Hey James! Well, I have about more than a decade of experience terminating Ethernet cable so I do make it look easy. That all said, I still have challenges and less than ideal terminations too!

Hello Gary! Thanks! Yeah, after turning my fingers into hamburger a few times I finally had to come up with a new way to deal with those! I agree on the pass-through connectors, as long as they are well fit and validated for the cable you are using, they can save a lot of time.

Hey Joey! We are glad you had success with our content and tools. Yup, your very first RJ45 termination will likely take 20 minutes, as it is a pretty unfamiliar and technical process. You will get far faster over time. I have it down to about 3 to 4 minutes at this point, but I have been doing this kind of thing for years. We appreciate your support! Please let us know if we can help with anything else.

I am glad you found the material useful! Educating is what we are all about!

lol, I thought the same.

Hello Matt! Glad you found the video helpful. Good luck with your test!

Great to hear you had good results Paul! Fitment is key to getting good performance when it comes to RJ45 8P8C plugs.

Thanks! We are thrilled to hear you found it useful. Stay tuned for more informative videos just like this one as we expand our channel. Best of luck with your upcoming Cat6 installation.

Thanks! We will soon be releasing an even more polished and detailed video to replace this one. Stay tuned!

Thanks Aron! That is a great idea and I will have to give that a shot.

Thanks! We do our best to explain everything and provide tips along the way.

Hello and thanks for your compliment! We are glad you found the video useful!

Hello LeLand! You are welcome. We are glad you found the content helpful. Thanks for the kudos.

Thanks for the kind words. One thing that is often missing from tutorial videos is all the nuances that go into a successful termination. No two are quite alike, and I stress that by going the extra mile to point this stuff out. Have a great day!

How so? I'm thinking about upgrading and came across pass through and non pass through. Is it necessary to have pass through? I don't want to have to buy new connectors and tool.

What new challenges?

@@JT-dx6ov The techniques and sequence are different then what I was used to with Cat 5.

Thanks! We are glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks Hunter. We are glad you found the video useful.

same goes with me, where can I buy the tools?

@@regiefernandez7672 This is a great question, Regie! Our team has added the links to these tools under the description of this video. I hope this helps!

Hello Neilson! No problem, and you are welcome. We are glad you found the content helpful.

Of course! We're always happy to help!

Glad you liked it!

Thanks for tuning in! We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed this video. Be sure to subscribe to our channel for more videos just like this in the future.

Hello and thanks for your comment. Indeed, fiber optic is the correct choice for ISP broadband!

Thanks for your comment! We appreciate the feedback.

Glad it was helpful!

Hello, and I am glad you found the material useful! It is great to hear that our videos literally help people get their installs successfully done. Thank you for the compliment, but knowing you were successful on the first try is the biggest praise I can think of.

oh so true, Ive now got lines in my fingers, and if you've got thai-chinese cable like I have, the stripy colors all look grey or red

We are always here to help!

Our pleasure!

Hello! We are glad you had success! There is no magic involved, though. Good technique and proper fitting plugs make all the difference. Terminating RJ45 8P8C plugs onto solid copper Ethernet can be fraught with issues. Primary, it involves fitment if your technique is right. If your technique is right, then it comes down to selecting the correct fitting plug for the cable. Category on the plug (not that there really is any) is the least of your concerns. Fitment of the insulated conductors and the cable jacket OD are key!

Thank you!

Thanks for the kind words and feedback. We are glad you enjoyed the content and found it useful.

@@trueCABLE you saved my bacon I ran out to the garage and went thru a box of old stuff and found my ancient RJ45 crimp tool lost in amongst the odd stuff engineers amass, I'd put it there as it looked like a standard electrical wire crimpers -- I'd forgotten what it looked like until I saw your clip, and my first test crimps worked a treat (Im data comms thru them now) - Yabadabdoo as Fred Flintstone would say !!!!

@@ebaystars Hello EBAY STARS! We are happy you found the video helpful and useful. Congrats on your terminations!

@@trueCABLE yep all good, but working in a confined space under the house concrete above and below 1 mtrs gap with 35C local sweaty heat (tropics) terminating switch cables to the above room outlets was - well - demanding to say the least!!!

@@ebaystars Hello EBAY STARS! Yes, I have been in similarly challenging conditions when installing Ethernet. It is not fun, but the results are worth it.

