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Step 1: Make
sure the stripper is
adjusted properly on
a scrap piece of
cable. The Stripper
should be adjusted
to only score the
jacket to make
removing it easier
and not nick the
twisted pairs. Using
a Coaxial Stripper
strip around 1 inch
of the jacket off.
Be careful not to
nick the conductors
as this will cause
the wire to break or
short out the
connection causing
problems down the
road. Inspect all
wires for damage
before proceeding to
step 2. We use
Ideal's
45-163 Coaxial
Stripper for
this how to.
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Step 2:
Straighten the pairs
out completely and
lay them over the
top of the keystone
jack noting the
color pattern for
the 568b wiring.
Note: Each keystone
jack is slightly
different in how
they are labeled and
how the colors are
arranged. The 568B
standard is most
commonly used and
ends of the cable
must have the same
standards to
communicate. We have
the 3 most common
keystone jack
styles pictured
here. The first jack
pictured has the 2
standard pairs on
the right, and the 2
variable pairs on
the left. The A
standard is the
center column and
the B standard is on
the left. Both A and
B standard applies
to the right side of
the jack. The solid
color box with the
lower right corner
missing represents
the solid color wire
with the white
stripe. The white
box with the colored
tip represents the
white wire with the
colored stripe.
The second jack
pictured here has
both A and B
standards on both
sides of the jack,
with the color code
running down the
center. The solid
color rectangle
represents the solid
color wire with the
white stripe, wile
the half white half
color rectangle
represents the white
wire with the
colored stripe.
The third jack
pictured here has
the A and B standard
codes labeled on the
outside of the jack.
With the A standard
on top and the B
standard on the
bottom. The solid
box represents the
solid wire with the
white stripe Wile
the box with the
white diagonal
stripe going
throught the middle,
represents the white
wire with the
colored stripe. |
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Step3:
Keeping the pairs as
twisted as possible
press the wire into
the correct groove
with your thumbs. If
you completely
straighten the wires
to run them through
the jack you will
risk cross talk
between the pairs.
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Step 4:
Step 4: Using a
punch down tool
punch the wires down
into the blades
built into the
keystone jack. The
blades in the jack
are designed to work
with solid cable,
and may not work
with stranded cable.
Make sure the blade
(as noted in the
picture) is facing
the outside of the
keystone jack. If
you reverse it you
will cut the wires
inside the keystone
jack rendering them
useless. The punch
down tool should cut
off the remaining
pieces of the wire
on the outside, but
sometimes you may
need to punch them
down a 2nd
time and wiggle the
wire to it breaks
clean off. Once this
is done you can
install the dust
covers if your
keystone jack comes
with them. This
keystone jack did
not have the covers.
The covers should
never be used to do
the job of the punch
down tool.
-For this Demo we
used an ideal punch
down tool, However
we do have an
economy model listed
here. If you
plan on doing a lot
of keystone jack (as
I have done
throughout the
years) I would
recommend going with
the ideal model
listed
here It will
save you a lot of
time re-punching
down the wires to
get them to cut off.
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