How To Connect Ethernet Cable To Wall Outlet

Aim for a clean 90 degree cut straight across the cable s width and be sure to leave around 1 2 1 ft 15 30 cm of cabling hanging out of the outlet to ensure a comfortable fit and prevent unnecessary pull.

How to connect ethernet cable to wall outlet.

One module plugs into an ac outlet somewhere near a linksys e series router and then an ethernet cable makes the data connection between the module and the router. Here s a step by step guide to wiring your home with cat5e or cat6 ethernet cable. Cut the cable emerging from the outlet to a length of 6 12 inches 15 30 cm. At each outlet you ll wire each cable into an ethernet keystone jack.

Draw the location of the wall outlet preferably near an electrical outlet and measure the amount of cable you need with a tape measure. This jack interfaces with a modular keystone wall plate that lets you insert combinations of rj45 ethernet rj22 phone. Some modern modems are also wireless routers meaning that they also allow devices to connect via a wi fi connection and other modems can be hooked up to a wireless. Most cable modems that you get from a cable company or purchase on your own take input in the form of coaxial cable and allow other devices to connect via an ethernet connection.

Grasp the ethernet wall plate in one hand and the keystone jack in the other. If you re not sure of the difference between the two check out. Swing the keystone jack up and it will lock into place on the wall plate. Or a simple way is to have verizon switch you to ethernet connection and run the cat6 to the rooms you want internet and plug into one of the 4 lan connections.

Align the small lip of the keystone jack with the bottom of an open port on the wall plate. The other module plugs into an ac outlet in the room where you want to add an internet port. Cost is minimum few bucks for the ethernet cable about 25 for the hub at various computer stores. 2 cut a hole for a keystone faceplate in the wall at the.

This post is republished from instructables. A few hours running it either through the walls or along the floor boards.