Hello Matt. Thanks for you question and I know what is wrong. The copper wire + insulation is called the "insulated conductor". The insulated conductor diameter plus the overall diameter of the cable (jacket OD) matter when selecting a RJ45 plug, not the Category. Plugs don't technically have a Category at all. Either the plug manufacturer or the Ethernet cable manufacturer has given you incorrect information. You will need to find out what the insulated conductor diameter and jacket ODs are for you Ethernet cable and then select the correct plug based upon those parameters. If you cannot get accurate information for your Ethernet cable then you may be forced to terminate both ends to keystone jacks and then use patch cords to plug into both keystones (which is the better way of going anyway).

Hello Jess! For this application I would recommend using a field termination plug at the Crestron end of the run. Field termination plugs are much more effective and less prone to issues over time, especially when it comes to male termination ends on solid copper Ethernet. The switch end of the run can also be a field termination plug (known as a direct attach cable) OR you can use a keystone/patch panel too (known as a MPTL run). You might want to take a look at www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/terminating-pass-through-rj45-connectors-onto-solid-copper-ethernet-cable-a-really-bad-idea.

Thanks for the kudos. Nothing to worry about if you shave a bit of plastic off.

Thank you for checking out the video, Anish!

Thanks Stevan! We do our best to make our content understandable and even dare I say...fun...to the extent that the topic of terminating Ethernet can be fun!

Thank you!

Hello Jayant! Great question. As it turns out, there is NOTHING in the TIA standard that specifies how the inside of any one RJ45 8P8C connector should be designed depending on Category. In fact, RJ45 plugs don't have a Category at all. The truth is fitment is key. The critical thing is to get the proper fitting connector for your cable. I know that most manufacturers stamp a Category on the bag of plugs, but that is misleading. Take a look here:www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/selecting-the-correct-connectorand further I get into potential performance improvements when it comes to staggered load bar plugs here:www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/load-bar-staggered-rj45-connectors-do-they-increase-ethernet-cable-performance. There are cases where stagger plugs (all other things being equal) improve cross-talk performance with Cat6A but it was not enough to cause a difference between actually Certifying to Cat6A nor enough to be the difference between achieving 10 Gig speeds or not.

Well you are in luck because we have that video! Here it is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qp2XiZCJq7uwgqc.html. Let us know if you have questions!

Hello! Yup, you are in luck! There is an adjustment to disable the strain latch presser bar. It is one of the key features of our tool. FYI -- We will soon be introducing a V3 version of this tool, which will remove one of the external ground crimp cavities and put a cable cutter back in, making it TRULY a AIO tool. Well, it won't do 110 punch down but give me time and I will figure that out too.... :)>

Hello! Great tip on combing all the conductors at once. I will have to try that. As for a glove, even a few 23 AWG solid copper conductors will hurt my thumb, so the glove being necessary is really dependent on the person doing the job.

@@trueCABLE you are right there it all depends on how sensitive your hand is to that type of stuff.

Hello Alejandro and thanks for your kind comments. I believe you are referring to our load bar standard Cat6/6A solid nosed RJ45 plug. We have a video on how to handle that! See here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/or2WqMlmyLfGf5s.html

@@trueCABLEThank you, mister! That was the video I was looking for. Cheers!

@@alro7779 You are welcome Alejandro!

Great question! If you are looking at orange-white on the left and end up with solid brown as the last wire on the right you will want to insert the wires into the RJ45 plugs with the clip side down and smooth side up. Another example: If the cable end is pointing to the right, that means the white orange will be on "top" and the solid brown on "bottom". Again, this would be the T568B sequence and the wires should go into the plug with the flat side up (clip side down). Hope that helps!

@@trueCABLE Yes, that helps. I am working on with on a condo cable/Ethernet panel on the wall that has 6 Ethernet cables going to 6 outlets, and 4 of them are not working? I gotta figure out where I went wrong ? A wire? A connector etc ? Perplexing, and I don’t know for sure where they go, because the contractor didn’t label the cables. It’s a bit of a challenge for this novice 🙂

@@thethirdgeneration1738 Glad we could help! As for your specific issue, I would suspect that the original installers used the T568A configuration especially since coaxial cable installers seem to have been trained that way--at least in years past. It is a hold over from a time when people were running phone and Ethernet on the same cable. That could be the root of your issue. I would suggest contacting a local low voltage installer if this gets out of hand.

