The BEST WAY to Wire Up Ethernet Plugs! (Cat7 + RJ45 Modular Load Bar connectors)

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Very informative review! As someone who frequently works with Ethernet cables, I'm always on the lookout for reliable connectors. The Cable Matters 100-Pack with pass-through RJ45 connectors seems like a convenient solution. Your detailed review and demonstration have made it clear how these connectors can simplify and improve cable management. Thanks for sharing this valuable tip for networking enthusiasts!

Even I as an experience cable crimper did learn something. I did not know about those strippers. I would always strip it by hand with some pliers.

However it seems that it's faster to just use a regular plug than doing it this way. At least at the point you put the load bar on, I'm already cutting it to size and putting the connector on and crimping it.

Very nice, very detailed one, truly loved it

If im in my home do I really need the shielding?

what is the actual risk of shorts from pass through? and what would that short do?

I got my house wired up and I had to do something similar with my keystone patch panel. When I was doing the first cable the technician was still around and gave me some advice in which now I'm still pretty sure made me do my first cable end in "A" config. After he left I kept going by learning with a YT video and ended up doing the rest of the cables in "B" config. When I tested all the cables are working seemingly fine, I tested with the network cable tester, all cables + ground light up sequentially on both ends like in this video, but I don't know how the other cable ends are setup. I'm now worried that I might have some crossover cables but my internet is working just fine.

too much work , the original is better and faster , thanks

Possibly one of cable testers that saved a billion of work hours and reduced a trillion kilograms of co2 ;)

i use passthrough no problem with it

This is 100% not easier than just using a regular pass thru rj45.

Our company also does this line

Over kill, all you need is snips and a crimper

What's was super helpful thank you

I wanted to find how "load bars" are actually named, but had zero idea.
Thanks to you I have found them!
Also, very useful tips and demonstration on how to wire up TP cable!
Thanks for the video!

I made a length of cat7 cables with RJ45 connectors longer than the recommended max length. Mine is 450 feet. I confirmed the cable was wired correctly using a tester similar to the one in your video, except the "G" does not light up. Is the ground of importance other than for the shielding of the cable? What I'm asking is will the cable still work without it?

My computer doesn't recognize any ethernet connection when I plug in using the 450ft cable, even though the tester says both ends match 1 through 8 all green. I thought maybe the wire was kinked or bad, but wire tester confirmed its making a connection on all 8 wires. I tested with a shorter 10ft cable to the router and I get a connection. I understand max length recommend is about 330ft, but at 450 ft should I not be getting any connection at all? I thought only the speed might be compromised not the connection

I failed with the crimping, could it be that some connectors are not compatible with solid wires? Or that some crimping tools are just shit?

Dont waste your time, buy already made cables and screw the extra length. You can thank me later. None of these ever work right since Cat5e, now it is way too big a pain to do your own cables for office environment, maybe for home but even then it is too much of a time suck. Cables wont work, test wrong, waste of time and money. Just buy premade.

Wrong and overcomplicated. Do not use this modular.

This is too fiddly.
I take a tiny sliver of clear tape once i get the wires arranged correctly and tape them like that.
Perfectly fine to leave the tape on if it's far enough back from the metal contacts.
Job done, prepare your tape slivers in batches and keep a really clean piece of plastic or glass with you to stick them onto about the size of a credit card and leave it in your wallet.

i have spent hours trying to get these to work, but for some reason my 23 gauge ethernet cable has thinner insulation then the damn connectors are designed for

although I follow your video to a t, I have ruined at least 10 connectors since the tester says no good. But I'm old, eyes/dexterity are not there.

if both standards are acceptable why even create a 2nd standard

My fingers & Crimping Tools are enough to do this

Legitimately thank you for this video, I had no clue they made the connectors with a modular load bar. This is an absolute game changer. Definitely getting some of these, my server closet is about to have one heck of a makeover. (also somehow never realized you could buy those little cable stress relievers as a pre-made drop in component for cable making, I always just assumed those were always just injection molded in the factory and required some sort of expensive machine to make, never thought about there being a slip on option for homemade cables)

What is this 3 centimeters witchcraft you speak of?

