How To Connect Ethernet Cable To Wall Socket

Umm first of all do some reading up.

How to connect ethernet cable to wall socket.

At least have a google around and read the many excellent faqs about cabling up ethernet. If you want to use it find the cable that goes into it an plug it into your modem s ethernet port. Your wall socket is probably not connected to a router or a modem. Connecting the wall port to internet is a different issue that we can t solve for you.

I got the builder to run the cable thinking that was the tricky bit and that adding the sockets would be a doddle. The wall socket is not actually a magic internet source. After all even the best wi fi routers have often unused ethernet ports that with the right cable can routinely move upward of 1 gigabit per second gbps and as far as 330 feet surpassing wi. Wiring up an ethernet socket is very similar to wiring up a cable itself the order of the wires is the same the method of wiring them is slightly different dependent on your socket.

Connecting the pc to the wall port needs just a cable assuming it s a rj45 port. It s reliable and fast. The image below shows the 2 standard configurations for cat 5 and 6. Plug the modem into an electric socket and switch it on.

Always use the power cable received with the modem. It is just a continuation of a cable that must be connected somewhere to work. See all networking reviews. Strip the whole cable as needed for the type of the socket or connector you re going to mount.

You ll want to situate your jack as close to this spot as possible in order to simplify the process of running and connecting your ethernet cable.