@@trueCABLE 🙏 thank you, I think that’s what I’m going to do, I appreciate the help and advice. As a follow up, I promise to get back in touch, to share what it was to everyone here.

@@thethirdgeneration1738 Hope everything works out!

Hello. I am assuming you are referring to a Cat6A solid copper cable configured as a patch cable (RJ45 to RJ45)? If so, yes, a TIA Cat6A Channel test can be conducted on such a configuration with a Fluke DSX-5000/8000 and Fluke CIQ-100. NEXT (cross talk) at the connector is not measured, but that won't matter if the patch cable is being used as the entire end-to-end channel. I cannot speak to the other testers as I do not use them.

Thanks!

Hello Julian! There are various ways to go about this. The best way is to use Cat6 Ethernet keystone jacks and then use pre-terminate patch cords from those outlet jacks to your end point equipment. Secondarily, you can use field termination plugs to terminate your cable to a "male" end and plug the cable into your end point equipment directly. Don't terminate your solid copper Ethernet cable to RJ45 8P8C plugs as that will give the least performant connections and there is too much that can go wrong. I would suggest giving us a call so we can help you figure out the right way to go on this one.

@@trueCABLE that would be awesome. I don't even know who I could call locally. Someone said to call Geek Squad and I know that can't be the answer. Not sure how to call you guys, but will look to see if you list it on the video or channel.

I'm still dealing with this lol. I called Geak Squad... they came out, did ONE line then when they heard that spectrum was coming to our house later that day they swore that spectrum would be able to terminate the rest and wouldn't have to charge like they would. We'll, when spectrum cane that guy was like, "I'm sorry man, I don't have the tools." This has been a NIGHTMARE. Lol. I am literally following along as I type this and doing these myself. Only problem is that the one connection the guy did do he said that he did the T568A protocol. I am assuming that I'll want to just use that protocol right? Or will I need to change what he did? I hope not because the one he did was the female connector and that's the one I really don't want to touch, lol.

Great question! Pass-through connectors require a pass-through crimp tool, which has a flush cut blade on it designed to shave off the conductor excess during the crimping/termination process.

@@trueCABLE thank you for taking the time to answer. Been in IT for almost 15 years now, still learning new things everyday because oddly enough, even though I've seen passthrough RJ45 connectors, I never actually got a hold of one!

Hello Jody! That is sound advice too!

Great question! The cable I am terminating is solid copper conductor. For solid copper conductors, you need to use 3 prong RJ45 plugs. For stranded copper conductor, you may use 2 prong RJ45 plugs. All trueCABLE brand RJ45 plugs are 3 prong and will work with either stranded or solid copper conductors.

Hello Jeff! Thanks for the feedback. trueCABLE seeds keywords in our video description but ultimately KZfaq sets the algorithm. Did you have trouble finding our video?

@@trueCABLE sorry, no, I was just trying to help your monetization as I know adding comments can improve your presentation to other viewers.

Hello Shang and thanks for the compliment. You have a great question! As long as the fitment of the cable to the RJ45 plug is within the tolerances of both components, then you will achieve the maximum bandwidth the cable and network equipment is capable of. It is true that the closer the fit, the better the electrical performance and this is why it is important to check fitment prior to buying anything. At trueCABLE, we have already done the fitment and performance testing with our RJ45 plugs/cable/keystone jacks as a system. We use a Fluke DSX-8000 to document the results.

Hello and great question! Yes, you definitely should. The biggest way people get themselves into trouble is by installing shielded cable and then not properly bonding and grounding it. Normally, you can make use of your AC electrical system ground as the single ground point via your switch or a shielded patch panel. Not bonding and running your Ethernet cable to ground can cause more interference than if you had not used shielded cable at all. The best advice is do not use shielded cable unless you must.

