User's Manual

Chapter 71 APPENDEX A
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The standard RJ45 receptacle/connector
There are 8 wires on a standard UTP/STP cable and each wire is color-coded. The following shows the pin
allocation and color of straight cable and crossover cable connection:
Straight Cable
SIDE 1
SIDE2
SIDE 1
1 = White / Orange
2 = Orange
3 = White / Green
4 = Blue
5 = White / Blue
6 = Green
7 = White / Brown
8 = Brown
1 = White / Orange
2 = Orange
3 = White / Green
4 = Blue
5 = White / Blue
6 = Green
7 = White / Brown
8 = Brown
SIDE 2
Straight Cable
SIDE 1
SIDE2
SIDE 1
1 = White / Orange
2 = Orange
3 = White / Green
4 = Blue
5 = White / Blue
6 = Green
7 = White / Brown
8 = Brown
1 = White / Orange
2 = Green
3 = White / Orange
4 = Blue
5 = White / Blue
6 = Orange
7 = White / Brown
8 = Brown
SIDE 2
Figure A-1: Straight-through and Crossover Cabling
Please make sure your connected cables are with the same pin assignment and color as the above table
before deploying the cables into your network.
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