Cable Connector and Tool Identification Guide

This Cable Connector and Tool Identification Guide will allow you to view connectors and tools in living color. Many items in the data-communications industry are color-coded; for example, orange is used to designate fiber optic cable. Some of the products shown in the following pages are: Connectors Cables Mount box Wall plates Jacks Face plates Cable strippers Connectorizing kits Fiber optic test scope Cable tester Punch-down block Fiber patch panel Telephone installation Fiber optic breakout box Wiring closet Tractor-mounted unspooler

FIBER OPTIC PATCH CABLE with MT-RJ connectors

FIBER OPTIC PATCH CABLE with ST connectors

A SIX-FIBER MULTIMODE FIBER OPTIC CABLE Notice Kevlar threads (yellow) at top.

ARMORED FIBER OPTIC CABLE

A 25-PAIR UTP CABLE This cable is often used for telephone applications.

TYPE 1 TOKEN RING CABLE Notice the shielding and unique connector.

TWIN-AXIAL CABLE

SILVER SATIN CABLE with an RJ-45 connector

TWIN-AXIAL CABLE TO RJ-11 BALUN

MODULAR JACK THAT UTILIZES EITHER 568A OR 568B PINOUT CONFIGURATIONS

3M HOTMELT ST FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR

RACEWAY AND SURFACE MOUNT BOX

MODULAR WALL PLATE with RJ-45, coaxial video, RCA, S-Video, and fiber optic connectors

CABLE WITH BOTH 110 AND RJ-45 ENDS (Photo courtesy of The Siemon Company)

RJ-45 CRIMP-ON CONNECTOR (Photo courtesy of The Siemon Company)

SURFACE-MOUNT, MODULAR MULTIMEDIA BOX

EXAMPLE OF A SURFACE-MOUNT BISCUIT JACK

FIXED-DESIGN, DUPLEX, RJ-45 WALL PLATE THAT USES 110 PUNCH-DOWNS

MODULAR FURNITURE WITH FOUR ANGLED JACKS (one with a dust cover)

MODULAR FURNITURE FACEPLATES both low profile (foreground) and normal (background)

FIXED DESIGN WALL PLATES A. Token Ring B. RJ-11 C. Dual cable TV (coax) A B C

WALL PLATES A. Modular 3 position with three RJ-45 jacks B. Modular with six RJ-45 jacks C. Fixed design with single RJ-45 jack D. A 6-port wall plate filled with various types of multimedia jacks E. A 4-port metal wall plate F. A 4-port wall plate filled with RJ-45 jacks G. A 6-port wall plate filled with various types of RJ-45 jacks

6A FIBER OPTIC WALL PLATE SURROUND ADD-ON

SIX-GANG, MODULAR FURNITURE WALL PLATE WITH ANGLED JACKS

DUAL SC CONNECTOR FIBER PATCH PANEL

TELEPHONE WALL PLATE WITH MODULAR JACK HEAVILY SHIELDED 110-TO-RJ-45 PUNCH-DOWN BLOCK

A 110-TO-RJ-45 PUNCH-DOWN (Photo courtesy of The Siemon Company)

66-BLOCK WITH A 50-PAIR CABLE CONNECTOR

SIDE VIEW OF A 110 PUNCH-DOWN BLOCK

SIDE VIEW OF A 210 PUNCH-DOWN BLOCK Note pairs are separated from each other.

CABLE MANAGEMENT D-RINGS

FIBER OPTIC BREAKOUT BOX

SAMPLE TELEPHONE INSTALLATION Notice the 66- blocks, biscuit jacks, PBX, cable management rings, and 50-pair cable connections. (Photo courtesy of Computer Training Academy)

EXAMPLE OF A WIRING CLOSET WITH RACK-MOUNTED PATCH PANELS (Photo courtesy of Computer Training Academy)

RACK WITH COLOR-CODED PATCH CORDS (Photo courtesy of The Siemon Company)

50-PAIR UTP TELEPHONE CABLES TERMINATED TO THE BACK OF A 110-TORJ-45 RACK-MOUNT PATCH PANEL (Photo courtesy of Computer Training Academy)

THE BACK OF A 110-TO-RJ-45 RACKMOUNTED PATCH PANEL (Photo courtesy of Computer Training Academy)

MODULAR JACK PUNCHDOWN AID ("PUCK")

ANGLED PICK PROBE

SIMPLE CABLE JACKET STRIPPER

CABLE STRIPPER WITH BOTH UTP AND COAX DIES

FIBER OPTIC TEST SCOPE

SIMPLE CABLE TESTER

TRACTOR-MOUNTED UNSPOOLER for optical raceway used for outdoor installations

FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORIZING KIT

Kevlar shears

Fiber scribing pen

Fiber strippers

Piano wire

Polishing pad

Polishing puck

Goggles

3M HOTMELT CONNECTORIZING KIT

Hotmelt oven

Termination test scope

Kevlar shears

No-nick fiber stripper

Scribe

Measuring calipers

Water bottle

Connector cooling stand

Polising puck and pad