How to wire up a keystone jack correctly

Bluecube · 20 May 2025 at 15:36

I've got a cat 6 cable going from my server up into my study. The cable is going to terminate at a network socket set into the wall. I'm having serious issues working out how to correctly wire the keystone jack and need help. The keystone jack I have has eight pushdown connections - 4 top, 4 bottom. My first issue is that the jack is unlabelled so I've no idea where each of the eight network wires go. The second issue is that my net searching has only uncovered wiring diagrams for jacks that have side by side connections. Third issue is that there seems to be a multitude of different ways to wire the damn thing so I'm completely lost.

Does anyone out there know the correct way to wire the keystone jack?

ChrisD. · 20 May 2025 at 15:40

Does the cap not have colour coding on it? Depending on the brand tt should have little slits to put the copper wires into, before you press them into the jack itself.

Also, run two cables if you haven't already.

Bluecube · 20 May 2025 at 16:40

No colour coding. I've got the slits for the wire but no diagrams for which wire goes where.

Caged · 20 May 2025 at 16:43

Who supplied the jack? Can you take photos of it? We're working blind here.

Bluecube · 20 May 2025 at 17:25

Pics below. It's a no name Amazon job hence the lack of colour coding on the jack. I can handle that just long as I can get an idea of the correct wire positions

For completeness, this is the back of the wall plate the connector slots into

Caged · 20 May 2025 at 17:38

Is there not a plastic carrier thing that clips over the top of it, as seen in this picture https://excel-networking.com/catalogue/product/100-215-BK-24

If there's nothing then send the lot back to Amazon and buy UK stock from a quality UK supplier.

d_brennen · 20 May 2025 at 17:45

I'd just buy a suitable faceplate and punch tool if you don't have one, only a few quid

Bluecube · 20 May 2025 at 18:24

Caged said:
Is there not a plastic carrier thing that clips over the top of it, as seen in this picture https://excel-networking.com/catalogue/product/100-215-BK-24

If there's nothing then send the lot back to Amazon and buy UK stock from a quality UK supplier.

And there's the correct answer. I've got so much new (to me) network cable kit floating around I'd missed these carrier clips until I went and double checked. Thanks!

ChrisD. · 20 May 2025 at 19:25

That's exactly what I meant in my reply, guess 'cap' wasn't the right term.

Bluecube · 20 May 2025 at 19:55

ChrisD. said:
That's exactly what I meant in my reply, guess 'cap' wasn't the right term.

It probably is but it didn’t mean anything to me. “Plastic carrier thing that clips over the top” was the more necessarily descriptive term that I could work with!