This document provides instructions for making UTP cables for LAN connections. It explains that a UTP cable contains 4 twisted pairs of metal wires and lists the materials needed: a UTP cable, crimping tool, RJ45 connectors, and LAN tester. It provides step-by-step instructions for removing the vinyl shielding, arranging the wires in the RJ45 connector, crimping the connector, and testing the cable. It also describes how to use straight cables to connect computers to hubs or between hubs with an uplink port, and cross cables to directly connect two computers or two hubs without uplink ports.

1. CABLING

2. UTP Cable
A UTP cable (category 5) is
one of the most popular LAN
cables. This cable consists of 4
twisted pairs of metal wires (that
means there are 8 wires in the
cable).

3. Preparation
You need a UTP Cable,
Crimping Tool, RJ45, and LAN
Tester

4. Making Cable
1. Remove the outmost vinyl
shield for 12mm at one end of
the cable.
2. Arrange the metal wires in
parallel.

5. 3. Insert the metal wires into
RJ45 connector on keeping the
metal wire arrangement.
4. Set the RJ45 connector (with
the cable) on the Crimping Tool,
and squeeze it tightly.

6. 5. Make the other side of the
cable in the same way.
6. Check if the cable is good
using LAN Tester.

7. 10 Base T / 100 Base T Straight
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.

8. 10 Base T / 100 Base T Cross
A cross cable for 10BaseT and
100BaseT is used to connect 2
computers directly. It is also used
when you connect 2 hubs with a
normal port on both hubs.