Wiring Guidelines for Warm Home- Single Family Dwellings Version V3.0WH
Diagram 5 : Standard 8-pin modular jack (TIA/EIA 568A Standard)
5.3 Outlet Types
A multimedia outlet (MO) provides the means to connect to the following:
• Advanced Multimedia Services;
• Data, Broadband/High-Speed Internet and Data Networking;
• Telephone; and/or
• Optional (Co-ax) for Cable-TV.
Multimedia outlets may combine a multitude of sockets, jacks or connectors of any of the
following types: 8-pin modular jack; RCA; S-Video; F-connectors for Cable-TV coax; or
fibre optics. This would be called a multifunction outlet; (e.g. Belden/CDT MDVO
multimedia module or equivalent).
All 8-pin modular jacks must be wired to match the TIA/EIA-568-A pinout configuration. This
industry standard has been adopted by Canada.
If MO's combine 8-pin modular & F-connectors then the 8-pin modular jack portion shall
also conform to TIA/EIA-568-A pinout standards.
Exterior outlets must be weatherproof.
5.4 Installation Best Practices
See also Section 3, Planning Multimedia Outlet Locations and Cable Routing.
5.4.1 Multimedia Outlet Tips
• Connect 8-pin modular jacks within each multimedia outlet according to the TIA/EIA–
568-A standard as above.
• You must wire up all conductors to the multimedia outlet or 8-pin modular jack
(commonly known as RJ-45). Cat-5e cable consists of eight wires;
all should be
connected as previously shown.
• The pairs within cat-5e cabling have twists in them. It is important to insure all pairs
have the correct twist ratios maintained right up to the jack or outlet terminations. Do
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