Networking 101: How To Punch Down Cat5/E/Cat6 Keystone Jack

Networking 101: How To Punch Down Cat5/E/Cat6 Keystone Jack - FireFold

Рет қаралды 1,320,359

15 жыл бұрын

How to Punch Down a Cat5/E/Cat6 Keystone Jack
In this video, we will explain the fastest, yet a comprehensive step-by-step guideline about how you can punch down your Cat5e/Cat6 keystone jack like a professional. For this purpose, you will require a few tools and info regarding the color coding of your wires that you will match with those on the keystone jack. While following the steps as shown in the tutorial, you can set up a proper in-wall Cat5e/Cat6 connection and you’re good to go!
For more information, check out the following blog:
www.firefold.com/blogs/news/h...
Discover more about our tech products on Facebook:
/ firefold
You can connect with us on Twitter as well:
/ firefold
Free Shipping on thousands of products!
Networking 101: How To Punch Down Cat5/E/Cat6 Keystone Jack - FireFold
Learn the fastest and most efficient way to punch down a keystone jack with this how to tutorial from FireFold. In this video, Daniel will explain everything you need to know when it comes to how to punch down Cat5/E/Cat6 keystone jack.
For more information, check out this link:
www.firefold.com/blog/how-to-...
Check us out on Facebook:
/ firefold
Or follow us on Twitter:
/ firefold

Пікірлер: 166

@JesseHolt205 9 жыл бұрын

Using the snipped off bit of shielding to help unravel the twisted pairs change my life. Very helpful video. Thanks!

@chrisaylingca 6 жыл бұрын

Jesse Holt f xm.

@Serious9185 5 жыл бұрын

No more cuts under the nail. hurray !!!

@archietyson5362 2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

@TheRealJul 3 ай бұрын

Your comment made me look back the part I skipped, thanks brother.

@ferguslogic 5 жыл бұрын

probably one of the most helpful videos i've ever seen on youtube. Tells you exactly everything you need to know. Great video, thanks.

@thelurrax596 2 жыл бұрын

ive been doing work like this for years, and only today have I seen someone use the shielding to untangle the cables. goes to show it doesn't matter what you think you know, there's information to be learned everywhere.

@alexanderb4465 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this, what a clear instruction. I didnt know how the heck to use the punchdown tool or even what direction to face it in. I also did not know how to use the wire stripper in my kit that you demonstrated and had been stripping the wires the old fashioned way. You have helped me tremendously. And that tip about using the tip of cable shielding to untwist the wires was worth its weight in GOLD. THis is one of the best YouTUbe videos I have ever, ever watched.

@lacksleep424 Жыл бұрын

Finally a video of someone not leaving bottom wires exposed and not needing a little holder for the jack.

@HolowatyVlogs 3 жыл бұрын

I just did my first ever punch down work today. Using the cable sleeve to untwist the pairs makes so much sense. My fingers will thank me in the future.

@rb6719 9 жыл бұрын

Never used punchdown keystones before, now coming up on a project where they'll be needed instead of a coupler. This instructional was easy to follow and should make my project easier to complete. Thank you!

@krisyates5898 8 ай бұрын

Love the tutorial! One thing I would mention however, sometimes the Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6 shielding strippers might accidentally nick the twisted pairs, causing a short. I always teach new techs to use the nylon string to strip the plastic shielding further down the wire to avoid this. Especially useful if the cable is used for POE or gigabit connections.

@Hi-Def 11 жыл бұрын

Using the throwaway piece of shielding to untangle the wires, that's genius! Talk about getting the most out of your garbage.

@ppyromaniac 5 жыл бұрын

Very clear and straight to the point! Thanks for sharing!!

@MachoManRandall 2 жыл бұрын

Still use this video to this day. Much appreciated guys and great video!

@djsixottawa 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for all the detailed steps!

@nvidiasniper 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative video done in detail. Great stuff man

@Snowy57 14 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That was a very clear instructional video.

@rodnymh 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining the A and B

@tekuniversity 13 жыл бұрын

Well done, thank-you for the clear instructions!

@NETWizzJbirk 13 жыл бұрын

@midspan28 You can untwist 1/2 an inch. What you want is to untwist the minimum amount, but you must untwist a little bit to get the keystone jack on.