Hello! One would think that creating super tight terminations with pass through 8P8C connectors is a good idea and will increase your performance but after some extensive testing with a Fluke DSX-8000 (fortunately I have one of those at my disposal) it turns out that it does not make much difference, at least in my tests. So, as long as you meet the 1/2" ANSI/TIA requirement that is all that is required. I tested various termination depths and was unable to (consistently) gain higher performance by pushing the cable jacket up as deep as I could. Paradoxically, pushing the cable jacket up as far as possible DECREASED crosstalk performance on a number of tests. As it turns out, you are right about the solid copper posing an issue when trying to get ultra tight terminations with fragile 8P8C plugs. The solid copper, due to lack of flexibility, will actually put undue strain on one or more of the eight golden contact pins at the front of the plug when terminated super tight. So, you effectively sabotage yourself! As for achieving a Cat7 pass (Category rated patch cord adapters and an actual Cat7 patch cord test) when hand terminating patch cords with solid copper and 8P8C plugs at both ends--VERY UNLIKELY. Now, you can create what is known as a "direct attach cable" with solid copper by terminating to Category rated field termination plugs at both ends. The field termination plugs use the IDC termination method and are much more robust and also impedance match. Otherwise, just purchase a factory terminated AND tested "component rated" patch cord where the patch cord has actually been individually tested at the factory with the correct test prior to shipping it. trueCABLE will be releasing patch cords soon (Cat6 U/UTP, 6" to 25ft) that literally are Cat6 Certified and component rated--tested using the proper patch cord tests and will be guaranteed to pass on any certification device. Take note the vast majority patch cords in the market will not pass true Category Certification patch cord tests. Unscrupulous manufacturers will test them using a "channel test" which is the incorrect way of testing patch cords and then call them "certified". They are NOT. Channel test test limits are loose and account for up to SIX terminations. Not a fair test for a cord that only has two terminations. That is how many manufacturers CHEAT. There will be quite the comparison expose I will do soon. Be on the lookout right after we release our patch cords!

Thank you for that informative answer. I do worry about one thing when terminating using a long Cat 7 stranded cable as patch cord to terminate with, and that is that the stranded wire of those cables are quite thin if compared to the solid core. While I am not worried about the thickness of the wire in sense that it can support less bandwidth ... what I worry more is that the passthrough Cat 7 plugs are probably designed more for solid core and the prongs will not be centered properly when piercing the vinyl to reach the stranded copper. I have checked with high magnification and can see that some of the wires have the prongs not centered. My guess is that those plugs are made for 23AWG wire while the stranded Cat 7 cables have 26AWG or even sometimes 28AWG wire. So I have finally agreed to just simply forget about any crimp type terminations for any cables and will just use the Field termination plugs that used to be only available from Telegartner (but now many have them) or just use a Cat 7 keystone jack with a Cat 7 pre fabricated patch cord. Thanks again for the highly detailed and informative replies ... has helped a lot in my case!@@trueCABLE

Wow that’s a lot of words! It’s nice to see people actually communicating like sensible people for once!

@@THECHEESELORD69 Thanks! I do my best to remain fully sensible and understandable. I have been in the shoes of someone who did not know much about terminations in the (ahem...long ago) past, so I always put in tips and tricks and also explain WHY I am doing something. Knowledge is power.

@@trueCABLE and knowing is half the battle!

Hello! You can find our Cat6/6A Unshielded Pass-Through Plugs here: www.truecable.com/products/cat6-6a-rj45-pass-through-connectors-unshielded?variant=31471065727043 All of our tools can be found here: www.truecable.com/collections/tools We hope that helps!

Hey there! You can buy online, here: www.truecable.com/products/pass-through-crimp-and-termination-tool

Hello Patrick! If you mean one end where the plug is put on upside down and literally the exact opposite of the other, then your communications cable would not work at all. If you accidentally use T568A at one end and T568B at the other, you typically will be OK since most switches and NIC cards will perform auto MDI/MDX and compensate.

@@trueCABLE ah cool thanks I did all my own cabling at my house and they all worked fine but once security camera has been loosing connection for months and it's getting worse. So I've finally decided to fix it Ive spent a few hours without success. I've re-terminated the RJ45 END twice, re-punched the patch panel and even punched it to another patch panel port but on my cable tester pin one still won't light up I have to replace the whole dam cable

@@PatrickGuerrisi Hello Patrick! What you described still sounds like a 8P8C (aka RJ45) termination issue. Specifically, fitment related. Do you have any specifications for your cable or can you point me to brand and model/SKU of it? Keep in mind to not use outside links here in YT because YT will simply delete your comment. I am looking for the cable's outside jacket diameter and the conductor insulation diameter. If I can get that information, I can help you select the correct fitting plugs for it. I don't care about Category.

