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Cat5/Cat5e RJ45 Cabling and Standards

568-B Wiring

Pair #

Wire

Pin #

1 - White/Blue

White/Blue

5

Blue/White

4

2 - White/Orange

White/Orange

1

Orange White

2

3 - White/Green

White/Green

3

Green/White

6

4 - White/Brown

White/Brown

7

Brown/White

8


<<
568-B Diagram
 

568-A Wiring

Pair #

Wire

Pin #

1 - White/Blue

White/Blue

5

Blue/White

4

2 - White/Green

White/Green

1

Green/White

2

3 - White/Orange

White/Orange

3

Orange/White

6

4 - White/Brown

White/Brown

7

Brown/White

8

<< 568-A Diagram


Notes for wiring diagrams above:

1. For patch cables, 568-B wiring is by far, the most common method.
2. There is no difference in connectivity between 568B and 568A cables. Either wiring should work fine on any system.
3. For a straight through cable, wire both ends identical.
4. For a crossover cable, wire one end 568A and the other end 568B.
5. Do not confuse pair numbers with pin numbers. A pair number is used for reference only (eg: 10BaseT Ethernet uses pairs 2 & 3). The pin numbers indicate actual physical locations on the plug and jack.