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Updated Feb. 16, 2008
Terminate your telephone and network jacks. Page 2
Lay the wires in the jack slots according to the color code label on the jack for the first jack. For the second jack, lay the white/green in the white/blue slot, the green/white in the blue/white slot, the white/brown in the white/orange slot and the brown/white in the orange/white slot. Most telephone systems only need two of the pairs to operate, so you can use the four pair wire to terminate 2 jacks
This photo shows a close up of the jack. Notice that the numbers correspond to the pin numbers of the modular plug.
Insert the caps on the jack and push them in to terminate the wires in the jack. There is an inexpensive tool available at most electrical supply houses that has a blade that will cut the wires before installing the caps.
If you don’t have the termination tool, use the wire cutters to cut off the excess wire. Make sure the ends of the wires do not touch each other.
This photo shows the completed jacks with the excess wire cut and the ends separated. The jacks are ready to insert into the faceplate.
Pop the jacks into the faceplate. Most faceplates have an arrow which shows the top side of the faceplate, and the jacks will only pop in one direction. Mount the faceplate to the outlet box.