The basic of cable installation

1. INSTALL NETWORK CABLES
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MELCHOR D. MARAVILLAS
Computer Systems Servicing NCII Instructor
NCII, NCIII, TM1

2. Objectives
• Identify the different network cables and their
connectors.
• Apply the steps and procedures on how to fabricate
cables.
• Create your own networking cables.

3. Let’s review
• What is a computer network?
is a connection of two or more computers that are linked
together in order to “share” resources.

4. Let’s review
• What are the most common types of network?

5. Let’s review
• What are the most common devices used in computer
networking?

6. Let’s review
• What are the types of cables used in computer networking?
NETWORKING
CABLES
TYPES OF CABLES CATEGORY CONNECTORS
1. Twisted-pair
cable
Shielded twisted pair
(STP) and Unshielded
twisted pair (UTP)
CAT5, CAT5e,
CAT6 and
CAT7
RJ-45
* Registered Jack
2. Co-axial cable Thicknet (10Base5),
Thinnet (10Base2), RG-
59, RG-6
BNC
connector
and F-
connector
3. Fiber-optic
cable
Multimode and Single-
mode
SC, ST, LC

7. Twisted pair cable
SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (STP) UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (UTP)

8. CATEGORY
CONNECTOR

9. CO-AXIAL CABLE OR COAX
CONNECTORS

10. FIBER OPTIC CABLE
SPEED

11. Let’s fabricate
Straight Through T-568A Straight Through T-568B
Straight Through cable is used when connecting different types of devices like of
computer to switch, switch to router etc.

12. CROSS-OVER CABLE IS USED TO CONNECT THE SAME TIME OF DEVICES LIKE
COMPUTER TO COMPUTER, SWITCH TO SWITCH

13. Steps on how to fabricate cables
Step 1 Step 2
CRIMPER

14. Step 3 Step 5
Step 4
Step 7
Step 6

15. What do you think?
Can you fabricate your own
cable?