Do they make the same load bar connectors for older Cat5E wire and if so where can they be purchased?

What people should know is that CAT7 is not a IEEE certified and validated cable. It works fine for sure, but it is not certified. Also, for CAT6A and up shielded/foiled twisted pair cables you have the option to use Hirose connectors and crimping tools. These will crimp the connector while simultaneously crimp the ground wire and strain relief

What is the problem with pass-through plugs exactly? I already ordered some and now you scared me 😅 Please reply! 🙏

Q. i ve done it all prefect .... as on this vid ... pt i have a problem which is my internet speed is now 90 MB only instead of 2000 MB ? any help ? PLS

I don't run cables full time - I'm a systems admin. But I've crimped at least hundreds and probably over a thousand cables using the old way, enough that I haven't had to look at a wiring diagram in more than a decade. I've crimped enough that it was very rare for me to have to re-crimp a termination. At first I was skeptical of passthrough RJ45 plugs. No longer. They are superior - easier to use and you know if the pinout is correct before you crimp. I have given away my old crimpers and ends.

Your voice makes me think of Henry Cavil for some reason, is that why this is the only video which actually helps me make cat7 terminations? You're a godsend Henry Cavil of the Ethernetworld

Those are the worst connectors. The Regular Are the best to use.

got a vid going into the downsides of the different plugs in more detail? like how does the passthrough short out?

That looks a-lot faster than chopping ends off short cable and soldering all 8 wires onto long cable from the cable box. I remember measuring what I thought was a cross over cable way back when and it worked but were all the same. Then looked up and saw oh on high speed all 4 pairs transmit then 4 pairs receive so it went back to like with Coax so no such thing as crossover for non low speed. Now pass through or not pass through or whatever other type there are.

I got a weird load bar it's 3 groups of 2 and 2 groups of 1
So, only the greens fit in the 1 group and the other in the 2 groups I think

Maybe this isn't the best place for this comment, but I'll go for it. My company stopped the whole clown show around CAT7 and those ridiculous swiss-watch connectors a couple of years ago when optical baluns hit the market. One fiber line to a managed switch gets it done with even better speed and, check it, no EMF interference! Sheesh we can buy prebuilt cables with baluns pre-installed! And they work GREAT!

As an AV tech I love it when the higher-ups demand load bar connectors just because I get paid more, but I have to say I've never had a short problem with pass-throughs. I think the key is good tools, most importantly your flush cutters and the blade on your crimpers. Replacements are sold for most crimpers and maintaining the blade like a good knife will ensure that the cut-off is smooth and short-free. When you look at the end of the completed connector each wire end should look like a little colored donut with a shiny copper dot in the middle-no crushing or smearing of the copper leads into each other. Another cheat I've seen is a small dab of gel CA glue spread over the ends of the wires exposed at the end of the connector. Do this after testing and before insertion, and please let the CA dry before installation or it'll be permanent.

I had the opportunity to have a break-time competition with a guy who had one of those bad-ass testers, and the difference between an EZ connector and a high-end connector, both well installed, is negligible for most AV and non-military applications.

The truth is that these connectors are engineered to avoid interaction between potential short points. If you plug a pass-through into a socket and get a short you really have to evaluate your terminating technique!

That stripper you used... I cringe at it... as when I was taught in class... would have been a fail!
The modular connectors are great

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Man, if they want me to put boots on, they'll have to start paying me desk jockey rates

fine video with excellent guide. if we only could get rid of the weak locking spring, that drives me nuts. Hundreds of ethernet cables and still that weak point regardless how much attention i will pay. 🙃😏

That Rj45 Must be expensive

nice method but used only for couple wires .
Now imagine doing this method while you're installing a network Server enclosure Cabinet that contain over 150 RJ45 wire
how long it will take until you finish it all ?

You need to get a Flush Cutters. That cutter you have is the cheapest and bad for that