripping tool I've never seen before, and certainly wasn't explained to me. The crimper has a built-in wire stripper.

[quicksite]

contd: The stripper portion of the "all-in-1" crimper created 2 huge problems for me, which were totally eliminated with your stripper. (a) it has 2 razors, one either side of opening, but nowhere near as precise as your roll-around tool, which for you made it perfect, with no internal wire skins nicked. (b) My tool's stripper opening had a "stop" about a half inch from stripper blades. So this method expected me to do the whole wire separation and ribbon squeeze with 1/2" length.

[quicksite]

contd 2) I finally intentionally broke off that stop, so I could make the initial length to stripe about 2 inches. But nicking inner wire insulation still a prob.

BUT THE MAIN TIP YOU SHOWED was, order of untwist, and specifying "always start with the white-striped" wire of the pair. That makes all the difference.

I spent hours, then finally came & saw your video. really well done, at a good pace, and repetition was perfect. 5 stars!

[battenberg72]

@quicksite thank you for your comments

[lefthookjake]

Thank you mate very helpful much appreciated.

[deathwoot]

good explanation. it helped us alot, thxs

[braindead61]

Excellent clear explanation, really well done!

[BlkDiamondx]

is there any possible way to do this without a crimping tool?

[jubenvi]

Technically you could but for all practical purposes no. My guess is you would destroy many RJ45 connectors trying and probably end up with many faulty connections too.

[myvette902]

where do i get a crimping tool like the one in the video? and how much?

[jubenvi]

eBay, Home Depot, all over

Prices can range from $10 to $100 depending on the quality.

Ratching crimping tools are the most expensive, but for a home user you can pick up a decent quality one for $20.

[DjTany]

Good work friend. you deserve 5 stars!!!!

your video really helped

[rtghxq]

Excellent! 5 stars

[KWHCoaster]

Excellent, just what I was looking for!!

BTW, when testing why did the "G" LEDs not light up?

[atifashrafbaig]

very good job

[Anthony96922]

five star because of the detail and close-up

[Ffirhsat]

Thnz man superb

[srees31]

simply superb........tanq

[digimoncallie309]

wow thanks man you just made my class a lot easier for me 5 stars

[gonzon22]

Thank you... just what i was looking for.

cheers

[sweetwater88]

Thank you, battenberg72, good and very informative.

[JMFilmProductions]

Dude You Rock... THXS

[k44p0]

I Watched the Video after i could easily setup my wired network in the flat.Thx

[bulldog2045]

do you have to use a Crimping Tool to put pressure on it or can you just put the pressure on it with your hands or anything else

[jubenvi]

No your hand isn't strong enough. All the gold connectors have to pushed heard enough to penetrate the wire.

[jsonv]

well done thanks!

[shirke01]

CAT5 Plug Fits in to CAT6 Cable?

Because CAT6 Wire Little Thicker Then CAT5 Cable.

[MrFryfish]

@shirke01 CAT6 fits in CAT5 plug but not recommended, and my experience on CAT6 is saying (because is thick the cable itself) is not for everyone, to produce a long lasting connection.

For wiring a house CAT5 is more that enough for next 20-30 years!

CAT5 can run up to 100MHz and CAT6 up to 300MHZ; either of the 2 speeds are very fast for one user or small network.

[shirke01]

Where did got the RJ45 Crimping Tool?

[zprogers]

THANK YOU!! I tore the house apart trying to figure out why the new cable that I installed was'nt working. I corrected the wiring order based on your video and it worked fine. Thank you.

[phoebetr7]

Brilliant thanks that is a great video and a great help

[thescxwog]

awsome guide man really really good 5/5

[GShock2]

thank you very helpful!!!

[crysis08032008]

Thanks m8 this helped a lot :-)

[SoHighOne]

damn thanks for the vid..... !! really glad to found this vid.... save my money and time

[yootubesnake]

Thank you very much for this helpful video. This has restored my 15 year old son's faith in his father. Instead of paying $99 for Xbox Wireless, we've just made a longer wire !!! :-)

[nemis123]

this saved my life

[enyawix]

How do you feel about using boots at the end of cat5/6 cable?

