Comprehensive Guide to Installing Cat8 Plugs & Keystone Jacks

if you plan on installing Cate into  your home network well there's two installations that you need to  know the first one is the CATE a plug installation and the second one is the  cad keystone jack installation and in this video we'll cover both I'm Michael  Scott and this is the ultimate Tech Hub so we're going to start with the cat 8 plug  termination installation and these cat plugs are compatible with all RJ45 connections and most of  the supplies and tools in this video were provided by sat maximum sat maximum is your One-Stop shop  for all of your networking supplies and tools and if we have any coupon codes they'll be listed in  the description below so as you can see this is cat 8 SFTP 24 AWG patch cable and we're going to  install a cat 8 RJ45 connector and this connector includes four pieces first thing you want to do is  insert the cable into the screw top Boot and the threaded part should be facing up next we'll strip  back the cable wire about an inch and a half and this cable stripper was provided by sat maximum  this stripper is modular and works with ethernet and coax simply give it a few turns and the wire  should be cut next remove the plastic sheath and now you can see the braided metal foil wrap and  we're going to pull all the metal foil wrap down but we're not going to remove it instead we're  going to twist it all together and then wrap it around the patch cable like so and the tighter  you twist these wires the easier it is to wrap around the cable and then we'll secure it to the  patch cable using the copper tape and the copper tape basically grounds the wire to the cable and  I've seen many videos on YouTube where they've actually cut the wires in instead of wrapping them  and this is incorrect these wires must be grounded so now we can separate all four pairs of wires and  then remove all the foil wrap we want to expose all four pairs of wires and just a heads up all  cadate cables are shielded there is no unshielded variant and I'll simply cut the bottom to remove  the wrap and be very careful not to cut the wires once all the foils removed we can now  terminate the cable and we're going to terminate the cadet cable using the  t568b configuration and you can see the markings right here it's all colorcoded so  we're going to insert the first four wires into the bottom holes first it goes white  orange orange and white green green and after you insert all four wires into the  holes you want to slide the white plastic piece all the way down and we can now do the  top four wires so at the top it goes white blue blue white brown brown and make sure  the wires are pushed all the way down and once the wires are all seated in we'll  trim off the excess wire and I'm going to use a wire snipper but you could use scissors as  well just make sure to cut the wires as close as possible to the end of the connector the closer  the better once we're done trimming up the wires we can then insert it into the RJ45 connector and  make sure the connector sits flush there should be no gaps then next close the hinge now in order  to close the hinge all the way I'm going to use a pair of vice grips but you could also use pliers  and then next screw on the Boot and you might need to use pliers as well in order to tighten the  boot and Bam you're done you now have a cad8 RJ45 connector pretty cool all right the next  installation is the cad8 keystone jack and this cat8 keystone jack was provided by sat maximum  and make sure to check out their website they have some great deals especially with networking  supplies and tools so this cadate keystone jack is a very simple installation it's basically just two  pieces however you also get copper tape and a zip tie and we're going to use the exact same wire  for this installation so we need to strip the wire back about an inch and a half simply give  it a few turns and the wire should be cut next remove the plastic sheath and now you can see the  braided metal foil wrap and we're going to pull all the metal foil wrap down but we're not going  to remove it instead we're going to twist it all together and then wrap it around the patch cable  like so and the tighter you twist these wires the easier it is to wrap around the cable and then  we'll secure it to the patch cable using the copper tape and the copper tape basically grounds  the wire to the cable so attach the copper tape as tight as possible and this will ground the  wires to the cable so now we can separate all four pairs of wires and then remove all the foil  wrap we want to expose all four pairs of wires and all that foil wrap that you see means that  the cable is shielded and this shielding helps to protect from Emi electromagnetic interference  and all CAD cables are shielded there is no unshielded variant and I'll simply cut at the  bottom to remove the wrap and be very careful not to cut the wires once all the foils removed  we can now terminate the cable so first we're going to insert all these wires into this  bracket and you can see on the side of the bracket it shows the wiring diagram for the a A  and B configurations and we're going to terminate the cad8 cable using the t568b configuration  and you can see the markings right here it's all colorcoded so first we're going to go white  brown then Brown then green and then white green and make sure all the wires are seated all the way  down okay on the other side is orange white orange white blue and blue and once again make  sure all the wires are seated all the way down and then next we  can trim off all the excess wire and make sure to cut as flush  as possible next to the connector and then next we're going to insert the  connector into the C add a keystone jack and push down as hard as possible and  then we'll close the hinge door and we'll use my pliers again to close the hinge once the door  snap shut it's all good and we'll now use the zip tie to secure the end and now we're all done  that's how you install a cadate keystone jack it's very simple and remember all supplies and  tools will be listed in the description below and thank you again to set maximum for all the  supplies and tools we really appreciate it okay guys and gals the next thing you want to do is  check out this video right here on cadate versus fiber it's a great video and with that I'll see  you in the next video real soon high five peace