2. What is a Network Cable?
is a form of cable wiring that is used in telecommunications to
transmit data from individual computers to a mainframe of a
bigger network. These cables may also be external and can be
used to connect computers to grounded ports or Internet
modems, for example.
MAKING THE
NETWORK CABLE
3. What do you need?
UPT Cable
This cabling
can be
purchased in
large
spindles at
stores.
Crimping
Tool
These tools
are often
purchased at
electronic
stores.
RJ45
These
connectors
can be
purchased at
most
electronic
stores.
Cutter
You can find
these in
book,
hardware
stores.
4. 1. Remove the outmost vinyl shield for 12mm at one end of the cable (we call this
side A-side).
2. Arrange the metal wires in parallel (refer the each section's wire arrangement
table). Don't remove the shield of each metal line.
3. Insert the metal wires into RJ45 connectoron keeping the metal wire
arrangement.
STEPS IN MAKING THE
NETWORK CABLE
5. 4. Set the RJ45 connector (with the cable) on the pliers, and squeeze ittightly.
5. Make the other side of the cable (we call this side B-side) in the same way.
6. After you made it, you don't need to take care of the direction of thecable. (Any
cable in this page is directionless--- that means you can set either end of the
cable
to either device.)
6. Grab an RJ45 connection in your right hand and
the UTP cable in your left. When holding the
RJ45 connector, make sure the contact metal
face is visible.
SEEING THE WIRE
ARRANGEMENT
7. 10 Base T / 100 Base T
Straight
10 Base T/100 Base T Straight are most common mode of LAN. You can
use UTP category-5 cable for both modes. (You can use UTP category-3
cable for 10BaseT in which there are only 3 wires inside the cable.) A
straight cable is used to connect a computer to a hub. You can use it to
connect 2 hubs in the case one of the hubs has an uplink port (and you
use normal
port on the other hub).
8. Pin ID Side A Side B
1 Orange-white Orange-white
2 orange orange
3 Green-white Green-white
4 blue blue
5 Blue-white Blue-white
6 green green
7 Brown-white Brown-white
8 brown brown
9. 10 base T / 100 base T Cross
A cross cable for 10BaseT and 100BaseT is used to connect 2
computers drectly (with ONLY the UTP cable). It is also used when
you connect 2 hubs with a normal port on both hubs.
• In other words, the cross cable is used relatively in a rare case
11. 1. A network interface or Local Area Network(LAN) adapter for
each computer; same manufacturer and model of network s preferred
2. Cabling that is supported by the network cards
3. Windows XP or 7 drivers for the network cards
4. A common network protocol
5. A unique computer name for each computer
CREATING A PEER
NETWORK