Ethernet Wall Socket Connection Difficulty

Just note the wire colours and cut the plug off. Match the colours to the diagram supplied for the push fix. Takes less than a minute to terminate the cable.

OK, do I remove any insulation from the wires or do I just lay them in? Looking down on the plastic device ("teeth") that receives the 8 wires, it has two columns separated by a gap. I would think I'd put, say, a blue and blue-white pair in from the center and spread each to the outside, then push down with the tool given on each of the two wires. I'm guessing the tool causes the insulated to be penetrated with the "teeth" in the plastic holder, so that conduction is established.

What are the little plastic extras? Two of them look like rectangle, 1/2" square, that maybe get pressed into the mounting front piece. The other two each have a cell like structure with four comparments. I guess these are caps that go over the "teeth"?

A minute? Maybe after I've done this about 10 times.

It becomes a habit. :-)

You should have or there should be a diagram showing where each wire should be placed. Strip back the outer jacket for about 15mm. Fan out the wires so that they fall into the correct places. Punch down and clear the trimmings. Job done. You really can do it in less than 60 seconds.... Ok it takes a few goes ! I just use a ty-wrap to secure the cable. Don't tend to bother with the cover unless there are two or three cables in there. 24 wires gets a bit tedious dressing them so they don't get damaged when the faceplate is screwed down.

Thanks. I just proceeded and it seems to have worked out. I put the two caps on and they do secure the wires in some fashion. The end where my PC is at the end of 100' of cable and out in the yard on a platform where I work. I connected to the internet with the laptop. It's so light outside, I couldn't check to see if I was on the cable or somehow the laptop got picked up by the wireless from the house. When it's darker, 6 hours from now, I'll give it another look. I suspect I was successful. I got progressively faster as I went along.

Good for you ! Thanks for the feedback. Its nice to know I helped a little.

Too late to help you now, but...

You need an Ethernet feed through type socket set if you don't want to get in to doing the wiring. With the feed-through, you can have two Ethernet cables back-to-back.

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The middle one of these is designed for panel mounting. Just a square hole needed...

Google for RJ45 couplers and keystone faceplates.