
The standard RJ-45 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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SIDE 2
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
Straight Cable
SIDE 1
SIDE2
SIDE 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SIDE 2
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
Figure A-1:
Straight-Through and Crossover Cable
Please make sure your connected cables are with same pin assignment and color as above picture
before deploying the cables into your network.