Curso de Preparación para el Examen de CCNA 200-120 | Page 70

4. Grasp the wires firmly between your fingers and flatten them to remove their curliness. The wires
must lay flat and together, aligned as closely as possible. Try not to get them out of order.
5. While holding them firmly, cut off about a half-inch of the exposed wires, so they are all the same
length.
6. Slide the RJ-45 connector onto the wires, making sure the wires stay lined up. The connector has eight
slots, one for each wire. Try to make each wire reach the end of its slot. The cable jacket/insulation
should reach just beyond the end of the crimp point. If the insulation doesn’t reach far enough inside
the connector or if the wires don’t reach the end of their slots, cut the wires off a bit more. If the cable
jacket/insulation reaches too far past the crimp point, simply trim off a little more jacket/insulation.
7. Next, verify all the wires are in the correct order, and insert the connector into the crimping tool.
Crimp it! This requires a little bit of strength, and you may need to use two hands.
8. Now repeat steps 1 through 7 for the opposite end of the patch cable, and you’re finished.