[ciscogrid]

Fantastic job!!

[battenberg72]

thanks

[ciscogrid]

Fantastic job guys!!!!!

[fastube77]

You did the best job I have seen so far! Thank you.

 FAS

[battenberg72]

this vid was shot as a favor for a mate, late one night after a bottle of wine and a pizza! seems to have helped a few..!

[battenberg72]

That's because I have nothing For Sale!

I'm just passing on the knowledge and the knack...

[keyboardartist]

This is a helpful video tutorial; thank you for posting it!!

[adamtroup]

Yery Helpful, Thanks

[may2730]

thank you mate

[hyletic]

I am new at this and have just one question. When you insert the wires into the connector is the white-orange/orange on the left as you look at the connector facing the upward bouncy side or the flat side?

[hyletic]

I am new at this and have just one question. Is the white-orange/orange on the left as you look at the connector from the bouncy side or the flat side? Pardon my terminology.

Sandy in FL

[badrubster]

Bravo

[sniperjdp]

Good Video! I make mine the same way, I strip the cover back 2 inches, gives more room to get the twists out. Then arrange the wires, hold them flat like you said, THEN cut off the excess. Also, do not use Radio Shack ends, they suck, use IDEAL brand connectors, Home Depot sells them. Home Depot also sells a device for $25.00 similar to the one you use that has a transmitter you hook to one end of the cable, a receiver goes onto the other end, it tests the cable to find cross wiring and opens.

[sr8shoota]

I have a Flat Modular Cable, RJ45 (8x8)

8 wires inside (brown, blue, yellow, green, red, black, orange, white) and i,m trying to connect it to a keystone jack cat5e but the colors are differnt . Can yuo help?

plaese

[rsheets]

Well, then you don't have a true Cat-5 cable. The next question becomes, are the wires twisted? If not, you may encounter interference. I wouldn't make the cable very long if the pairs aren't twisted. Anyway, so long as each end is terminated in the same manner, the colors don't matter.

[Margadooosh]

THAAAAAAAAAAAANKS :D

[jthompsoniii]

Thanks for the video. It was VERY clear, illustrative, and helpful. It answered several of my questions. Can you recommend a video for wiring the corresponding jack?

[renniecn]

If the wire are put in is exactly the same top to the bottom regardless the color order, will it work? I wonder why the blue pairs is in the centre. Thank you.

[battenberg72]

the wire is still copper inside, so it dont care about the colour, however the twists are designed to prevent crosstalk and noise on the cable

[renniecn]

Thank you. You help me a lot.

[f01re]

Thanks for this, I'd made a few duds 'till I saw this :)

[mikedamirault]

The blue and brown wires aren't used for data, so only the orange and green are used for data transfer, the blue and brown are either used for backup or grounding (i forgot which), as long as the correct color goes to the correct pins, it's fine

[carnegieuk]

Great video - nice & clear & easy to follow.

Thanks

[ShibbyJohnsson]

Good Tutorial....

[crazybigyo]

yea that crimping tool is cool it pushes down those metal things into the wire and it smashes the sleeve down and pushed down the other wires. it's cool. i want to do it more now. it worked because i was playing xbox live earlier :D you should make more videos like this. it was good. :p

[battenberg72]

glad i did the vid now... if it helps someone.

I've made so many of these in my time!

Learn how to make a 'Crossover Cable' and why you'd need one, it's a usefull thing to know.

also remember that the copper used in network cable is of very high grade. Which means you can use it for many things, so one you got a box of it lying around consider CCTV,telephone extensions, Audio speaker cable...

[crazybigyo]

hmm you should make a video explaining how to make telephone extensions and audio speaker cable and cctv cable:D i wanted to keep doing it so i got the cable that came with my ps3 and cut off the head and i wanted to put another one for fun, but it had this weird plastic thing in the middle and it was too hard to do. the plastic thing separated the 4 colors. it was gay so i couldn't do it lol.