Hello Lee. Whether any one RJ45 plug will fit a particular cable has to do with fitment and not Category. The two critical dimensions are insulated conductor diameter and cable jacket OD. Without that information, it is impossible to properly select a compatible plug.

Hello Kevin. Sorry to hear you are having trouble! I agree that this issue is 100% termination-related. Please contact us at our website or give us a call so we can help you with the troubleshooting process.

We recommend checking your RJ45 terminations for excessive untwist. This is usually the culprit to underachieving Ethernet speeds. Feel free to reference our blog for termination tips and tricks --> www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/how-to-terminate-an-unshielded-pass-through-rj45-connector.

Yep just like you described. Still only 100mbps

@@mgdrummond same here. Did u solve it?

We just had to rip out 500’ of Monoprice Cat6 and replace it with better quality cable. We were getting crosstalk and intermittent connectivity with the Monoprice stuff. It’s junk.

Hello! Although we do not carry Cat8 or Knipex crimp tools, my suggestion is to be certain that your cable meets the specifications of the plug in regards to fitment. Cross check the cut sheets from both Knipex and your brand of cable. The two critical dimensions you are looking for are cable jacket OD (overall thickness) and insulated conductor diameter (also referred to as conductor insulation diameter) which is the copper conductor + the insulation thickness. Spec sheets should be available at their respective websites.

Thank you! The tools that were used in this video are available on our website. You can click the links in the video caption to shop them, or you can explore our entire tool collection with this link: www.truecable.com/collections/tools We hope this helps!

Thanks. We put a lot of development into it!

Hello and thanks for your comment. I will use hand terminated RJ45 (actually 8P8C) terminations on solid copper Ethernet, but only judiciously, and only on a single end of the cable run (MPTL) as required by the installation environment. Typically, for Cat6 and Cat5e I will opt for the pass through style but often defer to the load bar stagger style (non pass through) for Cat6A destined to run 10G--or a field termination plug if the size of the termination hardware is not an issue. I have not personally seen nor experienced any shorts when the pass through style plug is [properly fit] to the cable in question. Shorts are typically due to improperly flush cut conductors or improperly fit plugs. Fitment is critical regardless of 8P8C plug type. As to corrosion; I have a number of outdoor runs at multiple sites going on 8 years age that make use of pass through plugs on solid copper Ethernet for MPTL links (cams/WAPs). I have not seen any undue corrosion nor had a failure due to corrosion. I am not saying it cannot happen, but I have not experienced it.

I've been using pass thru for years and still waiting for my first complaint/failure. Maybe in a call or data center environment it would be an issue, but I do a lot of government sites. work

@@abc-bu7nr Hello and thank you for sharing your experience. I have had the same experiences as you. The only time anyone complains about RJ45 8P8C connectors it can almost always be traced back to poor fitment of the plug to the cable. It is not a pass-through connector issue, but instead a mechanical fitment issue. It just so happens that more new and less experienced installers got involved in terminating their own cable due to the advent of easier to use termination tools and hardware, like pass-through RJ45 8P8C connectors. What we have here is a "mirage effect" of sorts.

Hello Tre. That sounds like an intriguing idea. I will give that a shot and test the results.

Check it out on our website! The link to all tools used in the video is right above! :)

Sorry, I'm not sure we understand your question. Would you mind rephrasing it so we can help out?

@@trueCABLE Cross over lead you did not show the order of the you put the wires in so what lead was it

@@trueCABLE But now the pop us is showing top left

Hello! I am sorry, I do not fully understand your question. If you are asking if special tools are required for termination of any one Category, then the answer is no. Any special tools required is determined by the termination hardware, not the Category. We hope this helps!

@trueCABLE curious if you have advice.

Hi Brian, This is Dave Harris with trueCABLE. Thanks for taking the time to respond to our video. Could you please provide us with some more information about what equipment or cable you intend to ground, and under what conditions or circumstances? Thanks again for your time; I'll be waiting for your reply.

