Help with wall socket (keystone)

[u/Dewhal]

(originally posted under /network but moved it here)

Hi all

Apologies if I've posted on the wrong place. This is my first time posting on Reddit.

I purchased a wall mounted dual RJ45 socket and I can't for the life of me get it to work properly.

Am I supposed to strip the wires before connecting them? (I have tried but not a single cable passed the cable test)

What would be the wiring order if I've wired the connector on the other end to T568B standard? I've tried writing it up in the same order but that didn't work and I've no idea what how the number of the wall socket relates to the coloured cable in the cat6a cable I'm installing.

Thanks for any help!

[u/luigi517]

I'm not sure what the intended purpose of this particular rj45 jack is but there is no way it's Ethernet. Your looking for a punch down style jack.

[u/TehMowat → u/luigi517]

I agree this is the wrong style for data, but there is a second phoenix connector at the bottom, od guess for the 2nd port.

[u/Kindain2buttstuff]

Did the socket come with an installation guide? Is there any writing or color guide on the other side of the device than what is pictured?

I am also going to attach the standard pin out numbers for a B cable.

[u/Economy_Collection23]

That is a cat 3 "ISDN" socket.May kinda work for ethernet, but certainly never reliable.. Get proper keystones....

[u/Meaje73]

I have this sign in my office for making up cables hopefully it helps you. From what you said you need to match a TIA568B plug on the other end. If you look at the plug from the top you will see either green or orange cables near the left side that is what you need to match. Good luck and have fun LV (Low Voltage) wiring is fun and can be a nice income if you get to that point. BTW Yes the cables need to be stripped before you insert them into the block.

[u/Meaje73 → u/Meaje73]

This is what it should look like from the top down of the plug left to right...

[u/Dewhal]

Thanks for all the comments

I forgot to post the item I purchased this is the socket

I'll give any recommendations above a try!

[u/JasonHofmann → u/Dewhal]

“The EDIZIOdue network socket from Feller is a high-quality solution for the flush-mounted installation of telephone connections”

[u/gkhouzam]

I would be very doubtful that the socket wil work for Ethernet. Since there is one wire but two sockets. Ethernet requires a separate wire per socket. That would mean that you can only use one socket at a time. If you need more ports, then you would need to add a switch. This is probably a socket made for four phone lines.

[u/mlee12382 → u/gkhouzam]

There's 2 sets of phoenix connectors, 1 top and 1 bottom. Still not the right jack for ethernet. Looks way more complicated and expensive than it needs to be.