How to make a Telephone Cable - USOC RJ11 RJ45

Use the USOC color code to properly make yourself a Cat3 Phone cable! I give you step by step directions on how to do this.

Find out how many pairs your telephone line needs. If it's 1 pair, 2 pair, 3 pair or 4 pair the wiring stays the same. Just stick to the USOC pin out.

Most common for RJ11 plugs put some applications do call out for a 4 pair RJ45. So I also show you how to do that with a Cat5e cable.

Questions let us know.

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[SachmoMartinez]

Went through about 25 Rj11 on my MagicJack before I decided to sit back, take a breath and figure out what the hell I was doing wrong....lol Watched this video, cut my wires down to just 2 and POW! Now my phone works....lol Only took me 3 hours to break down and get help....lol Thanks dude!!

[ellag]

Thanks Mercy! I pulled the wiring out of my telephone plug by accident and was able to fix for $20, buying a plug crimper and some RJ11 plugs.  It was so easy to figure out what wires to put where with your grid.  You ROCK!!  P.S. I was so proud, I called my husband and he tried to tell me I must have crossed the wires because everything I said was backwards. I fell for it...lol

[franklinchaguendo]

Great video. You are a good narrator. Thanks

[CutlassKnives]

That's really interesting, one of the most blatantly informational videos i've seen on youtube, very well done sir.

[curtisabshire]

My bass control knob for my amp has the telephone jack connection at the end, would the same still apply?

[AceBoy]

What if I want to just run straight cat 5e/6/7/+ cable with rj45 then in a data closet wire a punch-down patch panel to work as a voice (pots) bridge and just use patch cables and a 2nd/3rd/4th/etc patch panel to change what outlets do what option (network, poe, or phone).

Idea is universal configure-ability with just the swap of a patch cable or two.

[ScientistDog]

Thanks for the video. You sound like Patton Oswalt by the way. xD

[dominikdobrowolski]

Ain't the prettiest instalation I've seen but it does the job.

[srtstl]

Can this be done with cat6? For rj11 and rj45? Sorry I’m pretty new to this.

[Wranorn]

Just to split hairs, ... That's RJ12 not RJ11. And I know this is a 10 years old video, I don't fault you for using T568A (It never really had a chance with T568B being similar to Systimax) I would mention that the termination on either end of the cable should be T568A or T568B, but not both. T568A on one end and T568B on the other makes a crossover link but it also it prevents Line 2 of a USOC jack (or cable) from working.

[MojoKc]

Thank you, this was a great tutorial. 👍

[timmylovell]

Awesome, Thank you so much for this video .
Very proffessional.
Cheers Mercy. Best Video for its purpose on Youtube.

[jamesonnorth]

Just make sure to wire the cable the same way - straight through. I'd do Orange, Blue, Green, Green/White, Blue/White, Orange/White. If you have actual RJ11 plugs, just use Green, Green/White. If they are 4 connection, do Blue, Gree, Green/White, Blue/White. This will make it straight through for any type of phone.

Good luck!

[howardmaribelle]

Hi ! Thank you for sharing your video. I'm not sure what's the wire color sequence is on your video (not clear on my end sorry!) for wiring a telephone using cat5e cable. The old connector broke off and it only had 4 terminals . Can you please tell me if it matters if I'll use a connector with 8 terminals. Thank you.

[brianblithe]

Mental note - 4C4C means 4 position, 4 conductor. Same terminology for the 6 and 8 connector.

[senglykim]

Great job and great instruction video. Thanks.

[cMARVEL]

Is it possible to use a Ethernet cable of any type most likely Cat5 cable as a DSL cable as long as i use the proper RJ11 plug for the outlet?

[mrlabitous]

I am trying to set a wall jack rj11 with only 4 holes. this is for connecting my phones. but i am using cat 6 cables with 4 pairs of cable. what should I do about the cable color combination. Help me!

[cMARVEL]

This is very similar to what i'm trying to find out. But in my case i'm trying to find out if the Ethernet cable itself can be used as a DSL line so i can get a longer cable so i'm able to put my modem in a better place. What have you figured out bra?

[EdT]

What do you mean by "rolled" ? Do you mean the wire is twisted as you can see it on the jacket material ?