How Do You Make A Cat 5 Cross Over Cable?
It seems that you have a thousand patch cables and no cross-over cables. Well they are easy to make if you know the wiring diagrams and have the wright tools. Start by stripping the plastic cover from the wire about 1 to 1.5 inches back. Untwist all the pairs arrange according to the wiring diagrams (568a or 568b) 568b 1)orange/white 2)orange 3)green/white 4)blue 5)blue/white 6)green 7)brown/white 8)brown 568a 1)green/white 2)green 3)orange/white 4)blue 5)blue/white 6)orange 7)brown/white 8)brown for a patch cable wire both ends the same. for a cross-over wire one side 568a and the other side 568b Now that you have the wiring diagram down and all your wire arranged, straight and flat, use a pair of scissors and cut at a PERFECT 90deg accross (if you don’t cut at 90deg your wires will not make contact to the pins on the plug) *cut wires back 1/2 inch from cable jacket insert into plug always holding the pins up crimp making sure you squeeze the crimpers fully to make a good and secure c
