3.21.4 Equipment cable end processing
Outer skin on LAN cable
Cut the metal braid and the external sheath at the point of
entering t
h
e equipment.
Only the sheath inside must be left uncut and allow
enough length to connect to the chassis.
Only this LAN cable (shielded by the sheath inside the
metal braid) is needed for internal wiring.
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Processing LAN connector
First, let the boot go through the cable.
Measure the length of the cable sheath that is to be peeled.
NOTE: The rough standard is the length of your thumb
(about 5 to 6
cm).
Make a cut on the sheath by a wire stripper.
NOTE: Do no
t rotate the stripper over 360 degrees.
When using a cutter, lightly touch the sheath by the cutter to
just make a
cut on the sh
eath.
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