Went through about 25 Rj11 on my MagicJack before I decided to sit back , take a breath and figure out what the hell I was doing wrong....lol Watched this video, cut my wires down to just 2 and POW! Now my phone works....lol Only took me 3 hours to break down and get help....lol Thanks dude!!

Thanks Mercy! I pulled the wiring out of my telephone plug by accident and was able to fix for $20, buying a plug crimper and some RJ11 plugs. It was so easy to figure out what wires to put where with your grid. You ROCK!! P.S. I was so proud, I called my husband and he tried to tell me I must have crossed the wires because everything I said was backwards. I fell for it...lol

That's really interesting, one of the most blatantly informational videos i've seen on youtube, very well done sir.

Just to split hairs,... That's RJ12 not RJ11. And I know this is a 10 years old video, I don't fault you for using T568A (It never really had a chance with T568B being similar to Systimax) I would mention that the termination on either end of the cable should be T568A or T568B, but not both. T568A on one end and T568B on the other makes a crossover link but it also it prevents Line 2 of a USOC jack (or cable) from working.

Great video. You are a good narrator. Thanks

thank you for that sharing sir

Ain't the prettiest instalation I've seen but it does the job.

Thanks for the video. You sound like Patton Oswalt by the way. xD

Great job and great instruction video. Thanks.

Thank you, this was a great tutorial. 👍

Awesome, Thank you so much for this video . Very proffessional. Cheers Mercy. Best Video for its purpose on KZfaq.

Excellent tutorial thanks

What if I want to just run straight cat 5e/6/7/+ cable with rj45 then in a data closet wire a punch-down patch panel to work as a voice (pots) bridge and just use patch cables and a 2nd/3rd/4th/etc patch panel to change what outlets do what option (network, poe, or phone). Idea is universal configure-ability with just the swap of a patch cable or two.

You can use Cat5e cable for phones as long as it has RJ11 plugs and jacks attached to the ends and is wired correctly. Cable is cable, for the most part. You can use Cat3, Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, or even Cat7 for phone (and DSL) though it doesn't make sense to use anything higher than Cat5e for phone. You won't see any benefit. You cannot go the other way with computer network cable. Cat5/5e shouldn't be used in place of Cat6/6a, and Cat6/6a shouldn't be used in place of Cat7.

My bass control knob for my amp has the telephone jack connection at the end, would the same still apply?

Just make sure to wire the cable the same way - straight through. I'd do Orange, Blue, Green, Green/White, Blue/White, Orange/White. If you have actual RJ11 plugs, just use Green, Green/White. If they are 4 connection, do Blue, Gree, Green/White, Blue/White. This will make it straight through for any type of phone. Good luck!

Can this be done with cat6? For rj11 and rj45? Sorry I’m pretty new to this.

Good informative vid.👍

Thank you and keep it up

Oh man, USOC is kinda cool.

Hi ! Thank you for sharing your video. I'm not sure what's the wire color sequence is on your video (not clear on my end sorry!) for wiring a telephone using cat5e cable. The old connector broke off and it only had 4 terminals . Can you please tell me if it matters if I'll use a connector with 8 terminals. Thank you.

Thanks! I just want a realible long cable to replace my current ISP provided DSL cable which is 7 years old now with a new Ethernet cable with RJ11 plugs for Modem input and Wall output

This is very similar to what i'm trying to find out. But in my case i'm trying to find out if the Ethernet cable itself can be used as a DSL line so i can get a longer cable so i'm able to put my modem in a better place. What have you figured out bra?

Wait. What about colors? Are they supposed to line up like you have them or does it just not matter? I guess thus is for experienced ppl only?

Excellent

What do you mean by "rolled" ? Do you mean the wire is twisted as you can see it on the jacket material ?

Thank you for this! I'm in IT so I like to learn different aspects of networking. Would be cool if I could get a hold of a tester someday! Hehe.

Thanks for the video! Nice detail and technique!

Is it possible to use a Ethernet cable of any type most likely Cat5 cable as a DSL cable as long as i use the proper RJ11 plug for the outlet?

Thank you very much for this. A thunderstorm managed to fry my 20yr old phone wire (fortunately it went through a surge protector so it didn't fry my phone (this time). I plan to replace it with Southwire 24/4 indoor/outdoor (which will run under the floor of a house on stilts). I'm trying to figure out which type of RJ11 connector to use for that application to get the best results. I see there's RJ11 6P6C, 6P4C & 6P2C. I'm guessing it wouldn't be the 2C. I will run the line directly from the box to a surge protector and then to two phones (1 is a basic corded phone that will work if power is out & other is a panasonic multi-handset/intercom phone). I'm also wondering if there are any additional in-line surge protectors you would recommend for both ends of the line to protect the connectors from frying (power surges & outages are frequent in my area). What was the tool you used for checking to see if the connectors were wired correctly?