@mobayguy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hadn't done one of these in a while - Great refresher 👍🏻

@dwalutay1720 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for tutorial Daniel

@LEIFPCGENIUS 13 жыл бұрын

thanks, im a school network admin, and i couldnt explain to the board how this would work. thank you!!

@Scythr174 12 жыл бұрын

thx u so much :,D i have competitions coming up and this cleared up everything i was confused about ^^!

@Generation3electric 13 жыл бұрын

Nice demo. Thank you for the video

@roberts5150 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@sheveioncallender2428 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man great video

@nefariou5 14 жыл бұрын

I like the untwisting trick with the scrap cable casing, I'll have to remember that.

@nwl213 13 жыл бұрын

good job!! thanks for posting

@aboynoir1 13 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks!

@FireFold 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Cat5e and Cat6 pin outs are identical in both T568A and T568B pinouts. T568B being the standard for most in North America. You will be able to punchdown a Cat6 keystone jack with Cat5e cabling, although the network would only run at Cat5e. So while it is possible, we cannot guarantee the functionality of the products when used in this manner.

@ferozsiddiqui7924 7 жыл бұрын

it really helped me. thanks

@stratanreviewsfixed3321 3 жыл бұрын

Legend, you saved my day!!! good man!!

@louis7052 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video! :)

@davidjsullivanwpsk12oitser62 Жыл бұрын

Well done. Ready to rock. Thank you.

@monono954 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant - thanks for this!

@eryador 13 жыл бұрын

excellent tutor!

@zoeboifresh1000 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@damull07 4 жыл бұрын

Great video

@dgb5820 5 жыл бұрын

That is very well done

@Forsythe92 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys so much. Quick efficient tutorial on how to do cat5 networking keystones. There should be more people like you out there...

@bryanbryan6108 2 жыл бұрын

Be the change you want to see.

@idrisapatira172 8 жыл бұрын

Nice Job

@assili_abdellah Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man, your video is amazing , i learned too much from your video

@sjcreationsdubai3102 12 жыл бұрын

very good one thank you ....

@Hamking1 11 жыл бұрын

Any suggestions on alternatives if you don't have that punch down tool?

@googleevil 5 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks a lot!

@pops8855 3 жыл бұрын

Informative :)

@ayanff5000 7 жыл бұрын

good job

@mundapakistani 14 жыл бұрын

nice tutorial

@zaidiraq7048 11 жыл бұрын

Cooooool, thank you.

@FireFold 13 жыл бұрын

You will need a switch that will expand your network capabilities. You would run one cable from the router to the switch and then you would have connections through all the other ports on the switch. Can you elaborate on your second question?

@Howcast26 12 жыл бұрын

I want to know if it's okay to use the dull side of the retractable knife to use as a punch down tool. The reason I use the r. knife, is so I can cutoff the nylon coat. But anyways, it fits, it makes the clicking noise like a impact tool, it just doesn't cut excess, and the jack works anyways!

@alahandiahdi7758 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother pefect

@BenjaminPerez 12 жыл бұрын

great!

@IzaiasTrancoso 7 жыл бұрын

muito bom gostei.

@igrewold 12 жыл бұрын

spiritual backup for other tools! :D

@Windman58 14 жыл бұрын

You can also use a small screwdriver to separate the wires. Just insert the screwdriver between the wires (where the wires come out of the sheathing) and pull up towards the end of the wires.

@Ezzequiel2517 14 жыл бұрын

IMHO I wouldnt use the wire stripper, even tho its design for this purpose, it could accidentally nick one or more of the pairs... The nylon thread is there for a reason, as you may know its used to "peel" the shielding thus guaranteeing zero nicks on the pairs...

@angelbar 4 жыл бұрын

oooh my God... that brown wire... Y will not sleep tonight!

@izagury 11 жыл бұрын

What if i want the other end of this cable to have a male plug? Does it have to be also B(T-568B) or it has to be A, like crossover? I wanna have 4 jacks in different walls around the house and all of them coming to the same place as male plugs to connect direct to the router. Thanks in advance!

