Buckskin /
WiringBasement
| Basement | |
|---|---|
| Blue + Orange | Telephone |
| Green + Brown | Ethernet Jack |
July 6, 2025, Sunday
Rewired the CAT5 cable in the Basement:
- Removed the RJ11 phone-hanging wallplate jack using Blue and Orange pairs
- Wired an RJ25 telephone snap-in module using Blue and Orange pairs
- Wired an RJ45 Ethernet snap-in module using Green and Brown pairs
- Installed modules in a 2-place snap-in wall plate and mounted the wall plate
Telephone jack with 4 conductors on RJ25 (6P6C):
| PIN | FUNCTION | COLOR | OLD-STYLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (n/c) | ||
| 2 | Line2 Tip | Orange/White | Black |
| 3 | Line1 Ring | Blue | Red |
| 4 | Line1 Tip | Blue/White | Green |
| 5 | Line2 Ring | Orange | Yellow |
| 6 | (n/c) |
Ethernet jack with 4 conductors on RJ45 (which limits speeds to FastEthernet 100Mbps; 8 conductors needed for Gigabit Ethernet). Because the Orange pair is already committed to the USOC phone standard, the Brown pair is used in place of the Orange:
| PIN | FUNCTION | COLOR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TX+ | Green/White |
| 2 | TX– | Green |
| 3 | RX+ | Brown/White |
| 4 | (n/c) | |
| 5 | (n/c) | |
| 6 | RX– | Brown |
| 7 | (n/c) | |
| 8 | (n/c) |