I am trying to set a wall jack rj11 with only 4 holes. this is for connecting my phones. but i am using cat 6 cables with 4 pairs of cable. what should I do about the cable color combination. Help me!

You'll have to make this cable yourself or just wire two RJ11 jacks and use normal phone cable. Running voice over Cat5e is not the intended use, so you won't find cables for it. It's a custom operation only. This may change in the future, as so many people use Cat5e for voice now.

good day sir mercy.. I have a problem about my extension telephone jack1 up to jack 16... if I have caller outside all telephone will ring the 16 telephone extension.. pls.. help me for this..i looking forward.. god bless

Consider Changing your export resolution from 1080i to 1080p. It will get rid of the de-interlacing problem.

Hey Mercy, Any idea why some premade RJ11 four conductor phone cable is rolled and some is straight through? Needed a 30 ft POTS extension so I bought a 25ft and 7ft along with a 4 conductor RJ11 coupler. Noticed that the wiring on the 25ft cable was rolled while the 7ft was straight through. Individually both cords worked with the phone, and coupling them together also worked with a phone. So when making my own cable should it be rolled, straight-through, or it doesn't matter?

Thanks For Producing this tutorial.

Well done. Now, if I can figure out how to run phone/dsl lines through my house from the jct box outside I will be in good shape. :-)

Nice tutorial

Very helpful! Thanks!

Great video. Can i make a telephone cable with a ethernet cable?

Great vid -Very well done - Thanks

Gracias

is usoc something new? it wasn't taught in my cabling class in 2009.

Very helpful video...

say Mercy; say I built this type of cable and used it to connect and rj-45 jack to my routers rj-11 port.... would the router acquire the connection and provide me with internet, or would the router be unable to make use of it?

This helped me out!

thank you

Sooo well done! Excellent camera footage. :-)

Nice bro

Hello. I am trying to fix a RJ-11 for my telephone line. It previously had a 4c but I bought a 6P6C. Can that still be used? Is there an order that the wires have to be in? I cant get it to work.

umm, what code standard are you using for the rj 45?

thanks man, I needed that

Thanks!

Can I run a phone line 350 feet

Awesome!!

Does the same process work with actual telephone lines? I'm pretty sure this is an Ethernet cable. I was looking for how to make a telephone line - the type with only four wires (green, red, yellow, black).

How can i manamge to connect two router from two different providers. I would like to know if it is possible to transform a cable from R45 port in router A to a RJ11/ADSL for router B. so that the internet signal from Router A goes into router B by simulating an ADSL internet? regards.

What crimp tool is that?

Thanks Mercy, I am an amateur DIY networker. Meaning I am learning and doing. I have a scenario I need your help. I have a Cat5e running from my attic to my study. 3 pairs has been used up by home security for the alarm in attic as well as study and they left me with one pair Green and White Green Which terminates in my study. I don't want to mess with security company's wiring so I am seeking help with wiring for data using 1 pair here. So the next thing I did is run another cat5e where that 1 pair cat5e terminated (hoping one day i might get all 4 pairs back), to my closet downstairs where my network junction box is connected to the switch that distributes data and internet to entire home. I have heard and read somewhere that it is possible to have a Cat5e (from junction box) to RJ11 (attic to study) to Cat5e (ethernet port in study) again but I do not know the wiring scheme. If you could help me if this is possible i would greatly appreciate it. I have LAN everywhere in my house but here because of this issue. Please let me know if this will even work.

Dear Mercy, I was looking for a solution i want to connet a microphone and speaker to my basic telephone box which do not have any audio or microphone out pin.. how can i do that .. do you have any idea.. about the same.

I Couldn't see the colour clearly, could you spell out the wires' color for RJ11 from top to bottom and RJ45 from top to bottom as well

Would have been helpful if the wire colors from top to bottom were listed.

Do you need just 3 wires connection or there is fourth connection as well ? In the film you didnt have the fourth wire light turned on ?

In your example Instead of trimming away the brown pair, shouldn't you use- 1 white/brown 2 white/green 3 white/ orange 4 blue/white 5 white/blue 6 orange/white and trim away the green/white and brown/white? Am I overthinking this? If the cables were for my own use the colors wouldnt matter as long as I had continuity in the cable-right? I thought with usoc standard #1 pin is always white/brown, #2 is white/green, and so on. NewB

Can I use a adsl2 router as dsl mode?

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How come the blue, orange, green, and brown conductors aren't solid colors?

can i connect RJ11 to RJ45 direct to router ? (without Modem)

Why arrange rj 45 cable

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RJ11? Looks more like a DSL connector to me

My boss has me putting one of these on cat 6 and fuck it’s taken me almost an hour to slip this thing on

If you want to be taken seriously, you might not want to have mistakes right in your title. Phone is RJ 12.

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I have telephone cable, not cat 5

i don't have question for you

What?