@Serious9185 5 жыл бұрын

I just learned its called a keystone jack. Hope the folks at home depot know what it mean

@adagio1986 12 жыл бұрын

Can u put two cat5e wires in one keystone jack from a loop after cutting the loop

@guild_navigator 11 жыл бұрын

I have a 66 block in my new home, terminated only with blue/orange from cat5e for voice. I am trying to tone out the block to find which run goes to a specific jack so I can use that cable for ethernet. When I tone the 66 block, the whole thing sounds hot. Is it possible that the block is run in series? I tried holding the probe behind my back and running my finger down the block, but touching every bridge clip produces tone. Is there a trick to doing this, or do I need to yank all the runs?

@abduosman8255 9 жыл бұрын

thanku

@ChristopherWarrington 4 жыл бұрын

Your punch down tool looks like it punches much easier than mine. I was hoping I was using it wrong. Maybe it is the keystone I’m using. Tighter connections?

@toxic_snoopy8285 3 жыл бұрын

Thx

@fairbanksbrian 11 жыл бұрын

The brown wire does not look seated.

@maltadress 13 жыл бұрын

I have my router 4 ports full up and I want to connect another connector Rj45. It is possible to make something like a Y. Another question if I made a wall mount like you did I should have one end Rj45 through the router and the other question , as you have shown in can I loop the wall mount connector to another single wall mount internet . Best Regards Wayne Mizzi Ungaro Malta

@djrelic247 11 жыл бұрын

Always get into epic arguements with my boss in regards to me calling these 'keystones'. I call them keystones because they lock into a wall plate or surface mount box. I'll say Im installing RJ-45 Keystones in this wall jack and he goes " YOU MEAN DATA JACKS?!?"

@jesseszypulski8545 5 жыл бұрын

@FireFold What brand is this keystone jack? Thanks!

@BB.......... 14 жыл бұрын

Exactly, leave as much twist as possible. It varies epending on the manufacturer but usually they say not to untwist more than 1/2". Sometimes that little bit of untwist will be the difference between it passing spec or not. I leave the pairs twisted and just get them lined up with where they need to be landed and give them a twist to open the pair slightly so they can be landed easier.

@AlanDike 2 жыл бұрын

after cutoff, hes got less than half an inch untwisted... That whole jack is only about half an inch long, maybe an inch when you include the actual punchdown part of it. His blues and oranges are probably in the neighborhood of .25" from where it leaves the sheathing to where it gets pushed through the vampire taps...

@BB.......... 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlanDike It's still more than needed, and it could easily be the difference between pass and fail. The blue is fine, but the amount of untwist on the orange and brown pairs is excessive.

@j777 14 жыл бұрын

I'll install it "like so" ;)

@4skin4sale71 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! I’ve just started doing data cables and keystones For Cabs and it’s been hard to find more info!

@jootoole1089 11 жыл бұрын

you are right thats cat6!

@chickerd4928 11 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Correct me if I'm wrong. You said in the video that you were using cat5 cable but it looks like cat6 cable based on the plastic separator in the core of the cable.

@FD-is1ug 4 жыл бұрын

Can I piggyback another set of wires over the existing to run a keystone Jack in another room?

@okaythen001 10 жыл бұрын

I am trying to instll this female cat6 jack, but the cable is cat5e,jack is cat6, crimper is cat6, so use cat6 method and wiring?

@DIYTelecom 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work Daniel. The scissors seemed out of place, but I think you were considering that your audience were going to be lay-people and not telecom peeps. 😆

@XLIVLP 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video! 162 people only disliked it because it still seems too difficult for them 😑.

@staxston 3 жыл бұрын

I did a “DIY”... cut the jack off of a CAT 6 commercial electric (Home Depot I think) and I am currently attempting to put a keystone on one end while the other end still has its original jack. Any help is appreciated. I’m hoping the only issue is the punch down it came with is cheap and not making a solid connection.

@jasonadams2 6 жыл бұрын

So, I don't need to strip the individual wires?

@TomZ23 6 жыл бұрын

That brown wire looked sketchy.

