Cat 6 Cable Connection Tool

Network cable tester.

Cat 6 cable connection tool.

Be sure the boots will be facing out towards the connector. Micro connectors inc 100 ft. Rj45 connectors have been used for phone and ethernet connections for a long time but their original development. Cut the cable to the length needed.

Cat6 connectors are designed to accommodate much larger cable diameters than cat5e so most cables should fit but check the numbers. See snagless boots. Ethernet has been taking over the world for the last few decades. The category 6 augmented cable standard or cat 6a was created to further improve the performance of cat 6 ethernet cables using cat 6a enables 10 gigabit ethernet data rates over a single cable run up to 328 feet.

This procedure generally applies to cat 6 rj45 connectors. Cat 6 has to meet more stringent specifications for crosstalk and system noise than cat 5 and cat 5e. An alternate method is given for connectors utilizing a load bar. Crimps 4 6 and 8 position modular connectors rj22 rj11 rj12 and rj45 excellent cat6 crimper tool also works for cat5e cat6 cat6a cons.

Network tool kit 6 in 1 ethernet crimper cable tester 50 rj45 cat6 connector wire stripper 20 rj45 connector boots cover 20 nylon cable ties 4 3 out of 5 stars 83 24 59 24. If you plan to use snagless boots this would be a good time to slide them on. It may become difficult to turn its releasing knob due to its small size and increased tension. Knowing how to crimp rj45 cat6 cables as well as being familiar with the cat6 crimping color code is critical for an electrician network technician engineer and anyone interested in installing an ethernet cable.

For example cat6 ez rj45 connector s from platinum tools use 0 275 inches as a maximum cable od which is plenty for a typical 0 205 diameter cat5e cable. As it does not come with a cutter along with crimp you may need to buy this separately. Cat 6 molded utp snagless rj45 networking patch cable blue. Cat 6 supports 10 gigabit ethernet only up to 164 feet of cable length.

The cable standard specifies performance of up to 250 mhz compared to 100 mhz for cat 5 and cat 5e.