RJ11 connectors for cat5e cable?

[Kristi2k]

I am wiring a house with CAT5e for the phone system, analog, and the RJ11 heads can't be crimped onto the CAT5e jacket as it's too big. Is there a RJ11 head that fits on CAT5e?

 

[AFB]

CAT5e for the phone system, analog,

Why not use standard phone line for your phone ?

 

[Kristi2k]

Attenuation, signal lose, prep for the future.

 

[spidey07]

use RJ45 jacks for your phone lines.

 

[Kristi2k]

I would, but the do not fit in a normal anaolog phone jack, too big.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Kristi2k
I would, but the do not fit in a normal anaolog phone jack, too big.

AH!!!!

You're talking male...I'm talking female. gotcha.

I thought you were talking about wiring a phone jack. Using an RJ45 female jack for that works great!

 

[JackMDS]

Link to: Wiring - I would like to wire my Networked Computers (Home Wiring).

Link to: Using CAT5 for Telephone Lines, and other Media.

Link to: AnandTech - FAQ. CAT5 Straight, Crossover. What is CAT5, which one should I Use?

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[CTR]

Amdfanboy is right. Use the standard stranded copper RJ-11 patch cords between your analog device and the wall jack. Solid-core cable should not be used in a situation where the cable is going to be moved around, since the wires would eventually break inside the insulator jacket. Just use as short a patch cable as you can get away with, and the attenuation and crosstalk will be negligible.

Your Cat5e should be run from the back side of the RJ-11 wall jacks to whatever type of patch panel you are using for your voice cable runs, like a 66 or 110 block. It is the same with the data cable runs. You run Cat5e solid-core cable from the back of the wall jack to a patch panel, then use a stranded patch cable to connect to your network element (hub/switch/router/server/etc).

If you aren't using any kind of structured cabling, and this all seems like too much trouble, then just strip back the jacket, clip the 4 wires you aren't using, and crimp the RJ-11 connector onto the remaining 4 wires with no strain relief from the jacket. It will work like a charm if you never move it.

What Spidey07 means is use an RJ-45 wall jack, and just plug an RJ-11 patch cable into the jack. It won't be a secure fit, but it will hit the 4 middle pins.

 

[cmetz]

Don't put RJ11 plugs into RJ45 jacks as a routine thing, the plug bends the outer pins in a way that will cause problems later if you try to use the RJ45 jack as a real RJ45 cat5e jack. It works for occasional use, but it's a bad long-term practice.

I build cat5e RJ45<->RJ11 cables for my home setup (all over-cat6/RJ45 plant) and what I do on the RJ11 end is snip out the unused pairs. Once you've done that, you can get the remaining pairs and jacket to fit in the RJ11.