@KushDaily69 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Artanis667 3 жыл бұрын

For sure, I'm guessing the dust cover might had pushed it into position after capping, looked pretty bad. I'd like to have seen a pinout test

@conradpius2895 Жыл бұрын

@@Artanis667 QQQQqqqq

@conradpius2895 Жыл бұрын

QQQ

@evald80 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, one strange scenario. Cables from one side ends to a Patch panel cat6 and on the other side are rj45 connectors. Using the tester, all pins are ok but when connecting with computer, again everything works but some links are 100mbits and some other 1gbs. What can be the issue?

@morejelloplease Жыл бұрын

i'm here because i just bought some VCE cat6 keystone jacks and the color sticker doesnt make any sense. imagine terminating 48 keystones to find out the label was wrong and nothing works?

@shalamigri 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure what happened @ 4:00, but that brown wire didn't look like it was pushed down at all.

@lastshots300 6 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't untwist the pairs like that.... or at least if you do try to keep the twisted part as close as possible to the termination point...

@RickBurson 14 жыл бұрын

One more thing because i ran out of room. When putting the keystone into the wall plate make sure it is facing the correct way. Both the plate and the jack have the word UP imprinted on them. Make sure to them both matched up. If you do not the jack will either not go in or break the faceplate if you try to force it.

@derrickmorrison5832 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing. Thanks!

@daniel25184 13 жыл бұрын

As other people have said, don't untwist the pairs, leave the twists in as close as possible to the connection. Unless 10MB/s is good enough for you, of course.

@Edp445Junior 3 жыл бұрын

is there a difference between Cat5e/Cat6 keystones? I have a cat6 cable and when I conect it through the keystone cat5(I think) the speed drops to 95 Mbps. Help pls.

@trevormasterson8035 5 жыл бұрын

Can you use the same punch down blade on cat 6 cable !

@LavaLux 5 жыл бұрын

Yes you can !

@GregoryGuay 2 ай бұрын

What makes it “keystone”? The fact that it slides and locks into the back of that wall plate?

@SeanQuinn4 Жыл бұрын

Generally speaking it's best practice to minimize the amount of untwisting with the wire pairs. Otherwise thanks for this info!

@ShoresOfHelll 5 жыл бұрын

I have a question. On the other side I am attaching a regular RJ45 ethernet jack. Do I need to arrange those wires in same order as A,B,C,D on this or follow some specific sequence?

@lipsticksteve9156 5 жыл бұрын

Same on both ends. Crossover ethernet cables haven't been needed for a long time. Look up Auto MDI-X.

@arifjay6756 5 жыл бұрын

On the other side (if using B standard) you’ll make it Orange white / orange / green white / blue / blue white / green / brown white / brown

@ewancrawford365 9 жыл бұрын

So I could put one of them on each end then plug an Ethernet cable into each end then plug one onto my Xbox and the other into my wifi router and it would work?

@BrokeCanadian 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. You would want to wire both keystone jacks as T-568B (or A.)

@scooty46805 2 жыл бұрын

Can you punch down two cat5 cables in one jack?

@jerrywilson1507 7 жыл бұрын

What were the scissors for?

@GhostscoperHD 5 жыл бұрын

Jerry Wilson cutting the excess wires that hang off of the jack after you punched down.

@ericpaine2225 4 жыл бұрын

That's friggin funny 😂

@prasanthn3814 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. i have an Ethernet cable with colors like light pink, green, black, blue, light green, white, orange, green. But none of the wires have combination of two colors. I just need to know in which category it belongs to? Pls reply

@canadasb1 14 жыл бұрын

you dont have to strip the colored wires?

@zanchesdelamancha 11 жыл бұрын

estaba pensando exactamente en lo mismo...

@Howcast26 12 жыл бұрын

Could some one help me with the impact tool? I can't seem to switch it from lo to hi impact, and I don't know why!

@ericpaine2225 4 жыл бұрын

Cause it's really hard to turn you really have to twist it try pushing down while turning

@thedispenser8301 2 жыл бұрын

I conected a cat6 cable to a cat5e port and it doesnt work, do I need to buy an cat6 port?

@bitanarch 14 жыл бұрын

@canadasb1 No you don't. The punchdown tool takes care of that - the blade in the jack will make contact with the copper core automatically.

@raulcarreon5386 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a bicsi and I have my rcdd and if you are making this kind of videos you should know that you never need to take of the twist because It may affect the cable performance.