CAT6 Ethernet Patch Cord – Usage Guide

Ethernet cords consist of four twisted wires covered by outer coat to prevent disturbance and environmental changes of moisture and temperature. They are commonly used in house and commercial computer networks.

The patch cords are tagged by number and CAT6 is the newest in its classification. A wide range of usage can be applied on CAT6 Ethernet patch cords such as data transmission between two computers and Internet communication.

CAT6 Ethernet Patch Cord is widely used for data transmission in home and business computer network. They transmit data from servers and communication instruments to computers of clients in their residence or commercial network. All the four wires of CAT6 Ethernet patch cords are designed to transmit data in speeds up to 1 Gbps.

Wiring a Category 5 Patch Panel

To install a Category 5 patch panel, also known as Cat5, might be a frustrating work as you need to be careful when handling the task. Make sure that you have the cables placed to proper connectors correctly. It's advisable to find a punchdown to easily help connect the wires of Cat5 cable into suitable connectors.

To do so, first of all, pull a sufficient of Cat5 cable to reach the patch cable and allow a few inches left over.

Then, unclothe about 1-1/2 inches of the cable's outer jacket and spread out the inner wires on your hand. Check a user guide book of patch panel and you will see where each colored wire should go.

Next, find the RJ-45 jack on the upper left and place the colored wire to the connector accordingly to the user guide.