@@trueCABLE thank you. Cat6a shielded direct burial cable. It has two jackets, black then grey. Inside next is the foil and a drain (ground?) wire, and then a cellophane wrap. The wires are twisted and separated by a spline. I don't have the exact specs in front of me. Cable goes from house to office-shed with its own subpanel House has a router which will go to a switch( that only has a two prong outlet...no ground prong), the switch will have a cable (shielded or no?) that goes to a wall plate which connects to the cable which goes to the shed. The cable will be grounded to it's terminal near the house switch but will not be grounded to it's terminal in the shed. I believe this avoids the ground loop possibility. The question I have is how to ground the cable near the house switch. It's terminated with the foil and drain wire connected to the terminal. But unless I am mistaking, if the wall plate isn't grounded, or the switch that feeds it isn't, then it's not grounded. But that is where my ignorance shines. The switch has a two prong outlet.

@@briholt100 Everyone here agrees that this is a tough one. One thing is sure: one end of the shielded cable must be grounded. It might be that the switch has a place on the rear of the chassis that will accept a screw for the purpose of grounding. If so, you can run a ground cable from there to a building ground like the plate screw on a grounded 120V outlet, a water pipe, or a ground rod. If not, you might be able to purchase a switch that is so equipped. Another possibility might be to purchase a lightning surge protector, such as the Tupavco TP302 and run it's ground wire to a building ground. Just make sure that you use an unshielded patch cable from the surge protector to the equipment on the other side to avoid a ground loop. We hope this is helpful. Thank you for your interest in trueCABLE.

@@trueCABLE Thank you for your reply. for what it's worth, this is the switch www.amazon.com/dp/B00A121WN6/ It doesn't have a screw for ground. I'm just perplexed about all these how-to's to ground a cable but there is little information about grounding it at the wall plate. There is inconsistencies,too. Some say to not ground to the electrical grounds. And if grounding is important, why would a switch not come with a three prong plug? Sigh. Again, Thank you for your reply.

Hello Christian! Practice will make perfect. As you do more cable terminations, you will have fewer mistakes. Also, you will learn what tools get you the best results for the particular cable you are using. Some tools work better with thicker cable and some work better with thinner cable, and there are few tools that work well with both. That tidbit took me a while to figure out, but it happened right after I was working with super thick shielded direct burial Cat6 cable and then had to terminate some indoor grade unshielded Cat5e. That sent me into a scramble to find the best tools for the thinner stuff. Heck, who doesn't like tool shopping anyway? I found myself keeping TWO tool sets around from that point forward, especially for stripping the cable jacket.

Thanks! We are glad you liked the video.

Need? No. Nice to have? Absolutely. You can use standard push in connectors, with or without load bars, or the pass through connectors and get equally good performance. The key is proper fitment of the cable to the connector, and that is something you cannot guess on. You will need to know the cable jacket OD and insulated conductor diameters of the cable AND RJ45 plug and they will need to match up in order to get a good connection with any plug, regardless if it is pass through or not.

@@trueCABLE Thank you so much for the clarification.

Hello! I hope you really don't have 96 to do! Honestly, 8P8C RJ45 plugs hand terminated onto solid copper Ethernet have a use case, but that use case should be limited to a single end and done very judiciously. There is a lot that can wrong with terminating RJ45s. I suggest you look at keystone jacks or field termination plugs (the jacks will be the better deal, money wise). If what I said here is a bit confusing, I understand. You might want to read this: www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/terminating-pass-through-rj45-connectors-onto-solid-copper-ethernet-cable-a-really-bad-idea.

Hello and thanks for commenting. The point of this video was to show the correct procedure for 8P8C termination onto unshielded copper twisted pair Ethernet cable, not speed. That said, if you have a procedure or some tips that optimizes this process please do share! Thanks in advance.

Hello Smipy! Cat6e is no more than Cat6, nor does Cat6e carry information faster than Cat6. It may have been verified to a higher MHz number (Cat6 requires 250 MHz) but that does not change how you terminate it compared to any other Category. As to the differences between Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6A and Cat8, it has to do with supported application speed over distance. Those are the officially recognized Categories for Ethernet networking. Cat6e is not officially recognized as a Category. See www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/beginners-guide-to-network-cables. As to what could be wrong, there are quite a few things that could be wrong. From incorrect wiring sequence to bad connection hardware fitment, it will take a methodical approach to figure it out. A good place to start is www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/what-does-a-bad-termination-look-like.

@@trueCABLE I terminated it again and it still didn't worked. I tried all ports of my router and different devices but it didn't worked. Plz suggest me a good type of cable for a 10 meter run from a router to a computer. Because I think the cable is faulty. Thx for the reply and help

@@smipy dont worry, the problem is not you, but this idiotic ethernet cabling termination from cold war time..

