RJ45 Connectors

An RJ45 connector is the eight-position, eight-contact modular plug or socket used on Ethernet cable, described as 8P8C. The AV:Link 779.224UK and the Haydon Cat5/Cat5e crimp plugs are 8P8C crimp plugs for the end of a cable, while outlet modules such as the Knightsbridge NETCAT5WH put an RJ45 socket on a wall faceplate with IDC terminals behind it.

A plug that lets the cable conductors run out through its front, so the pair order can be checked before it is crimped. The Haydon HAY-RJ45CAT6-10RAP and HAY-RJ45CAT6-T100RAP are Cat6 pass-through plugs, designed for use with a rapid-fit (pass-through) crimp tool. The Haydon RJ45 Cat6 rapid-fit crimp connector is also a pass-through plug.

Use connectors rated for the cable being terminated. For Cat6, choose parts such as the Haydon HAY-RJ45CAT6-10RAP plugs, the Knightsbridge NETCAT6GY outlet module or the NETRJC6 coupler; for Cat5e, the NETCAT5WH module, the NETRJC5 coupler and the SFRJ45MW outlet. The AV:Link 113.120UK boot suits Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat6a cable.

With an RJ45 inline coupler. Female-to-female couplers such as the AV:Link 779.232UK and Haydon HAY-RJ45COUPLER join two terminated patch leads, the Haydon HAY-RJ45COUPLERSH is fully shielded for STP or FTP leads, and the AV:Link 779.231UK joins two solid cables, with a coloured wiring label on top and cable ties in the pack.

A boot slides over the back of an RJ45 plug to give the cable strain relief, so bending and pulling do not strain the joint. The AV:Link 113.120UK is a black boot for stranded or solid Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat6a cable in a pack of 10, and the Haydon RJ45 strain relief boot is grey, for Cat5 cable, also in a pack of 10.

Terminate the cable onto a wall outlet or an outlet module with IDC terminals. The Knightsbridge SFRJ45MW and SFRJ45MB are screwless Cat5e outlets certified to BS 5733 that need a mounting box of 35mm depth or more, with the IDC tool included, and the MRJ45 is a metal-clad Cat5e outlet supplied with its back box.

A 25 x 50mm euro-module socket that clips into a modular faceplate beside other modules. The Knightsbridge NETCAT5WH in white and NETCAT5BK in black are UTP Cat5e RJ45 modules, and the NETCAT6GY is a grey UTP Cat6 module, with IDC terminals on the back for the cable.

No, an RJ12 plug has six positions and six contacts (6P6C), against the eight positions and eight contacts (8P8C) of an RJ45. The AV:Link 779.222UK is an RJ12 6P6C crimp plug in a pack of 10; for network cable, use an 8P8C RJ45 plug such as the AV:Link 779.224UK.

Yes, with a USB-C to RJ45 adaptor. The AV:Link 500.104UK converts a USB3.0 Type-C port into a Gigabit Ethernet port at 10/100/1000Mbps, with plug-and-play set-up and a brushed aluminium case, for laptops and PCs that have no Ethernet socket of their own.