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COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATION - CITS

e Blue with a white stripe
f Green

g Brown with a white stripe
h Brown
7 Trim the untwisted wires to a suitable length by holding the RJ-45 connector next to the wires.
8 Insert the wires into the RJ-45 connector, making sure that they stay aligned and each color goes into its
appropriate channel.
9 Use the crimping tool to crimp the RJ-45 connector to the cable by pressing the jacket and cable into the
connector so that the wedge at the bottom of the connector is pressed into the jacket.
10 Follow the instructions above to crimp an RJ-45 connector to the opposite end of the cable.
11 Use a cable tester to assure that your cable is working properly when both ends are crimped.

TASK 2: Crimping a Crossover Through Ethernet Cable
Crossover cables - The purpose of a Crossover Ethernet cable is to directly connect one computer to another
computer (or device) without going through a router, switch or hub.

1 Crimp one end following the steps in Task 1
2 For the next end Follow the similar steps for preparation and then
3 Arrange the untwisted wires in a row, placing them into the position, running from right to left, in which they will
go into the RJ-45 connector:
a Green with a white stripe
b Green
c Orange with a white strip
d Blue
e Blue with a white strip

f Orange
g Brown with a white strip
h Brown
4 Trim the untwisted wires to a suitable length by holding the RJ-45 connector next to the wires.
5 Insert the wires into the RJ-45 connector, making sure that they stay aligned and each color goes into its
appropriate channel.
6 Use the crimping tool to crimp the RJ-45 connector to the cable by pressing the jacket and cable into the
connector so that the wedge at the bottom of the connector is pressed into the jacket.
7 Use a cable tester to assure that your cable is working properly when both ends are crimped.

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CITS : IT & ITES - Computer Software Application - Exercise 1