Technical Articles

• How to assemble a Category 6 RJ45 Super Flat Plug

  Materials Required CAT6 Super Flat Cable CAT6 Super Flat Plug CAT6-SF-RJ45 CAT6 Stripper Cutters RJ45 Crimp Tool Try VPI's CRIMP-RJ45-SF Crimp Tool – it Cuts, Crimps and Strips. CAT6 Cable Tester   Step 1. Carefully strip the jacketing from the cable to expose 1" of the insulated wire...

• Fiber Optics: Multimode vs Singlemode, Duplex vs Simplex

  Multimode Multimode fiber optic cable has a large-diameter core that is much larger than the wavelength of light transmitted, and therefore has multiple pathways of light-several wavelengths of light are used in the fiber core. Multimode fiber optic cable can be used for most general fiber applications. Use multimode fiber for bringing fiber to the...

• Connector Pinouts

  Connector pinout charts for VGA, MAC, SUN, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, Component Video, S-Video, USB, EVC, FireWire, PS/2, and RS232 configurations. VGA VIDEO (VEXT-xx, VEXT-xx-MM) Mating face of 15HD male PIN# SIGNAL PIN# SIGNAL 1 RED 9 DDC+5 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 ID0 4...

• Abbreviations / Acronyms

  Abbreviation acronym list referenced in product descriptions throughout the Video Products Inc website. AC Alternating Current AL Aluminum AMP Ampere- the standard unit of measure for current. ANSI American National Standards Institute AWG American Wire Gauge AWM Appliance Wiring Material BC Bare Copper...

• Network Cable Standards

  Category 5 cable Category 5 (CAT5) cable is a multi-pair (usually 4 pair) high performance cable that consists of twisted pair conductors, used mainly for data transmission. Basic CAT5 cable was designed for characteristics of up to 100 MHz. CAT5 cable is typically used for LAN Ethernet networks running at 10 or 100 Mbps. Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)...

• Premise Wiring

  Premise Wiring Premise wiring is the cabling, connectors and accessories that are used to connect LAN (Local Area Network) and phone equipment within a commercial building. TIA/EIA-568 specifies complete electrical and physical guidelines for industry-standard premise wiring systems. As specified by the TIA/EIA, a fully functional premise wiring system...

• How to assemble a Category 7 Stranded Shielded RJ45 Plug

  Materials Required CAT7 Cable CAT7 Plug CAT7 Stripper Cutters RJ45 Crimp Tool Try VPI's Crimp Tool – it Cuts, Crimps and Strips. CAT7 Cable Tester Try VPI's CAT5/5e/6/7 Cable Tester – check for continuity, crossed pairs and pinouts. Step 1. Carefully strip the jacketing from the cable to...

• How to assemble a Category 6a Stranded RJ45 Plug

  Materials Required CAT6a Cable CAT6a Plug CAT6a Stripper Cutters RJ45 Crimp Tool Try VPI's Crimp Tool – it Cuts, Crimps and Strips. CAT6a Cable Tester Try VPI's CAT5/5e/6 Cable Tester – check for continuity, crossed pairs and pinouts. Step 1. Carefully strip the jacketing from the cable...

• How to assemble a Category 6 Solid or Stranded RJ45 Plug

  Materials Required CAT6 Cable CAT6 Plug CAT6 Stripper Cutters RJ45 Crimp Tool Try VPI's Crimp Tool – it Cuts, Crimps and Strips. CAT6 Cable Tester Step 1. Carefully strip the jacketing from the cable to expose 1" of the insulated wire conductors. Do not remove any insulation from the...

• How to assemble a Category 6 Shielded Stranded or Solid RJ45 Plug with Cable Clip

  Materials Required CAT6 Cable CAT6 Plug 6-PLG-STRANDED-SH-CLP 6-PLG-SOLID-SH-CLP Strain Relief Boot BOOT-CLP6-COLOR CAT6 Stripper Cutters RJ45 Ratcheting Crimp Tool CRIMP-RJ45-SH-H CAT6 Cable Tester Step 1. Carefully strip the jacketing from the cable to expose 1” of the...

• How to assemble a Category 5e Solid or Stranded RJ45 Plug

  Materials Required CAT5e Cable CAT5e Plug CAT5e Stripper Cutters RJ45 Crimp Tool Try VPI's Crimp Tool – it Cuts, Crimps and Strips. CAT5e Cable Tester Step 1. Carefully strip the jacketing from the cable to expose 1" of the insulated wire conductors. Do not remove any insulation from the...

• How to Assemble CAT5e Shielded Solid or Stranded RJ45 Plugs

  Materials Required CAT5e Cable CAT5e Plug CAT5e Stripper Cutters RJ45 Crimp Tool Try VPI's Crimp Tool – it Cuts, Crimps and Strips. CAT5e Cable Tester Step 1. Carefully strip the outer sheath insulation back 1". Roll back the foil shield insulation and wrap the drain wire around the foil. Do...

• Technical Specifications for TIA/EIA 568a & 568b Standards for CAT5e Cable

  T568A and T568B are the two color codes used in wiring RJ45 eight-position modular plugs. The American National Standard Institute/Telephone Industry Association/Electronics Industry Association (ANSI/TIA/EIA) wiring standards allow both of these color codes. The only difference is that the orange and green pairs are interchanged. Because it provides...

• Types of Twisted Pair Networking Cable

  Types of Twisted Pair Networking Cable TP = twisted pair U = unshielded F = foil shielding S = braided shielding UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair Four pairs of two insulated copper wires twisted around each other to reduce crosstalk or electromagnetic induction between the pairs. No metallic foil or braid is present. Most often used in data...

• How to Wire a CAT5e Tooless Keystone Jack

  Materials Required CAT5e Cable CAT5e Tooless Keystone Jack   Cable Stripper Cutters Step 1. Carefully strip 1" of jacketing from the cable. Do not strip or nick any insulation from the inner conductors. Step 2. Place the insulated conductor pair between the two contacts. Refer to the color code...

• How to Wire a CAT5e Shielded Keystone Jack

  Materials Required CAT5e Cable CAT5e Tooless Keystone Jack Cable Stripper   110 Punchdown Tool Cutters Step 1. Strip outer sheath insulation back 1", roll back the foil shield insulation and tie the foil down with the drain wire. Step 2. Place the insulated conductor pair between the two...

• How to Wire a CAT5e Horizontal Keystone Jack

  Materials Required CAT5e Cable CAT5e Horizontal Keystone Jack Cable Stripper   110 Punchdown Tool Cutters Step 1. Carefully strip the jacketing from the cable. Do not remove any insulation from the conductors. Step 2. Place the insulated conductor pair between the two contacts. Refer to the...

• How to Wire CAT5e/CAT6 Vertical Keystone Jacks

  Materials Required CAT5e Cable CAT5e Vertical Keystone Jack Cable Stripper   110 Punchdown Tool Cutters Step 1. Strip 1" of jacketing from the cable. Place the insulated conductor pair between the two contacts. Refer to the color code instructions below. Punch the conductor down using a 110 style...

• How to Wire a CAT6 Tooless Keystone Jack

  Materials Required CAT6 Cable CAT6 Tooless Keystone Jack   Cable Stripper Cutters Step 1. Carefully strip 1" of jacketing from the cable. Place insulated conductor through the loop on the lid. Insert the individual conductors between the contacts on the lid. Refer to the color code instructions below....