RJ-45 Category 5 Network Cabling

Wire Coloring Connector Pins

Pin 1 = Orange/White _____

Pin 2 = Orange │ │

Pin 3 = Green/White ┌─────┘ └─────┐

Pin 4 = Blue │ │

Pin 5 = Blue/White │ │

Pin 6 = Green │ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │

Pin 7 = Brown/White └─╨─╨─╨─╨─╨─╨─╨─╨─┘

Pin 8 = Brown 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Straight Through Cable

Xmit – 1	─> 1

Xmit – 2	─> 2

Receive – 3	─> 3

Not Used – 4	─> 4

Not Used – 5	─> 5

Receive – 6	─> 6

Not Used – 7	─> 7

Not Used – 8	─> 8

Crossover Cable

Xmit – 1	─>	3 – Receive

Xmit – 2	─>	6 – Receive

Receive – 3	─>	1 – Xmit

Not Used – 4	─>	4 – Not Used

Not Used – 5	─>	5 – Not Used

Receive – 6	─>	2 – Xmit

Not Used – 7	─>	7 – Not Used

Not Used – 8	─>	8 – Not Used

David D. Scribner

2000-10-28T00:08:00