@@MrBosqi 😆😆 But still what's your opinion and suggestion from your experience?

@@smipy I use 30$ cable tester and patience

Hello! You are correct. In recent years I have backed off the whole "push the jacket in all the way up" method. As it turns out, after doing some extensive "what-if" testing with a Fluke DSX-8000, that as long as you maintain the 1/2" untwist requirement performance will be just as good as it the jacket were pushed further up the plug. There are so many other factors that can affect mechanical (and therefore electrical) stability of the connection that any miniscule benefit provided by pushing the cable up further (and thereby reducing untwist distance) is very difficult to quantify. So, in short, push the cable jacket up just enough that it extends 1/8" past the strain latch. The strain latch is the triangular piece of plastic that pivots and bites down into the cable jacket upon termination. The "ledge" past the strain latch is the target point for the cable stop point.

Hello! Thanks for your feedback. We create our educational content not only for networking professionals, but for DIY'ers who are new to network installations or troubleshooting, which explains the speed at which we are demonstrating terminations. Whether selling to DIY folks or professional installers, our experience is that pass through RJ45 8P8C are much more popular than the traditional push-in or push-in with load bar. As for standard RJ45 8P8C plugs being superior to pass through, it is a matter of proper fitment. If the connection hardware has been properly designed and tested, then the results are largely similar. Professional ICT installers are generally not putting on RJ45 8P8C plugs anyway (rarely). It is all ""rack to jack"" on the professional side with the exception of MPTL links.

You’re wrong about pass-thru. They’re the standard in our company, and we have data centers and offices all over the country.

Yeah, that's simply not true. I work for a low voltage company, and we use both. As to which is better, I couldn't tell you, I'm new to the trade.

Hello Maciej. Indeed, it can be tough. trueCABLE is doing everything possible to make the process easier with compatibility-tested products and educational videos like this one!

Thanks Chris! We do our best to make the process understandable. I often will throw in a ton of little tips and tricks, along with explanations about why something is being done a certain way.

Sorry to hear you are having trouble. Shorts are typically caused by a bad plug to cable fitment. Can you send us an email at info@truecable.com with the cable type and brand you're using, the plug style, and your order number so we can look into this for you?

Hello and thanks for your comment! Yes, pass through plugs are pretty convenient and effective. That said, a well designed load bar plug is also quite useful. trueCABLE's load bar Cat6/6A stagger plug is not only well designed, but will give maximum performance when cross talk at the connector is important, such as with Cat6A cable operating at the 500 MHz specification and actively pushing 10G. For Cat6 and Cat5e operating at 2.5G or less, I would defer to the pass throughs as the better option.

Hello Steve. Yup, that is a great way of not nicking conductors. On the other hand, using the rip cord will end up creating a jagged end to seat into the 8P8C plug and this can make seating more difficult and definitely make it difficult to tell if you have the correct seating depth. Therefore we recommend concentric stripping as shown for 8P8Cs.

Hello Marcos! Thanks for your comment. This video is geared towards those that have never terminated RJ45 8P8C plugs before, and thus the video is deliberately slow and shows a lot of tips and tricks to help demystify the process and give a first-timer the best chance of success. An experienced installer would already know how to work with a pass-through plug, so that is not the intended audience.

Hello and thanks for passing along your experiences. We have carefully tested our pass-through plugs and tools together as a system with our cable. Nothing you describe has occurred with our products. If RJ45 plug fitment to cable is improper, then you can experience the issues you described but it is not due to "EZ ends" or the cable. The primary culprits are products that have not been documented fully or the person doing the installation did not do the level of research necessary. Often both!

Hello Jake and thanks for the comment. The video is designed to address all skill levels. Given the mistakes I have seen made in the field made by other installers, and the questions we often receive, this subject deserves not only the HOW but the WHY as well. The most problematic and troublesome terminations are those where people terminate 8P8C connectors onto solid copper Ethernet, and should not be underestimated.

Hello Jake and thanks for the comment. The video is designed to address all skill levels, thus a two minute video would not address that. It is important to talk about color sequence and conductor straightening, but given the mistakes I have seen made in the field made by other installers this subject deserves not only the HOW but the WHY as well. Sometimes understanding the reasoning behind certain techniques is just as important as the technique itself.

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